Killara railway station
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
33°45′56″S 151°09′42″E / 33.76552°S 151.16167°E / -33.76552; 151.16167
- Weekdays:
Staffed: 6am-7pm
- Weekends and public holidays:
- 893,720 (year)
- 2,449 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
| Preceding station |  Sydney Trains | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindfield towards Emu Plains or Richmond | North Shore & Western Line | Gordon towards Berowra | ||
| Lindfield via Strathfield towards Hornsby | Northern Line | Gordon Terminus | ||
Killara railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Killara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services. Killara Railway Station has heritage significance at a local level and is set among expansive gardens, rare in the Sydney Metropolitan train network.[3]
History
Killara station opened on 10 July 1899.[4] The name Killara was chosen by J. G Edwards and means “permanent, always here.” The present island platform and station building were completed in 1906 in anticipation of the line being doubled. This occurred in 1909.[5]
An upgrade to the station, including three lifts and tactile indicators was complete in November 2023.[6]
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | T1 | services to Penrith, Richmond & Emu Plains | [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
T9 | services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield | [7] | |
| 2 | T1 | services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra | [7] |
T9 | services to Gordon |
Transport links
Killara station is served indirectly by one NightRide route that stops on the Pacific Highway:
- N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station[8]
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "State Heritage Inventory". 22 October 2019.
- ^ Killara Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Killara Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ [1] Killara Station Upgrade
- ^ a b c "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
External links
Media related to Killara railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Killara station details Transport for New South Wales
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