Meadowbank railway station, Sydney

Meadowbank
Southbound view of the station platforms, January 2024
General information
LocationConstitution Road, Meadowbank
Australia
Coordinates33°48′59″S 151°05′24″E / 33.816357°S 151.090019°E / -33.816357; 151.090019
Elevation17 metres (56 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance18.19 kilometres (11.30 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeMEB
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1 September 1887
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMeadow Bank (1887-1927)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 2,538,190 (year)
  • 6,954 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
West Ryde
towards Hornsby
 Northern Line Rhodes
towards Gordon via Central

Meadowbank railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank. It is served by Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line services.

History

Meadowbank station opened on 1 September 1887 as Meadow Bank, being renamed Meadowbank on 6 November 1927.[3]

To the south of the station, the line crosses the Parramatta River via the John Whitton Bridge. This opened in May 1980 replacing the original iron lattice bridge.[4][5][6]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney
8 weekday morning peak services to Central		 [7]
2 Northbound services to Hornsby [7]

Busways operates two bus routes via Meadowbank station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Meadowbank station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Meadowbank Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Churchman, Geoffrey (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia & New Zealand. Smithfield: IPL Books. p. 94.
  5. ^ "Walkway Plan for Meadowbank Bridge": Railway Digest March 1997 page 9
  6. ^ Meadowbank (Parramatta Bridge) Underpass NSW Environment & Heritage
  7. ^ a b "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ Route 507 timetable Transport for NSW
  9. ^ Route 518 timetable Transport for NSW
  10. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 20 April 2024.