Rooty Hill railway station

Rooty Hill
Westbound view from Platform 2, November 2019
General information
LocationNorth Parade, Rooty Hill, NSW
Australia
Coordinates33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E / 33.77156389°S 150.8450944°E / -33.77156389; 150.8450944
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western
Distance40.91 kilometres (25.42 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Platform levels1
Parking375 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codeRYH
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened23 December 1861
Rebuilt1940s
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,716,700 (year)
  • 4,703 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Mount Druitt
towards Emu Plains
 North Shore & Western Line Doonside
towards Berowra

Rooty Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western line services.

History

Rooty Hill station opened on 23 December 1861 as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Blacktown.[3] On 1 May 1862, the line was extended to St Marys. The station was rebuilt in the 1940s.[4]

The original Rooty Hill station

The station was upgraded in January 2020 and received a new footbridge and lifts.

Upgrade works with the original footbridge, August 2019
Completed upgrade works, February 2021

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood [5]
2 services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood Mainly used during peak hours[5]
3 services to Penrith & Emu Plains Mainly used during peak hours[5]
4 services to Penrith & Emu Plains [5]

Busways operates three bus routes via Rooty Hill station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

  • 728: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown[6]
  • 738: to Eastern Creek[7]
  • 756: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown station via Plumpton & Woodcroft[8]

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. ^ Rooty Hill Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Rooty Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.