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Wentworthville railway station

Coordinates: 33°48′26″S 150°58′21″E / 33.80723889°S 150.9726278°E / -33.80723889; 150.9726278
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Wentworthville
Eastbound view of station platform and concourse, May 2018
General information
LocationThe Kingsway, Wentworthville
Australia
Coordinates33°48′26″S 150°58′21″E / 33.80723889°S 150.9726278°E / -33.80723889; 150.9726278
Elevation28 metres (92 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western
Distance26.64 kilometres (16.55 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codeWWH
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1883
Rebuilt1940s
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesT R Smith's Platform (1883-1885)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,920,060 (year)
  • 5,260 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Pendle Hill
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
North Shore & Western Line Westmead
towards Berowra
Pendle Hill
towards Richmond
Cumberland Line Westmead
towards Leppington

Wentworthville railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Wentworthville. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western and T5 Cumberland line services.

History

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Wentworthville station opened in 1883 as T R Smith's Platform, being renamed Wentworthville on 1 August 1885.[3] The station was rebuilt in the 1940s when the Main Western line was quadrupled.[4]

In 2015, work commenced on an upgrade to the station. Like the neighbouring stations at Pendle Hill and Toongabbie. The upgrade included a new footbridge, concourse and lifts as part of the Station Accessibility Upgrade Program and was completed in 2018.[5]

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central [6]
services to Leppington
weekend services to Liverpool
[7]
2 services to Hornsby & Berowra infrequently used[6]
services to Leppingtoninfrequently used[6]
3 services to Blacktown & Richmond
late night services to Penrith
infrequently used[6]
services to Schofieldsinfrequently used[7]
4 services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond
early morning & late night services to Penrith
2 weekday early morning services to Emu Plains
[6]
services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond[7]
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CDC NSW operates four bus routes via Wentworthville station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Transit Systems operates one bus route via Wentworthville station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Wentworthville station is served by two NightRide routes:

References

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  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. ^ Wentworthville Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Wentworthville Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ Wentworth Station Upgrade Transport for NSW 1 May 2015
  6. ^ a b c d e "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ a b c "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  9. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  10. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  11. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  12. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  14. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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