Asquith railway station
Asquith | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2 looking at station buildings, January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Haldane Street, Asquith | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°41′19″S 151°06′28″E / 33.688573°S 151.107899°E | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 35.69 km (22.18 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | ASQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Asquith railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern Line, serving the Sydney suburb of Asquith. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line and some early morning and late night NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.
History
[edit]Asquith station opened on 1 November 1915.[3][4] South of the station lies Hornsby Maintenance Depot.
Services
[edit]Platforms
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Penrith & Emu Plains via Gordon | [5] | |
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| Limited services to Central via Strathfield | [6] | ||
| 2 | Services to Berowra | [5] | |
| Limited services to Wyong & Newcastle 1 evening peak service to Gosford | [6] |
Transport links
[edit]CDC NSW operates three bus routes via Asquith station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Pacific Hwy:
- 592: Hornsby station to Brooklyn and Mooney Mooney[7]
- 595: Hornsby station to Arthurs Circle[8]
- 597: Hornsby station to Berowra station[9]
Trackplan
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Asquith Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "Asquith Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
- ^ a b "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Asquith railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Asquith station details Transport for New South Wales
