Waitara railway station

For the station in New Zealand, see Waitara railway station, New Zealand.
Waitara
Northbound view from Platform 2 looking at station building, November 2022
General information
LocationAlexandria Parade, Waitara
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°42′36″S 151°06′16″E / 33.71011°S 151.10444°E / -33.71011; 151.10444 (Waitara railway station)
Elevation185 metres (607 ft)
Owned byNew South Wales Government via Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)North Shore
Distance24.21 km (15.04 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am to 7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station codeWTA
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened20 April 1895 (1895-04-20)
Rebuilt1909
ElectrifiedYes (1927)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,392,600 (year)
  • 3815 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Wahroonga
towards City
 North Shore & Western Line Hornsby
towards Berowra

Waitara railway station is a suburban railway station located on the North Shore line, serving the Hornsby Shire suburb of Waitara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

History

Waitara station opened on 20 April 1895.[3] The original station was replaced by the present structure in 1909 when the line was duplicated.[4]

Waitara is one of a very few stations in Australia to have the origins of the name come from a Māori word; it means "pure water". It was suggested to the Railway Commissioner by Myles McRae, who had owned land at Hurstville called "Waitara," which he had purchased from G. B. Walker, a manager of a land company.

The station was upgraded with a new underpass constructed at the northern end of the station and a lift built, in February 2024.[5]

Services

Platforms

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains [6]
2 services to Hornsby & Berowra [6]

CDC NSW operates two bus route via Waitara station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Pacific Hwy:

Waitara station is served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan

Waitara
↑N to Hornsby
Northern Station
Underpass
↑to buses
Platform
2↑
Platform
1↓
Southern Station
Underpass
plt
2 1
↓S to Wahroonga
  • Southbound view from the island platform
  • Subway entrance
  • New northern station entrance, May 2024

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. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Waitara Station Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Waitara Railway Station Group Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ "Waitara Station Upgrade". 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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