Berowra railway station
Berowra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view of station, with a Tangara on Platform 2, October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Old Pacific Highway, Berowra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°37′25″S 151°09′11″E / 33.623484°S 151.153035°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 44.66 km (27.75 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am–10pm
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| Station code | BEW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 7 April 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023[2] |
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Berowra railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern Line, serving the Sydney suburb of Berowra. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line services and NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.
History
[edit]Berowra station opened on 7 April 1887 when the Main Northern line was extended from Hornsby to Hawkesbury River. In 1909, the line was duplicated and the present island platform built.[3][4]
On 23 October 1983, a passing loop was opened opposite the platform.[5] This allowed suburban services to terminate, and from January 1992, Berowra became the northern boundary of the Sydney suburban network replacing Cowan.[6]
On 28 August 2006, Platform 3 opened on the passing loop as part of the Rail Clearways Program, to allow suburban trains to terminate clear of the running lines. Trains now terminate on the middle Platform 2, allowing through trains to overtake any terminating trains standing in the station. The upgrade also included provision of lifts, a new over-rail bridge for general station access and additional wet weather protection.[7][8]
On 22 January 2007, Berowra station was almost engulfed as bushfires swept the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Efforts from firefighters saved the station and a train which had terminated there.[9]
In February 2024, a man and woman were struck and killed by a freight train while attempting to cross the tracks at Berowra station. The incident was ruled an accident.[10]
Services
[edit]Platforms
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Central via Strathfield Morning peak services to Central via Gordon |
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| 2 | Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Penrith & Emu Plains via Gordon | terminating services[12] | |
| 3 | Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle | [11] |
Transport links
[edit]CDC NSW operates four bus routes via Berowra station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Pacific Hwy:
- 592: Hornsby station to Mooney Mooney[13]
- 593: to Mt Ku-ring-gai Industrial Estate (Beaumont Road)[14]
- 597: to Hornsby station[15]
- 599: to Berowra Heights[16]
Trackplan
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Gallery
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Northbound view from Platform 3 in October 2022 -
Exterior view of the concourse constructed in 2006, in October 2022
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.
- ^ Berowra Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "Berowra Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
- ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest April 1984 page 126
- ^ "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
- ^ Rail Clearways Program – Completed Projects Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales
- ^ Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
- ^ Cool change helps Sydney firefighters Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 22 January 2007
- ^ "Berowra train fatalities: Two hit, killed by freight train". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T1: North Shore 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.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Berowra railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Berowra station details Transport for New South Wales
