Narwee railway station
Narwee | |||||||||||
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Station platform and building, August 2006 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Hannans Road, Narwee | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°56′51″S 151°04′12″E / 33.947383°S 151.069946°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 42 metres (138 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | East Hills | ||||||||||
Distance | 15.78 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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Station code | NWE | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 21 December 1931 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023[2] |
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Services | |||||||||||
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Narwee railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Narwee. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.
History
[edit]Narwee station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills.[3] The line was through the station was duplicated in 1948.[4]
In 2013, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair.[5]
Upgrades
[edit]In September 2011, the bus stops and car park around the station were upgraded.[6] In November 2014, scoping began for a further upgrade.[7] The upgrade, which includes a new wheelchair-accessible lift and a new family-accessible toilet, was completed in December 2017.[8]
Platforms and services
[edit]Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport | [9] | |
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2 | services to Revesby early morning & late night services to Macarthur |
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Transport links
[edit]U-Go Mobility operates three bus routes via Narwee station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 940: Hurstville station to Bankstown station[10]
- 941: Hurstville station to Bankstown station[11]
- 944: Mortdale station to Bankstown station[12]
Narwee station is served by one NightRide route:
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.
- ^ Narwee Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Narwee Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
- ^ Narwee - Transport Interchange Upgrade Transport for NSW September 2011
- ^ "Narwee Station set for major upgrade". Transport for NSW. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Saulwick, Jacob (29 December 2017). "Sydney's rail station upgrade program passes halfway mark". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 940". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 941". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 944". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
[edit]Media related to Narwee railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Narwee station details Transport for New South Wales