Blacktown railway station

Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Intercity Blue Mountains Line and regional Central West XPT services.

Blacktown
Exterior view of the main concourse
General information
Location	Main Street, Blacktown Australia
Coordinates	33°46′06″S 150°54′26″E / 33.76843°S 150.90735°E / -33.76843; 150.90735Coordinates: 33°46′06″S 150°54′26″E / 33.76843°S 150.90735°E / -33.76843; 150.90735
Elevation	64 metres (210 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western Richmond
Distance	34.87 kilometres from Central
Platforms	7 (3 island, 1 side)
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	300 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 24/7 Weekends and Public Holidays: Staffed: 24/7
Station code	BAK
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	4 July 1860
Rebuilt	14 October 1995
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Blacktown Road
Passengers
2018	35,200 (daily)^[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	15
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Marayong toward Richmond North Shore & Western Line Seven Hills toward Berowra Doonside toward Emu Plains Marayong toward Richmond Cumberland Line Seven Hills toward Leppington Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Penrith toward Lithgow Blue Mountains Line Parramatta toward Central Penrith toward Dubbo NSW TrainLink Western Line Dubbo XPT Parramatta toward Sydney

History

 

The station in 1955

 

The station in 1955 at the opening of the electric train service

 

Bus interchange

 

Platform 6

 

Ticket Barriers on Richmond branch concourse

 

Pedestrian footbridge linking Richmond branch and Main concourse areas

Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line.^[2]

Captain Martindale, the colony's chief engineer, was not happy with work done by contractor John Gibbons and refused to issue a certificate for work done. Not happy with the decision Gibbons told his men to remove three portions of the track near Parramatta. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Black Town Road station. The station was renamed Blacktown on 1 August 1862.^[2][3]

The station received a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms. It was opened on 14 October 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond lines.^[4] A pedestrian footbridge connecting the Richmond Line concourse with the main concourse area was also completed in 2018 therefore allowing passengers to be able to switch trains without having to exit the station.

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central	^[5]
	T5	services to Leppington or Liverpool	^[6] T5 Liverpool services operate weekends only
	CCN	terminating services to & from Gosford and Wyong	Only 3 afternoon peak services depart from here
2	T1	services to Schofields & Richmond	^[5]
	T5	services to Schofields & Richmond	T5 Richmond services operate weeknights only^[6]
3	T1	terminating services to & from Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon or Lindfield via Central	terminating platform^[5]
	T5	terminating services to & from Leppington	terminating platform^[6]
	CCN	terminating services to & from Gosford and Wyong	Only 3 afternoon peak services depart from here
4	T1	services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon or Lindfield via Central	^[5]
5	T1	services to Berowra , Hornsby, Gordon or Lindfield via Central	mainly used during weekday peak hours^[5]
	BMT	services to Central	^[7]
	Western Region	services to Central	Set down only^[8]
6	T1	services to St Marys, Penrith & Emu Plains	mainly used during weekday peak hours^[5]
	BMT	services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow	^[7]
	Western Region	services to Dubbo	Pick up only^[8]
7	T1	services to St Marys, Penrith & Emu Plains	^[5]

Transport links

Blacktown Station Bus Interchange

Stand A: Busways

• 752: to Rouse Hill station via Quakers Hill and The Ponds^[9]
• WPSB: to Westpoint Shopping Centre

Stand B: Busways

• 753 to Doonside^[10]
• 756: to Mount Druitt via Woodcroft and Plumpton^[11]

Stand C: Busways

• 750: to Mount Druitt via Richmond Road and Bidwill^[12]
• 751: to Rouse Hill Station via Schofields and Marsden Park^[13]
• 754: to Mount Druitt via Glendenning and Hassall Grove^[14]

Stand D: NightRide

• N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station^[15]
• N71: Richmond station to Town Hall station^[16]

Stand E: Busways

• 728: to Mount Druitt via Bungarribee and Rooty Hill
• 729: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek and Minchinbury^[17]

Stand F: Busways

• 723: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek^[18]
• 724: to Arndell Park, peak hour extension to Huntingwood^[19]
• 726: to Doonside station^[20]

Stand G: Busways

• 721: to Blacktown Hospital^[21]
• 722: to Prospect Evening service combined with route 724^[22]

Stand H: Hillsbus

• 700: to Parramatta station via Prospect and Girraween^[23]
• 702: to Seven Hills^[24]

Stand J: Transit Systems Sydney

• 800: to Fairfield station via Polding Street^[25]
• 812: peak hours only to Fairfield station via The Horsley Drive^[26]

Stand K: Hillsbus

• 705: to Parramatta station via Lalor Park and Pendle Hill^[27]
• 711: to Parramatta station via Seven Hills and Wentworthville^[28]

Stand L: Hillsbus

• 611: to Macquarie Park via M2 Motorway^[29]
• 630: to Epping via Seven Hills and Baulkham Hills^[30]

Stand M: Busways and Hillsbus (706 and 661)

• 706: to Parramatta station via Winston Hills^[31]
• 744: to Blacktown Industrial Area^[32]
• S7: to Parklea Garden Village Shopper Hopper^[33]
• 661: to Parramatta station via Kings Langley^[34]
• 730: to Castle Hill via Glenwood and Norwest Business Park^[35]
• 731: to Rouse Hill Station via Stanhope Gardens^[36]
• 732: to Rouse Hill Station via Acacia Gardens and Quakers Hill^[37]
• 734: to Riverstone via Schofields^[38]
• 735: to Rouse Hill^[39]

Stand N: Busways

• 743: to Kings Langley via Kings Park^[40]

Trackplan

 

Track layout

References

1. NSW Train Stations Barrier Dashboard 2004-2018 Institute for Sustainable futures UTS
2. Blacktown Station NSWrail.net
3. Sharpe, Alan (2000). Pictorial History of Blacktown District. Pictorial Memories Series. Kingsclear Books. p. 9.
4. "Blacktown Bus/Rail Interchange Opened" Railway Digest December 1995 page 14
5. "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
6. "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. "Western timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.
9. "Busways route 752". Transport for NSW.
10. "Busways route 753". Transport for NSW.
11. "Busways route 756". Transport for NSW.
12. "Busways route 750". Transport for NSW.
13. "Busways route 751". Transport for NSW.
14. "Busways route 754". Transport for NSW.
15. "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
16. "N71 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
17. "Busways route 729". Transport for NSW.
18. "Busways route 723". Transport for NSW.
19. "Busways route 724". Transport for NSW.
20. "Busways route 726". Transport for NSW.
21. "Busways route 721". Transport for NSW.
22. "Busways route 722". Transport for NSW.
23. "Hillsbus route 700". Transport for NSW.
24. "Hillsbus route 702". Transport for NSW.
25. "Transit Systems route 800". Transport for NSW.
26. "Transit Systems route 812". Transport for NSW.
27. "Hillsbus route 705". Transport for NSW.
28. "Hillsbus route 711". Transport for NSW.
29. "Hillsbus route 611". Transport for NSW.
30. "Hillsbus route 630". Transport for NSW.
31. "Hillsbus route 706". Transport for NSW.
32. "Busways route 744". Transport for NSW.
33. "Busways route S7". Transport for NSW.
34. "Hillsbus route 661". Transport for NSW.
35. "Busways route 730". Transport for NSW.
36. "Busways route 731". Transport for NSW.
37. "Busways route 732". Transport for NSW.
38. "Busways route 734". Transport for NSW.
39. "Busways route 735". Transport for NSW.
40. "Busways route 743". Transport for NSW.

External links

  Media related to Blacktown railway station, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons

• Blacktown station details Transport for New South Wales
• Blacktown Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW