Westmead railway station

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

Westmead
Station front in November 2007
General information
Location	Railway Parade, Westmead
Coordinates	33°48′31″S 150°59′17″E / 33.80853056°S 150.9879722°E / -33.80853056; 150.9879722
Elevation	37 metres (121 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western Rogans Hill
Distance	25.16 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	WMD
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	March 1883
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023^[2]	3,346,940 (year) 9,170 (daily)^[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Wentworthville towards Emu Plains or Richmond North Shore & Western Line Parramatta towards Berowra Wentworthville towards Richmond Cumberland Line Parramatta towards Leppington Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Penrith towards Bathurst Blue Mountains Line (twice daily) Bathurst Bullet Parramatta towards Central Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station Future service Terminus Sydney Metro West Parramatta towards Hunter Street

History

 

Eastbound view in November 2007

Westmead station opened in March 1883.^[3] To the east of the station lies a dive through which one of the eastbound tracks passes. This was opened in 1986 as part of the quadruplication of the Main Western line between Westmead and Granville. It was necessary because west of Westmead the two westbound tracks run adjacent to one another as do the two eastbound tracks. East of Westmead, the lines are configured to run as West/East/West/East.^[4]

Between 1922 and 1932, the Rogans Hill line branched from the Main Western line immediately to the west of Westmead station.^[5]

The station received an easy access upgrade prior to August 1997 which included tactile indicators, a lift to each platform and shelters along the island platforms.

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central	^[6]
	T5	services to Leppington weekend services to Liverpool	^[7]
2	T1	services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood 1 weekday service to North Sydney & Lindfield	^[6]
	T5	services to Leppington	infrequently used^[7]
	BMT	services to Central	2 morning Bathurst Bullet services (set down only) 1 afternoon Central Service^[8]
3	T1	services to Blacktown, Penrith, Richmond & Emu Plains	^[6]
	T5	services to Schofields	infrequently used^[7]
	BMT	services to Bathurst	1 morning Lithgow express service 2 evening Bathurst Bullet services (pick up only)^[8]
4	T1	services to Blacktown, Penrith, Schofields, Richmond & Emu Plains	^[6]
	T5	services to Schofields and Richmond	^[7]

Bus Number	Route	Major Stops/ Stations
705	Parramatta to Blacktown	T- Way, Pendle Hill Station, Toongabbie Station, Seven Hills Station^[9]
708	Parramatta to Blacktown	T- Way, Pendle Hill Station^[10]
711	Parramatta to Blacktown	Public/ Children's Hospital at Westmead, T-way, Wentworthville Station, Seven Hills Station^[11]
712	Parramatta to Westmead	Public/ Children's Hospital at Westmead^[12]
660	Parramatta to Castlewood	T- Way, Winston Hills Mall^[13]
661	Parramatta to Blacktown	T- Way^[14]
662	Parramatta to Castle Hill	T- Way, Norwest Business Park^[15]
663	Parramatta to Rouse Hill station	T- Way, Stanhope Gardens, Kellyville Ridge^[16]
664	Parramatta to Rouse Hill station	T- Way, Norwest Business Park^[17]
665	Parramatta to Rouse Hill station	T- Way, Bella Vista Station, Kellyville Station^[18]

Westmead station is served by two NightRide routes:

• N70: Penrith to Town Hall station^[19]
• N71: Richmond to Town Hall station^[20]

The station will be the future terminus of the Parramatta Light Rail.^[21] and also the Sydney Metro West which is scheduled to open in 2032.^[22]

Trackplan

 

Track layout

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. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
3. Westmead Station NSWrail.net
4. "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest June 1985 page 165
5. "Walking a Forgotten Railway:The Rogans Hill Line Revisited" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin Issue 727 May 1998
6. "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
9. "Hillsbus route 705". Transport for NSW.
10. "Hillsbus route 708". Transport for NSW.
11. "Hillsbus route 711". Transport for NSW.
12. "Hillsbus route 712". Transport for NSW.
13. "Hillsbus route 660". Transport for NSW.
14. "Hillsbus route 661". Transport for NSW.
15. "Hillsbus route 662". Transport for NSW.
16. "Hillsbus route 663". Transport for NSW.
17. "Hillsbus route 664". Transport for NSW.
18. "Hillsbus route 665". Transport for NSW.
19. "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
20. "N71 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
21. "Parramatta Light Rail". Transport for NSW. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
22. About Sydney Metro West Sydney Metro

External links

•   Media related to Westmead railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Westmead station details Transport for New South Wales
• Westmead Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW
• Westmead Metro station Sydney Metro