Castle Hill metro station
Sydney Metro railway station
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Castle Hill railway station is an underground Sydney Metro station in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The station, located opposite the Castle Towers shopping centre, was built as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project, to serve Metro North West & Bankstown Line train services to Rouse Hill, Chatswood and the Sydney central business district. The station is soon to serve Bankstown as part of the government's 20-year Sydney's Rail Future strategy.[5][6]
New South Wales
Australia
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| Location | Old Castle Hill Road, Castle Hill New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′54″S 151°00′27″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) below ground level[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New South Wales Government via Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 21km from Chatswood | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Metro Trains Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 20 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 May 2019[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The NSW Government announced a future railway line from Epping to Castle Hill as part of its Action for Public Transport strategy in 1998.[7] In the years that followed, Castle Hill Station formed part of successive north-western rail proposals, including the Metropolitan Rail Expansion Plan in 2005 and a short-lived metro proposal in 2008.[8]
Work on the North West Rail Link got underway with the election of the O'Farrell Government in 2011. The new station was opened to passengers 26 May 2019. The station is operated by Metro Trains Sydney which was also responsible for the design of the station as part of its Operations, Trains and Systems contract with Transport for NSW.[9][10][11]
To make way for the construction of the station, part of Old Northern Road was converted into a bus-only region. The underground pedestrian tunnel was also converted to Castle Towers which opened on 5 December 2019, in conjunction with the shopping centre's expansion.[12][13]
Services
Castle Hill has two platforms and two crossovers, which can be used to terminate westbound trains on either platform if there is a problem on the line. It is served by Metro North West & Bankstown Line services.[9][14] Castle Hill station is served by a number of bus routes operated by Busways and CDC NSW.[15]
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| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Sydenham | ||
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| 2 | services to Tallawong |
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 Castle Hills Bus Guide by Transport for NSW |
