Doonside railway station
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doonside railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Doonside. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
Doonside | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Westbound view of platforms in November 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Doonside Crescent, Doonside Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′49″S 150°52′09″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 38.59 km (23.98 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 7pm
| ||||||||||
| Station code | DOD | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 September 1880 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from October 1955) | ||||||||||
| Former names | Wolkara (1921) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2025[1] |
| ||||||||||
| Rank | 104[3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
History
Doonside station opened on 27 September 1880.
It was renamed Wolkara on 1 February 1921, before resuming its original name 12 days later. The station was rebuilt in the 1950s when the Main Western line was electrified.[4]
On 2 December 2023, an upgrade to the station was complete which included the addition of lifts, upgraded canopies and the relocation of the stairs on Platforms 3 and 4 to the eastern end of the platforms, in order to match Platforms 1 and 2.[5]
Services
Platforms
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 |  |
services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | |
services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[6] |
| 3 | |
services to Penrith & Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[6] |
| 4 | |
services to Penrith & Emu Plains | [6] |
Transport links
Busways operates two bus routes via Doonside station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 726: to Blacktown station[7]
- 753: to Blacktown station via Quakers Hill[8]
Doonside station is served by one NightRide route:
- N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station.[9]
