Padstow railway station, Sydney
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia
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Padstow railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Padstow. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.
Padstow | |||||||||||
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Station building and entrance, May 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Howard Road, Padstow | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′07″S 151°01′56″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line | East Hills | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.34 kilometres (12.02 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 7pm
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| Station code | PDW | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1931 | ||||||||||
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| 2023[1] |
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History
Padstow station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills.[3][4]
On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.[5] The line from Padstow to Revesby was duplicated around the same time.[6]
In 2002, the station was upgraded and given a new concourse and lift.[7]
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.[8]
Platforms and services
| 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 2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown |
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