Riverwood railway station
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Riverwood railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Riverwood. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.
Riverwood | |||||||||||
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Eastbound view of station platform, building and concourse in the background, August 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | William Road, Riverwood | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′06″S 151°03′07″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line | East Hills | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.50 kilometres (10.87 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 Bus | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | RVD | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1931 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Herne Bay (1931–1958) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[1] |
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History
Riverwood station opened on 21 December 1931 as Herne Bay when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills. The line was duplicated from Kingsgrove in 1948. It was renamed Riverwood on 10 March 1958.[3][4]
On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood to Padstow with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.[5]
In 2002, the station was upgraded and given lifts.[6]
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.[7]
Platforms and services
Transport links
U-Go Mobility operates four bus routes via Riverwood station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 940: Hurstville station to Bankstown station[9]
- 942: Lugarno to Campsie station[10]
- 944: Mortdale station to Bankstown station[11]
- 945: Hurstville station to Bankstown station[12]
Riverwood station is served by one NightRide route:
- N20: to Town Hall station[13]
