Telopea light rail station
Light rail station in Sydney, Australia
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Telopea light rail station is a light rail station and former suburban railway station located on the Parramatta Light Rail, serving the Sydney suburb of Telopea. It is served by Sydney Light Rail L4 Westmead & Carlingford line services.
Telopea | |||||||||||||
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View of a station sign on the platform, December 2024 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Adderton Road, Telopea Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′37″S 151°02′30″E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 64 metres (210 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Transdev Australasia | ||||||||||||
| Line | Parramatta Light Rail | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||
| Website | Telopea Light Rail | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 June 1925 (as heavy rail) 20 December 2024 (as light rail) | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 5 January 2020 (as heavy rail) | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2020–2024 | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | 290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 210 | ||||||||||||
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History
Telopea was an infill station, opening on 13 June 1925.[2] As a suburban railway station, it was located on the Carlingford line, and served by Sydney Trains T6 Carlingford line services. The Carlingford railway line closed on 5 January 2020, and the station was demolished in May of that year.[3][better source needed]
The Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line was converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail.[4][5] The converted light rail station opened on 20 December 2024, as part of Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail.
Services
Platforms
The station is served by light rail as follows:
| Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
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| services to Westmead & Carlingford | [6] |
At the time the station closed to suburban services, it was served as follows:
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Carlingford services to Clyde |
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Transport links
Busways operates one bus route via Telopea station:
- 545: Parramatta station to Macquarie Park via Telopea & Eastwood[8]
