Wentworthville railway station
Railway station in Sydney, Australia
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Wentworthville railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Wentworthville. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services.
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Wentworthville | ||||||||||||||||
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Eastbound view of station platforms and concourse in May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | The Kingsway, Wentworthville Sydney, New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°48′26″S 150°58′21″E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 28 metres (92 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Main Western | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.64 km (16.55 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 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 | WWH | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1940s (c.80 years ago) | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from February 1955) | |||||||||||||||
| Former names | T R Smith's Platform (1883–1885) | |||||||||||||||
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History
Wentworthville station opened in 1883 as T R Smith's Platform, being renamed Wentworthville on 1 August 1885.[3] The station was rebuilt in the 1940s when the Main Western line was quadrupled.[4]
In 2015, work commenced on an upgrade to the station. Like the neighboring stations at Pendle Hill and Toongabbie. The upgrade included a new footbridge, concourse and lifts as part of the Station Accessibility Upgrade Program and was completed in 2018.[5]
Services
Platforms
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central | [6] | |
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| services to Leppington weekend services to Liverpool | [7] | ||
| 2 | services to Hornsby & Berowra | infrequently used[6] | |
| services to Leppington | infrequently used[6] | ||
| 3 | services to Blacktown & Richmond late night services to Penrith |
infrequently used[6] | |
| services to Schofields | infrequently used[7] | ||
| 4 | services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond early morning & late night services to Penrith 2 weekday early morning services to Emu Plains |
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| services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond | [7] |
Transport links
CDC NSW operates four bus routes via Wentworthville station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 705: Parramatta station to Blacktown station via Pendle Hill, Seven Hills & Lalor Park[8]
- 708: Parramatta station to Constitution Hill via Pendle Hill[9]
- 709: to Constitution Hill[10]
- 711: Parramatta station to Blacktown station via Westmead Hospital, Seven Hills & Lalor Park[11]
Transit Systems operates one bus route via Wentworthville station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Wentworthville station is served by two NightRide routes:
- N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station[13]
- N71: Richmond station to Town Hall station[14]
