Macquarie University railway station

Macquarie University

Station front in February 2009
Location Corner Herring & Waterloo Roads, Macquarie Park
Coordinates 33°46′38″S 151°07′05″E / 33.777337°S 151.118075°E / -33.777337; 151.118075Coordinates: 33°46′38″S 151°07′05″E / 33.777337°S 151.118075°E / -33.777337; 151.118075
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains (until 2018)
Sydney Metro (from 2019)
Line(s) Chatswood-Epping
Distance 22.07 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Underground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code MCU
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 23 February 2009
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Hornsby
T1
North Shore and Northern Line
via Macquarie University
towards Central

Macquarie University railway station is located on the Chatswood to Epping line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park including the nearby Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Northern services. It is the only train station in Australia which bears the name of a university.

History

Westbound view
Concourse

Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 on the same date as the Chatswood to Epping line.[1][2]

In 2018, Macquarie University station will close for six months for conversion to a Sydney Metro station on the Sydney Metro Northwest line, which will include the installation of platform screen doors.[3]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Strathfield & beyond via Chatswood & Central [4]
2 services to Hornsby via Pennant Hills [4]

Hillsbus (except 630), 740 and M41 bus stops are located outside the station entrance. All other services stop at the nearby Macquarie Centre.

Busways operates one route via Macquarie University station:

Forest Coach Lines operates two routes via Macquarie University station:

Hillsbus operate six routes via Macquarie University station:

Sydney Buses operate 14 routes via Macquarie University station:

Transdev Hornsby Buses operates two routes via Macquarie University station:

References

  1. ↑ CityRail - Epping to Chatswood rail link CityRail
  2. ↑ Macquarie University Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit Transport for NSW 19 September 2014
  4. 1 2 "T1: North Shore & Northern line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
  5. ↑ "Route 740 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Routes 611 and 630 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Route 619 timetable". Hillsbus. 18 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Routes 620, 621, 622 and 642 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Routes 618 and 628 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Routes 635 - 653 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "Routes 286 - 297 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 11 October 2009.
  12. ↑ "Routes 292 and 293 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 11 October 2009.
  13. ↑ "Route 295 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Routes 458 and 459" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 7 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Routes 506 and X06 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 11 October 2009.
  16. 1 2 "Routes 507, 518 and X18 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 8 August 2010.
  17. ↑ "Routes 540, 543 and 544 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
  18. 1 2 "Routes 545 and 550 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "Route M41 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 22 April 2012.
  20. ↑ "Route M54 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 27 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "Route 572 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 20 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Route 575 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 20 July 2015.
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