Blacktown railway station

Blacktown
Eastbound view from Platform 6
Location	Main Street, Blacktown, NSW Australia
Coordinates	33°46′06″S 150°54′26″E / 33.76843°S 150.90735°ECoordinates: 33°46′06″S 150°54′26″E / 33.76843°S 150.90735°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western Richmond
Distance	34.87 kilometres from Central
Platforms	7 (3 island, 1 side)
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground Major Interchange
Parking	300 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	BAK
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	4 July 1860
Rebuilt	14 October 1995
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Blacktown Road
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Doonside towards Emu Plains T1 Western Line Seven Hills towards Central Marayong towards Richmond Marayong towards Schofields T5 Cumberland Line Seven Hills towards Campbelltown Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Penrith towards Bathurst Blue Mountains Line Westmead towards Central Penrith towards Dubbo NSW TrainLink Western Dubbo XPT Parramatta towards Sydney

Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Intercity Blue Mountains Line and regional Central West XPT services.

History

The station in 1955

The station in 1955

Bus interchange

Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line.^[1]

Captain Martindale, the colony's chief engineer was not happy with work done by contractor John Gibbons and refused to issue a certificate for work done. Not happy with the decision Gibbons told his men to remove three portions of the track near Parramatta. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Black Town Road station. The station was renamed Blacktown on 1 August 1862.^[1][2]

The station received a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms. It was opened on 14 October 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond lines.^[3]

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Berowra via Gordon	[4]
	T5	services to Campbelltown	[5]
2	T1	services to Schofields & Richmond station	[4]
	T5	services to Schofields	[5]
3	T1	terminating services to & from Berowra via Gordon terminating services to & from Hornsby via Macquarie Park	[4]
	T5	terminating services to & from Liverpool & Campbelltown	[5]
4	T1	services to Berowra via Gordon services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park	[4]
5	T1	services to Berowra via Gordon services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park	mainly used during weekday peak hours[4]
	Blue Mountains Line	services to Central	[6]
	Western Region	services to Central	[7]
6	T1	services to St Marys, Penrith & Emu Plains	mainly used during weekday peak hours[4]
	Blue Mountains Line	services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow	[6]
	Western Region	services to Dubbo	[7]
7	T1	services to St Marys, Penrith & Emu Plains	[4]

Transport links

Blacktown Station Bus Interchange

Stand 1: NightRide^[8] and Free Westpoint Shuttle

• N70: Penrith station to City (Town Hall)
• N71: Richmond station to City (Town Hall

Stand 2: Busways

• 750: to Mount Druitt via Richmond Road and Bidwill^[9]
• 754: to Mount Druitt via Glendenning and Hassall Grove^[10]

Stand 3: Busways

• 753 to Doonside^[11]
• 756: to Mount Druitt via Woodcroft and Plumpton^[12]

Stand 4: Hillsbus (706) Busways (752)

• 706: to Parramatta via Winston Hills^[13]
• 752: to Quakers Hill and Rouse Hill^[14]

Stand 5: Hillsbus (702) and Transit Systems Australia (800/812)

• 702: to Seven Hills^[15]
• 800: to Fairfield via Polding Street^[16]
• 812: peak hours only to Fairfield via The Horsley Drive^[17]

Stand 6: Hillsbus

• 700: to Parramatta via Prospect and Girraween ^[18]

Stand 7: Busways

• 721: to Blacktown Hospital^[19]

Stand 8: Busways

• 722: to Prospect Evening service combined with route 724^[20]
• 723: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek ^[21]
• 724: to Arndell Park, peak hour extension to Huntingwood^[22]

Stand 9: Busways

• 726: to Doonside station^[23]
• 728: to Mount Druitt via Rooty Hill
• 729: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek and Minchinbury^[24]

Stand 11: Hillsbus

• 705: to Parramatta via Lalor Park and Pendle Hill^[25]

Stand 12: Hillsbus

• 711: to Parramatta via Seven Hills and Wentworthville^[26]

Stand 13: Hillsbus

• 611: to Macquarie Park via M2 Motorway^[27]
• 630: to Macquarie Park via Seven Hills, Baulkham Hills and Epping^[27]

Stand 15/16: Busways and Hillsbus (T61)

• 744: to Blacktown Industrial Area^[28]
• S7: to Parklea Garden Village Shopper Hopper^[29]
• T61: to Parramatta via Kings Langley^[30]
• T70: to Castle Hill via Glenwood and Norwest^[31]
• T71: to Castle Hill via Stanhope Gardens and Kellyville^[32]
• T72: to Quakers Hill via Acacia Gardens^[33]
• T74: to Riverstone via Stanhope Gardens and The Ponds^[34]
• T75: to Riverstone via Rouse Hill Town Centre^[35]

Stand 17: Busways

• 743: to Kings Langley via Kings Park^[36]

Trackplan

Track layout

References

1. Blacktown Station NSWrail.net
2. Sharpe, Alan (2000). Pictorial History of Blacktown District. Pictorial Memories Series. Kingsclear Books. p. 9.
3. "Blacktown Bus/Rail Interchange Opened" Railway Digest December 1995 page 14
4. "T1: Western line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
5. "T5: Cumberland line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
6. "Blue Mountains line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
7. "Western timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 15 June 2013].
8. NightRide bus services Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Transport Info NSW
9. "Route 750 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
10. "Route 754 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
11. "Route 753 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
12. "Route 756 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
13. "Route 706 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
14. "Route 752 timetable information". Busways. 29 November 2015.
15. "Route 702 timetable". Hillsbus. 20 October 2013.
16. "Route 800 timetable" (PDF). Transit Systems. 20 October 2013.
17. "Routes 812 and 813 timetable" (PDF). Transit Systems. 22 September 2014.
18. "Route 700 timetable". Hillsbus. 2 June 2014.
19. "Route 721 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
20. "Route 722 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
21. "Route 723 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
22. "Route 724 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
23. "Route 726 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
24. "Route 729 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
25. "Route 705 timetable". Hillsbus. 4 October 2014.
26. "Route 711 timetable". Hillsbus. 1 August 2014.
27. "Routes 611 and 630 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
28. "Route 744 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
29. "Route S7 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
30. "Route T61 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
31. "Route T70 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
32. "Route T71 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
33. "Route T72 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
34. "Route T74 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
35. "Route T75 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
36. "Route 743 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.

External links

• Blacktown station details Sydney Trains