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Asquith railway station

Coordinates: 33°41′19″S 151°06′28″E / 33.688573°S 151.107899°E / -33.688573; 151.107899
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Asquith
Northbound view from Platform 2 looking at station buildings, January 2006
General information
LocationHaldane Street, Asquith
Coordinates33°41′19″S 151°06′28″E / 33.688573°S 151.107899°E / -33.688573; 151.107899
Elevation186 m (610 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance35.69 km (22.18 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeASQ
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1 November 1915; 109 years ago (1915-11-01)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 625,580 (year)
  • 1,714 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Mount Colah
towards Berowra
North Shore & Western Line Hornsby
via Gordon
towards City
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Mount Colah
Weekends only
Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Limited services
Hornsby
towards Central
Berowra

Asquith railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern Line, serving the Sydney suburb of Asquith. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line and some early morning and late night NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

History

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Asquith station opened on 1 November 1915.[3][4] South of the station lies Hornsby Maintenance Depot.

Services

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Platforms

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Penrith & Emu Plains via Gordon [5]
Limited services to Central via Strathfield[6]
2 Services to Berowra [5]
Limited services to Wyong & Newcastle
1 evening peak service to Gosford
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CDC NSW operates three bus routes via Asquith station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Pacific Hwy:

Trackplan

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Asquith
↑N to Mount Colah
Baldwin
Avenue
Station
Exits
↑to buses
Platform
2↓
Platform
1↑
plt
2 1
2 1
↓S to Hornsby

References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Asquith Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Asquith Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  5. ^ a b "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ a b "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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