Denistone railway station
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Denistone
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| File:Looking south along the platforms at Denistone Station in April 2013 2.jpg
Southbound view in April 2013
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| Location | West Parade, Denistone | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.16 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed part time | ||||||||||
| Station code | DST | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 September 1937 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Denistone railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Denistone. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Line services.
History
Denistone station opened on 26 September 1937 with two side platforms.[1] However they were built with provision to be converted to island platforms at a later date. The western platform so converted on 24 October 1978, and the eastern platform on 27 November 1989 when extra lines were opened.[2][3][4][5]
It contains one of Sydney's smaller commuter car-parks.[6] The station is located on a steep 1 in 40 gradient.
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Hornsby via Strathfield, North Sydney & Gordon | [7] | |
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| 2 | services to Hornsby via Strathfield, North Sydney & Gordon | [7] | |
| 3 | services to Epping | [7] | |
| 4 | no booked services |
References
- ↑ Denistone Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Denistone Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "Northern Line Quadruplication" Railway Digest December 1987 page 389
- ↑ "Eastwood - West Ryde Up Surburban line opens" Railway Digest January 1990 page 9
- ↑ West Ryde - Epping SA Track & Signal
- ↑ Sydney: Denistone, Back to the 1930s Transit Australia Vol 65 no 8 October 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Denistone station details Sydney Trains
