Padstow railway station, Sydney

Padstow
Station entrance in May 2007
Location	Howard Road, Padstow
Coordinates	33°57′07″S 151°01′56″E / 33.9518889°S 151.032325°ECoordinates: 33°57′07″S 151°01′56″E / 33.9518889°S 151.032325°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	East Hills
Distance	19.34 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	PDW
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	21 December 1931
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Revesby towards Macarthur T2 Airport Line Riverwood towards Circular Quay

Padstow railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Padstow. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport line services.

History

Padstow station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills.^[1][2]

On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.^[3] The line from Padstow to Revesby was duplicated around the same time.^[4]

In 2013, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair.^[5]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T2	services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport	[6]
2	T2	services to Revesby, Campbelltown & Macarthur	[6]

References

1. Padstow Station NSWrail.net
2. Padstow Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
3. "Riverwood-Padstow" Railway Digest July 1986 page 214
4. "The East Hills to Glenfield Line" Railway Digest August 1986 pages 234-235
5. Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
6. "T2: Airport line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].

External links

• Media related to Padstow railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Padstow station details Sydney Trains