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Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hornsby
Southbound view of the platforms, November 2022
General information
LocationGeorge Street, Hornsby
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°42′11″S 151°05′55″E / 33.70298889°S 151.0985667°E / -33.70298889; 151.0985667 (Hornsby railway station)
Elevation187 metres (614 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Northern
North Shore
Distance33.86 km (21.04 mi) from Central via Strathfield
Platforms5 (1 side, 2 island)
Tracks5
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHBY
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened17 September 1886 (138 years ago) (1886-09-17)
ElectrifiedYes (1926)
Previous namesHornsby Junction (1894–1900)
Passengers
2023
  • 6,310,710 (year)
  • 17,290 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Asquithtowards Berowra North Shore & Western Line Waitaratowards City
Terminus Northern Line Normanhursttowards Gordon via Central
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
AsquithLimited servicestowards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Eppingtowards Central
Berowratowards Newcastle Interchange
Berowratowards Gosford or Wyong Central Coast & Newcastle LineWeekday peak only Gordontowards Central
Woy Woytowards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle LineExpress Eppingtowards Central
Gosfordtowards Grafton, Casino or Brisbane NSW TrainLink North Coast Line Strathfieldtowards Sydney
Gosfordtowards Moree or Armidale NSW TrainLink North Western Line

Hornsby railway station is a suburban railway station located at the junction of the Main Northern and North Shore lines, serving the Sydney suburb of Hornsby. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line and T9 Northern Line services and intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line services, as well as NSW TrainLink regional services.

History

The station opened on 17 September 1886 as Hornsby, but was renamed Hornsby Junction on 1 November 1894. This was due to the construction of Normanhurst station to the south, which was initially named Hornsby as it was located in what was the more densely populated area of Hornsby at the time. Naming the station Hornsby Junction was an attempt to avoid confusion, but it was realised that having two Hornsby stations was still very confusing. On 1 May 1900, the suburb and station to the south was renamed Normanhurst, and Hornsby Junction reverted to Hornsby.

On 1 January 1890, Hornsby became a junction station with the opening of the North Shore line to St Leonards. In 1894, a third platform was built along with a locomotive depot to the east of the station. Hornsby was the northern extremity of the electrified network from 1930 until it was extended to Gosford in 1960. The wires did continue north of the station as far as the Hornsby Maintenance Depot.

The station was extensively upgraded in 1986, with lifts complete an upgraded footbridge at the southern end of the station.

As part of the CityRail Clearways Project, a fifth platform was constructed for use by through northbound trains. To allow for the new line, the Hornsby Signal Box was shifted 120 metres in 2007. The new platform opened on 16 March 2009, with the existing Platform 4 becoming a turnback platform for Northern line trains. The additional platform allows extra trains to run on the Northern line via the Epping to Chatswood line and improves reliability. As Hornsby is both an originating and terminating point for some services, on 10 July 2003 the communications system in a Millennium Train failed because the train's software could not compute that the origin and destination of the service had the same name.

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 T9 Services to Epping & Hornsby via Gordon
T1 Weekday services to Penrith, Richmond & Emu Plains
2 T1 Terminating services from Central
Services to Berowra
CCN Evening peak services to Gosford & Wyong
3 T9 Services to Central & Gordon via Strathfield
CCN Services to Central
North Coast Region Services to CentralSet down only
North Western Region Services to CentralSet down only
4 T9 Terminating services to and from Central & Gordon via Strathfield
5 North Coast Region Services to Grafton, Casino & Brisbane Pick up only
North Western Region Services to Armidale/MoreePick up only
CCN Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle

Transport links

Western side building and entrance, October 2022
Platform 5, completed in 2009 as part of Rail Clearways Program

CDC NSW operates eleven bus routes via Hornsby station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Hornsby is also the terminus of two NightRide routes:

Trackplan

Current track layout
Track layout prior to construction of Platform 5

References

  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. Hornsby Station NSWrail.net
  4. Hornsby Railway Station Group & Barracks NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. "Byways of Steam Cowan – Hornsby" Roundhouse January 1985 pages 4-24
  6. Massarella, Carlo (2011). Monster Moves: Adventures in Moving the Impossible. London: Quercus Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 9780857386335. OCLC 751789641.
  7. Hornsby Platform 5 & Stabling Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  8. Millennium Train Incident Reports CityRail 24 October 2007
  9. ^ "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  12. ^ "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  13. ^ "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  14. "CDC NSW route 575". Transport for NSW.
  15. "CDC NSW route 587". Transport for NSW.
  16. "CDC NSW route 588". Transport for NSW.
  17. "CDC NSW route 589". Transport for NSW.
  18. "CDC NSW route 591". Transport for NSW.
  19. "CDC NSW route 592". Transport for NSW.
  20. "CDC NSW route 595". Transport for NSW.
  21. "CDC NSW route 596". Transport for NSW.
  22. "CDC NSW route 597". Transport for NSW.
  23. "CDC NSW route 598". Transport for NSW.
  24. "Hillsbus route 600". Transport for NSW.
  25. "N80 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
  26. "N90 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

Transport for NSW railway stations
Sydney Metro services and stations
Sydney Trains services and stations
T1 North Shore Line
T9 Northern Line
NSW TrainLink Intercity services and stations
Central Coast &
Newcastle Line
NSW TrainLink Regional services and stations
North Coast
Region
North Western
Region
  • Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
  • Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service
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