Killara railway station
Killara | ||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view of station platform, building and stairs, November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Culworth Avenue, Killara New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′56″S 151°09′42″E / 33.76552°S 151.16167°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 116 metres (381 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Shore | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 15.89 km (9.87 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | KLA | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 July 1899 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1906 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes; 1927 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2023[2] |
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| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Killara railway station is a suburban railway station and garden located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Killara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services. Killara railway station has heritage significance at a local level and is set among expansive gardens, rare in the Sydney metropolitan railway network.[3]
History
[edit]Killara station opened on 10 July 1899.[4] The name Killara was chosen by J. G Edwards and means “permanent, always here.” The present island platform and station building were completed in 1906 in anticipation of the line being doubled. This occurred in 1909.[5]
An upgrade to the station, including three lifts and tactile indicators was complete in November 2023.[6]
Services
[edit]Platforms
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Penrith, Richmond & Emu Plains | [7] | |
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| services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield | [7] | ||
| 2 | services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra | [7] | |
| services to Gordon |
Transport links
[edit]Killara station is served indirectly by one NightRide route that stops on the Pacific Highway:
Pacific Hwy:
- N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station[8]
Trackplan
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References
[edit]- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "State Heritage Inventory". 22 October 2019.
- ^ Killara Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Killara Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ [1] Killara Station Upgrade
- ^ a b c "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
External links
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Media related to Killara railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Killara station details Transport for New South Wales
