Waitara railway station

Waitara railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Waitara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

Waitara
Southbound View in August 2018
Location	Alexandria Parade, Waitara
Coordinates	33°42′36″S 151°06′16″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	North Shore
Distance	24.21 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	WTA
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	20 April 1895
Rebuilt	1909
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013	3,000 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	81
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Wahroonga toward City North Shore & Western Line Hornsby toward Berowra

History

The original station in 1907.

Waitara station opened on 20 April 1895.[2] The original station was replaced by the present structure in 1909 when the line was duplicated.[3]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Epping, Richmond & Emu Plains	[4]
2	T1	services to Hornsby & Berowra	[4]

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates one route via Waitara station:

• 587: Hornsby station to Westleigh[5]

Waitara station is served by one NightRide route:

• N90: Hornsby station to City (Town Hall)[6]

References

1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
2. Waitara Station NSWrail.net
3. Waitara Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
4. "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
5. "Transdev NSW route 587". Transport for NSW.
6. "N90 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Waitara railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Waitara station details Transport for New South Wales