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Pennant Hills railway station

Coordinates: 33°44′17″S 151°04′21″E / 33.738°S 151.072475°E / -33.738; 151.072475
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Pennant Hills
Northbound view of Platforms 1 and 2, August 2016
General information
LocationRailway Street, Pennant Hills
Australia
Coordinates33°44′17″S 151°04′21″E / 33.738°S 151.072475°E / -33.738; 151.072475
Elevation169 metres (554 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance28.58 kilometres (17.76 mi) from Central
Platforms1 side, 1 island
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codePNT
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened17 September 1886
Rebuilt2016
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 901,850 (year)
  • 2,471 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Thornleigh
towards Hornsby
Northern Line Beecroft
towards Gordon via Central

Pennant Hills railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Pennant Hills. It is served by Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line services.

History

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Delivering cases of fruit from local orchards, Pennant Hills Railway Station, Sydney, 1911-1916

Pennant Hills station opened on 17 September 1886.[3] Immediately north of Pennant Hills, a short four track section of the Main Northern line begins which runs to the next station at Thornleigh.[4]

The present day footbridge was built in May 1991 and Pennant Hills received an easy access upgrade including lifts on each platform, becoming one of the first low-patronage stations in Sydney to receive wheelchair access, along with Waverton. Nearby Thornleigh and Normanhurst did not receive wheelchair access until 2023.

As part of the North Sydney Freight Corridor project, an electrified passing loop was built behind the western platform where it joined the existing loop. As part of these works the western platform was converted to an island.[5][6][7][8] The new platform opened on 14 June 2016.[9]

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney [10]
2 services to Hornsby [10]
3 No booked passenger services

Trackplan

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Track layout prior to the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project

References

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  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. ^ Pennant Hills Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ State Rail Authority Track Diagram, 1992
  5. ^ Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Transport for NSW
  6. ^ Leighton Contractors & TfNSW in Alliance to deliver Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Project Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Leighton Contractors 8 March 2013
  7. ^ Leighton & Abigroup win Epping to Thornleigh Third Track contract Rail Express 20 March 2013
  8. ^ "Northern Sydney Freight Corridor Update" Railway Digest December 2014 pages 28-29
  9. ^ "Weekly Notice 21" Sydney Trains May 2016 page 5
  10. ^ a b "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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