St Leonards railway station
St Leonards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 View looking north from platform 3, June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pacific Highway, St Leonards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′20″S 151°11′39″E / 33.82223°S 151.19413°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 90 metres (300 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Shore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 8.41 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am–10pm
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| Station code | SNL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 January 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | February 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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St Leonards railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of St Leonards including the nearby Artarmon Industrial Area and Gore Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.
History
St Leonards station opened on 1 January 1890 as the terminus station of the North Shore line from Hornsby.[3] On 1 May 1893, the line was extended south to Milsons Point.
In August 1989, the station was relocated to a temporary station south of the Pacific Highway to allow the site to be redeveloped.[4] After the redevelopment encountered financial problems and remained dormant for a number of years, the new station was not completed until February 2000 as part of The Forum shopping plaza development.[5]
The new station was built with two island platforms to allow extra lines to be laid as part of a plan to quadruple the line.
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 2 | Services to Penrith, Emu Plains & Richmond via Central & Strathfield | [6] | |
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| Services to Epping & Hornsby via Central & Strathfield | [7] | ||
| 6 Morning peak services to Blacktown via Central | [8] | ||
| 3 | Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra | [9] | |
| Services to Gordon | [7] | ||
| 6 Evening peak services to Gosford & Wyong via Gordon & Hornsby | [8] |
Trackplan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There is an unwired siding linked to the up track. It is equipped with catch points, and is 205m long (of which 168m is usable, enough to stable an 8-car suburban train). The points are manually operated by a lever next to the track. This also means the signals, which are controlled from Homebush Control Centre, cannot permit a movement to or from the siding. Additionally, as the points cannot be controlled by the signaller, any driver on the up track passing a signal at stop must proceed with caution, making sure there are no trains moving in or out of the siding.[10] Although long enough for an 8 car suburban train, it is not electrified and generally used for track work vehicles on occasions.
Transport links
Busways operates seven bus routes via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 252: King Street Wharf to Gladesville[11]
- 254: McMahons Point wharf to Riverview[12]
- 265: North Sydney to Lane Cove[13]
- 286: Milsons Point to Denistone East[14] (peak hours only)
- 287: Milsons Point to Ryde[15] (peak hours only)
- 290: King Street Wharf to Epping[16]
- 291: McMahons Point wharf to Epping[17]
CDC NSW operates three bus routes via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW (all peak hours only):
- 602X: North Sydney to Rouse Hill[18]
- 612X: Milsons Point to Riley T-way[19]
- 622: Milsons Point to Dural[20]
Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates two bus routes via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Transdev John Holland operates one bus route via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 200: Bondi Junction station to Gore Hill (peak hours only)[23]
Transit Systems operates one bus route via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 320: Green Square to Gore Hill[24]
St Leonards station is served by two NightRide routes:
- N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station[25]
- N91: Bondi Junction station to Macquarie Park station[26]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ St Leonards Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "St Leonards Station To Be Reveloped" Railway Digest August 1989 page 271
- ^ "St Leonards and Liverpool Station Openings" Railway Digest April 2000 page 10
- ^ "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ DRIVERS ROUTE KNOWLEDGE DIAGRAMS – NORTH SHORE LINE (PDF). Sydney Trains. 2019. p. 12.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Route 200 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
- ^ Route 320 timetable Transport for NSW
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
External links
Media related to St Leonards railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- St Leonards station details Transport for New South Wales
- St Leonards station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW
