Turramurra railway station

Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

33°43′57″S 151°07′42″E / 33.73242°S 151.12846°E / -33.73242; 151.12846Elevation177 metres (581 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated bySydney TrainsLine(s)North ShoreDistance20.82 kilometres from CentralPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYesOther informationStatusIn OperationStation codeTMUHistoryOpened1 January 1890ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesEastern Road (1890-1890)Passengers2023[2]
  • 1,774,800 (year)
  • 4,862 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Pymble
towards City
North Shore & Western Line Warrawee
towards Berowra

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

History

Turramurra station opened on 1 January 1890 as Eastern Road when the North Shore line opened from Hornsby to St Leonards. It was renamed Turramurra on 30 August 1890.[3] The present island platform and station building were completed in 1900.[4]

The district was originally known as Big Island, Vanceville and Claraville (after names of estates or grants), and further north as Tulip Scrub from the large number of tulips or waratahs there. Turramurra means "high hill" or "big hill." More than 100 years ago remnants of a tribe of aboriginal people periodically travelled from the Lane Cove River to Cowan Creek and always broke their journey at what came to be called Wright's Hill, near Pymble Reservoir, or just north of it.

The traditional owners called this place Turramurra or Turraburra (not to be confused with Turramburra, the native name for the Lane Cove River). As no railway station was made there, it was applied to the station in the vicinity.

In 1977, a precast concrete footbridge was installed. This was replaced in 2008 by a new footbridge and lift.[4][5]

Entrance from William Street, November 2022

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
T1
services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains [6]
2
T1
services to Hornsby & Berowra [6]
Trackplan
Legend
↑N to Warrawee
DNS
UNS
2
1
Pacific Highway
↓S to Pymble

Transport links

CDC NSW operates six bus routes via Turramurra station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Stand A:

Stand B:

Stand C:

Stand D:

Turramurra station is served by one NightRide route:

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. ^ Turramurra Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ a b Turramurra Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ Turramurra Station Easy Access Upgrade CityRail 2 May 2008
  6. ^ a b "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  11. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  14. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

External links

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