Berowra
Looking southbound to the station, with a Tangara on Platform 2 in October 2022
General information
LocationOld Pacific Highway, Berowra
Coordinates33°37′25″S 151°09′11″E / 33.623484°S 151.153035°E / -33.623484; 151.153035
Elevation206 m (676 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance44.66 km (27.75 mi) from Central
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5am–9pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 6am–9pm
Station codeBEW
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened7 April 1887 (1887-04-07)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20183,270 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Terminus North Shore & Western Line Mount Kuring-gai
via Gordon
towards City
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Cowan
towards Newcastle Interchange
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Limited services
 Mount Kuring-gai
towards Central
Asquith
towards Central
Central Coast & Newcastle Line Hornsby
towards Central
Woy Woy
towards Gosford
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Weekday peak via Gordon

Berowra railway station is located on the Main Northern Line, serving the Sydney suburb of Berowra. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line services and NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

History

Exterior view of the concourse, constructed in 2006

Berowra station opened on 7 April 1887 when the Main Northern line was extended from Hornsby to Hawkesbury River. In 1909, the line was duplicated and the present island platform built.[2][3]

On 23 October 1983, a passing loop was opened opposite the platform.[4] This allowed suburban services to terminate, and from January 1992, Berowra became the northern boundary of the Sydney suburban network replacing Cowan.[5]

On 28 August 2006, Platform 3 opened on the passing loop as part of the Rail Clearways Program, to allow suburban trains to terminate clear of the running lines. Trains now terminate on the middle Platform 2, allowing through trains to overtake any terminating trains standing in the station. The upgrade also included provision of lifts, a new over-rail bridge for general station access and additional wet weather protection.[6][7]

On 22 January 2007, Berowra station was almost engulfed as bushfires swept the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Efforts from firefighters saved the station and a train which had terminated there.[8]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Central via Strathfield
Morning peak services to Sydney Central via Gordon		 [9]
2 Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Penrith, Richmond & Emu Plains via Gordon terminating services[10]
3 Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle [9]
Northbound view from Platform 3

CDC NSW operates three bus routes via Berowra station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Trackplan

Berowra
Up Main
to Hornsby
Terminating Sydney Trains services
from Central use Platform 2.
Down Main
to Broadmeadow via Gosford

References

  1. ↑ Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Berowra Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ "Berowra Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  4. ↑ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest April 1984 page 126
  5. ↑ "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
  6. ↑ Rail Clearways Program – Completed Projects Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales
  7. ↑ Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  8. ↑ Cool change helps Sydney firefighters Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 22 January 2007
  9. 1 2 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ↑ "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 592". Transport for NSW.
  12. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 597". Transport for NSW.
  13. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 599". Transport for NSW.
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