Mount Druitt
Eastbound view in September 2017
General information
LocationNorth Parade, Mount Druitt
Coordinates33°46′11″S 150°49′11″E / 33.76961389°S 150.8197972°E / -33.76961389; 150.8197972
Elevation54 metres (177 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western
Distance43.29 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeMTT
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened19 August 1881
Rebuilt8 December 1974
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20137,160 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank33
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
St Marys
towards Emu Plains
 North Shore & Western Line Rooty Hill
towards Berowra

Mount Druitt railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.

History

The original Mount Druitt station opened on 19 August 1881. On 8 December 1974, a new station opened 500 metres to the east built, partly funded by the developer of the Westfield Shopping Centre.[2][3]

In December 2003, an upgrade to the station including lifts was complete. [4]

On 7 April 2016, a brawl broke out between two large groups of people at Mount Druitt train station. Police say over 100 people were involved, 17 of whom were charged.[5]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood [6]
2 services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood Mainly used during peak hours[6]
3 services to Penrith & Emu Plains Mainly used during peak hours[6]
4 services to Penrith & Emu Plains [6]
Interchange bus bay
Footbridge connecting station and interchange over road
Mount Druitt Station Bus Interchange

Stand 1: Busways

  • 756: to Blacktown via Powers Road and Doonside[7]
  • 757: to Marsden Park and Riverstone (peak hours only, connection at Plumpton via 756 required at all other times)[8]

Stand 2: Busways

  • 755: to Shalvey, extends to Plumpton during off-peak hours and on Saturdays[9]
  • 758: to St Marys via Shalvey and North St Marys[10]

Stand 3: Busways

  • 754: to Blacktown via Hassall Grove[11]

Stand 4: Busways

  • 750: to Blacktown via Carlisle Avenue and Richmond Road[12]
  • 761: to Bidwill via Carlisle Avenue[13]

Stand 5: Busways

  • 723: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek[14]
  • 728: to Blacktown via Rooty Hill and Bungarribee
  • 729: to Blacktown via Minchinbury and Eastern Creek[15]
  • 738: to Eastern Creek Industrial Park and Horsley Park[16]
  • 739V: to Mount Druitt Village loop[17]

Stand 6: Busways

  • 780: to Penrith via Whalan, Tregear, Ropes Crossing, Werrington County and Cambridge Park[18]

Stand 7: Busways

  • 674: to Windsor via Whalan, Tregear, Shanes Park, Berkshire Park and South Windsor[19]
  • 759: to St Marys via Emerton, Lethbridge Park, Tregear, Willmot, Ropes Crossing and North St Marys[20]

Stand 8: Busways

  • 770: to Penrith via Colyton, St Marys, Claremont Meadows and Kingswood[21]
  • 771: to St Marys via Colyton.[22]
  • 774: to Penrith via Oxley Park, St Marys, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[23]
  • 775: to Penrith via St Marys, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[9]
  • 776: to Penrith via St Clair, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[24]

Mount Druitt station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Mount Druitt Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Mount Druitt Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ "MOUNT DRUITT BUS/RAIL INTERCHANGE Project in Mount Druitt, NSW - Cordell Connect".
  5. ↑ Levy, Megan (28 May 2016). "Two more charged after 100 people involved in riot at Mount Druitt train station". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ↑ "Busways route 756". Transport for NSW.
  8. ↑ "Busways route 757". Transport for NSW.
  9. 1 2 "Busways route 755". Transport for NSW.
  10. ↑ "Busways route 758". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ "Busways route 754". Transport for NSW.
  12. ↑ "Busways route 750". Transport for NSW.
  13. ↑ "Busways route 761". Transport for NSW.
  14. ↑ "Busways route 723". Transport for NSW.
  15. ↑ "Busways route 729". Transport for NSW.
  16. ↑ "Busways route 738". Transport for NSW.
  17. ↑ "Busways route 739V". Transport for NSW.
  18. ↑ "Busways route 780". Transport for NSW.
  19. ↑ "Busways route 674". Transport for NSW.
  20. ↑ "Busways route 759". Transport for NSW.
  21. ↑ "Busways route 770". Transport for NSW.
  22. ↑ "Busways route 771". Transport for NSW.
  23. ↑ "Busways route 774". Transport for NSW.
  24. ↑ "Busways route 776". Transport for NSW.
  25. ↑ "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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