Mount Colah railway station
Mount Colah | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northbound view of the Footbridge in August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pacific Highway, Mount Colah Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′19″S 151°06′52″E / 33.67199722°S 151.1145306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 37.68 km (23.41 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status |
Staffed: 6am-2pm
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MOC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (January 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Colah (1887-1906) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Colah railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Mount Colah. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line services and some early morning and late night intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.
History
[edit]Mount Colah station opened on 1 July 1887 as Colah. It was renamed Mount Colah on 6 May 1906.[3]
The station received a new concrete footbridge with three lifts, tactile indicators, a new station building and an accessible bathroom as part of an upgrade to replace the former footbridge at the northern end of the station, in August 2024.
Services
[edit]Platforms
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Penrith & Emu Plains via Gordon | [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 weekend late night services to Central via Strathfield | [5] | ||
| 2 | Services to Berowra | [4] | |
| 1 weekend early morning and weekend late night services to Wyong & Newcastle | [5] |
Transport links
[edit]CDC NSW operates three bus routes via Mount Colah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Pacific Hwy:
- 592: Hornsby station to Brooklyn and Mooney Mooney[6]
- 595: Hornsby station to Arthurs Circle[7]
- 597: Hornsby station to Berowra station and Berowra Heights[8]
Trackplan
[edit]Mount Colah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
[edit]-
Entrance on Pierre Close in November 2022 -
Entrance on Pacific Highway in November 2022 -
Northbound view in November 2022 -
The former footbridge on 1 August 2024, a few days before its demolition
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Mount Colah Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Mount Colah railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Mount Colah station details Transport for New South Wales
