East Hills railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox station

| name = East Hills

| type =

| style = Sydney Trains

| image = East Hills Railway Station Dec2023.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Southbound view from Platform 3, December 2023

| address = Park Road, East Hills

| country =

| coordinates = {{coord|-33.961506|150.984979|region:AU-NSW_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|14|m}}

| distance = {{convert|22.2|km}} from Central

| line = East Hills

| other = Bus

| structure = Elevated

| platform = 3 (1 island, 1 side)

| depth =

| levels =

| tracks = 3

| parking =

| bicycle =

| opened = 21 December 1931

| closed =

| rebuilt = August 1987

| electrified = Yes

| accessible = Yes

| code = EHS

| owned = Transport Asset Holding Entity

| operator = Sydney Trains

| status = Staffed

| former =

| passengers =

  • 400,900 (year)
  • 1,098 (daily)This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.

| pass_year = 2023{{cite web |title=Train Station Monthly Usage |url=https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/dataset/train-station-entries-and-exits-data |website=Open Data |access-date=26 January 2024}}

| pass_rank =

| pass_system = Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink

| mpassengers =

| services =

{{Adjacent stations

|system1=Sydney Trains

|line3=T8|left3=Holsworthy|right3=Panania

}}

| web = [https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101419#/ Transport for NSW]

| route_map =

| map_state =

}}

East Hills railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of East Hills. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.

History

East Hills station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove.[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:East+Hills East Hills Station] NSWrail.net It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Glenfield on 21 December 1987."East Hills – Glenfield Line Opens" Railway Digest February 1988 page 50

A new station was built south-east of the original station as part of the extension opening in August 1987 with the original station closed and demolished."East Hills" Railway Digest November 1987 page 365 Following the extension, East Hills became the main intermediate terminus and an interchange point between all stops and limited stops trains. In addition to the two through tracks (platforms 2 and 3), a side terminating track (platform 1) was provided. A new centre turnback at Revesby opened in 2009 as part of the Rail Clearways Program, which ended East Hills' role as the primary intermediate terminus.

The station was upgraded and received lifts in April 2022.

Platforms and services

{{Sydney Trains platform box

|p1linename = T8

|p1stop = One weekday afternoon terminating service

|p1notes =

|p2linename = T8

|p2stop = services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport
6 weekday morning peak services to Central & the City Circle via Sydenham

|p2notes = {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|Airport}}

|p3linename = T8

|p3stop = services to Macarthur
4 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown

|p3notes = }}

Trackplan

File:East Hills trackplan.png

{{Gallery

|width=160 | height=170

|align=center

|File:East_Hills_railway_station_main_entrance_and_Bus_stop.jpg

|Main entrance and bus stop

|File:East_Hills_railway_station_Broe_Ave_Entrance.jpg

|Broe Avenue entrance

|File:East_Hills_railway_station_concourse.jpg

|Concourse

|File:East_Hills_railway_station_platforms.jpg

|Platforms

}}

References

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