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Killara railway station

Coordinates: 33°45′56″S 151°09′42″E / 33.76552°S 151.16167°E / -33.76552; 151.16167 (Killara railway station)
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Killara
Northbound view of station platform, building and stairs, November 2023
General information
LocationCulworth Avenue, Killara
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°45′56″S 151°09′42″E / 33.76552°S 151.16167°E / -33.76552; 151.16167 (Killara railway station)
Elevation116 metres (381 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)North Shore
Distance15.89 km (9.87 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codeKLA
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened10 July 1899 (125 years ago) (1899-07-10)
Rebuilt1906
ElectrifiedYes; 1927
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 893,720 (year)
  • 2,449 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Lindfield
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
North Shore & Western Line Gordon
towards Berowra
Lindfield
via Strathfield
towards Hornsby
Northern Line Gordon
Terminus

Killara railway station is a suburban railway station and garden located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Killara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services. Killara railway station has heritage significance at a local level and is set among expansive gardens, rare in the Sydney metropolitan railway network.[3]

History

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Killara station opened on 10 July 1899.[4] The name Killara was chosen by J. G Edwards and means “permanent, always here.” The present island platform and station building were completed in 1906 in anticipation of the line being doubled. This occurred in 1909.[5]

An upgrade to the station, including three lifts and tactile indicators was complete in November 2023.[6]

Services

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Platforms

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Penrith, Richmond & Emu Plains [7]
services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield[7]
2 services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra [7]
services to Gordon
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Killara station is served indirectly by one NightRide route that stops on the Pacific Highway:

Pacific Hwy:

Trackplan

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Killara
↑N to Gordon
↑to buses
Platform
2↑
Platform
1↓
Station
Concourse
plt
2 1
↓S to Lindfield

References

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  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. ^ "State Heritage Inventory". 22 October 2019.
  4. ^ Killara Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ Killara Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  6. ^ [1] Killara Station Upgrade
  7. ^ a b c "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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