Doonside railway station
Doonside | |||||||||||
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Westbound view of platforms in November 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Doonside Crescent, Doonside Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′49″S 150°52′09″E / 33.76372770779617°S 150.86918815767132°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 38.59 km (23.98 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 7pm
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| Station code | DOD | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 September 1880 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from October 1955) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Wolkara (1921) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2025[2] |
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| Rank | 104[3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Doonside railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Doonside. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History
Doonside station opened on 27 September 1880.
It was renamed Wolkara on 1 February 1921, before resuming its original name 12 days later. The station was rebuilt in the 1950s when the Main Western line was electrified.[4]
On the 2nd of December 2023, an upgrade to the station was complete which included the addition of lifts, upgraded canopies and the relocation of the stairs on Platforms 3 and 4 to the eastern end of the platforms, in order to match Platforms 1 and 2.[5]
Services
Platforms
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | [6] | |
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| 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] |
Transport links
Busways operates two bus routes via Doonside station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 726: to Blacktown station[7]
- 753: to Blacktown station via Quakers Hill[8]
Doonside station is served by one NightRide route:
- N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station.[9]
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ This ranking includes all Sydney Trains, Sydney Metro, and Intercity stations. Stations with less than 50 passengers a month are not ranked.
- ^ Doonside Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Doonside Station Upgrade". 20 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
- Media related to Doonside railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Doonside station details Transport for New South Wales