Lindfield railway station

Coordinates: 33°46′30″S 151°10′08″E / 33.77513°S 151.16900°E / -33.77513; 151.16900
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Lindfield
Station in August 2018
General information
LocationPacific Highway, Lindfield
Coordinates33°46′30″S 151°10′08″E / 33.77513°S 151.16900°E / -33.77513; 151.16900
Elevation102 metres (335 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)North Shore
Distance14.60 kilometres from Central
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeLDD
History
Opened1 January 1890
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,859,440 (year)
  • 5,094 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Roseville
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
North Shore & Western Line Killara
towards Berowra
Roseville
via Strathfield
towards Hornsby
Northern Line Killara
towards Gordon

Lindfield railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Lindfield. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

History[edit]

Station concourse in October 2009

Lindfield station opened on 1 January 1890 when the North Shore line opened from Hornsby to St Leonards.[3] It was named after a house near the station, between Bent and Balfour Streets, was named "Lindield" after the native town of Mr. List, the owner. Mr. William Cowan, first President of the Shire, afterwards lived there.

By 1900, the line south of Lindfield had been duplicated with the platform converted to an island platform, this was extended north in 1909. By 1922, a new side platform had been opened on the eastern side, with the middle platform becoming a terminating road.[4]

The station was upgraded with a new concourse and lifts constructed in 2009.

Services[edit]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Penrith, Emu Plains & Richmond via Central [5]
services to Hornsby via Strathfield
2 terminating services to/from Penrith & Richmond
3 services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra
services to Gordon

Lindfield Station is served by three bus routes operated by CDC NSW and one NightRide route.[6]

Trackplan[edit]

Lindfield station layout

References[edit]

  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. ^ Lindfield Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Lindfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ Lindfield Station Transport for NSW

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