Cowan railway station

Cowan railway station is a railway station located on the Main Northern line on the northern fringes of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the suburb of Cowan, and the station was opened in 1890.[2]

Cowan
Northbound view from Platform 1
General information
LocationOld Pacific Highway, Cowan
Australia
Coordinates33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E
Elevation191 m (627 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance48.81 km (30.33 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeCWN
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1890 (1890)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013100 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank247
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Hawkesbury River
towards Newcastle Interchange
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line Berowra
towards Central

Cowan was a terminating point for CityRail suburban services until January 1992 when all services were curtailed at Berowra.[3] A southbound passing loop is located immediately south of the station. In February 1999, it was extended south 1.1 kilometres (1 mi) to allow 1.5-kilometre (1 mi) freight trains to stable.[4] North of the station the 8.6-kilometre (5 mi) Cowan Bank commences its descent to Hawkesbury River station and thereafter, crossing the Hawkesbury River.

Platforms and services

Cowan has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[5]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Sydney Central [5]
2 Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle [5]
  • Entrance from Carpark on Pacific Highway
    Entrance from Carpark on Pacific Highway
  • Southbound view from Platform 1
    Southbound view from Platform 1
  • Station building on Platform 2
    Station building on Platform 2
  • Entrance from Great North Walk
    Entrance from Great North Walk

CDC NSW operates one bus route via Cowan station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Trackplan
Track layout at Cowan

See also

References
  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. Cowan Station NSWrail.net
  3. "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
  4. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1999 page 38
  5. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. "Transdev NSW route 592". Transport for NSW.
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