Hills Showground railway station

Hills Showground railway station is an underground Sydney Metro station on Doran Drive, in the suburb of Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The station, located near the Castle Hill Showground, serves the Metro North West Line and was built as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. The station is planned to eventually serve trains to the Sydney central business district and Bankstown as part of the government's 20-year Sydney's Rail Future strategy.[3][4][5] The station opened 26 May 2019.

Hills Showground
Hills Showground station platform
Doran Drive entrance
General information
LocationDoran Drive, Castle Hill
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°43′41″S 150°59′12″E
Elevation25 m (82 ft) below ground level[1]
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byMetro Trains Sydney
Distance23km from Chatswood
Platforms2
Train operatorsMetro Trains Sydney
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Parking600 spaces
Bicycle facilities40 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened26 May 2019[2]
Previous namesHills Centre
Showground
Services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Norwest
towards Tallawong
 Metro North West Line Castle Hill
towards Chatswood

History
Escalators and concourse

The original plans for the North West Rail Link showed a station called Hills Centre, after the complex of civic buildings of the same name. This was to have been constructed on the site of the Castle Hill Showground. Following community consultation, it was determined that the station would be moved to the Hills Centre site – requiring its demolition – in order to retain the Showground. The station was renamed as a result.

Services
Platforms

Hills Showground has two platforms. It is served by Metro North West Line services.[5][6] Hills Showground station is served by a number of bus routes operated by Busways and CDC NSW.[7]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Chatswood
2 Services to Tallawong
External image
image icon Hills Showground Bus Guide by Transport for NSW

References
  1. Sydney Metro. "Interactive Map". Sydney Metro. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. New Chief Executive appointed to Sydney Metro Transport for NSW 27 September 2018
  3. Transport for New South Wales (June 2012). Sydney's rail future: modernising Sydney's trains (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014.
  4. Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project Overview Archived 17 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Metro June 2015
  5. Hills Showground Station Sydney Metro
  6. "M: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. Hills Showground Station Transport for NSW
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