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'''Macquarie University station''' is a future metro station serving the [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Macquarie Park, New South Wales|Macquarie Park]] including the nearby Macquarie University and the Macquarie shopping centre. It will be served by [[Sydney Metro]]'s North West line.
'''Macquarie University station''' is a metro station serving the [[Sydney]] suburb of [[wikipedia:Macquarie Park, New South Wales|Macquarie Park]] including the nearby [[wikipedia:Macquarie University|Macquarie University]] and the [[wikipedia:Macquarie Centre|Macquarie shopping centre]]. Formerly part of the main New South Wales railway network, it is now served by the [[Metro North West Line|North West Line]] of the [[Sydney Metro]] network.


==History==
==History==
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===As a railway station===
Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 as part of the [[Epping to Chatswood railway line]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Epping to Chatswood rail link |url=http://www.cityrail.info/ecrl/ |publisher=CityRail |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213230212/http://www.cityrail.info/ecrl/ |archivedate=13 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Macquarie University Station |url=http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Macquarie+University |work=NSWrail.net |date= |archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref>
Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 as part of the [[Epping to Chatswood railway line]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090213230212/http://www.cityrail.info/ecrl/ CityRail - Epping to Chatswood rail link] CityRail</ref><ref>[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Macquarie+University Macquarie University Station] NSWrail.net</ref>


===Conversion to metro===
Macquarie University station closed in September 2018 for conversion to a metro station as part of the [[Sydney Metro Northwest]] project. This included the installation of platform screen doors to separate the platform from the tracks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit |url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/planning-starts-convert-epping-chatswood-rail-line-rapid-transit |publisher=Transport for NSW |date=19 September 2014 |archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref> It reopened on 26 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sydney Metro is open |url=https://transportnsw.info/news/2019/sydney-metro-open |website=transportnsw.info |publisher=Transport for NSW |accessdate=26 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526025044/https://transportnsw.info/news/2019/sydney-metro-open |archivedate=26 May 2019}}</ref>
Macquarie University station closed in September 2018 for conversion to a metro station as part of the [[Sydney Metro Northwest]] project. This included the installation of platform screen doors to separate the platform from the tracks.<ref>[http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/planning-starts-convert-epping-chatswood-rail-line-rapid-transit Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit] Transport for NSW 19 September 2014</ref>
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File:Macquarie University station 20190527.jpg|The platforms after the metro conversion
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==Platforms & services==
==Platforms & services==
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 6 July 2019

Macquarie University station is a metro station serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park including the nearby Macquarie University and the Macquarie shopping centre. Formerly part of the main New South Wales railway network, it is now served by the North West Line of the Sydney Metro network.

History

Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 as part of the Epping to Chatswood railway line.[1][2]

Macquarie University station closed in September 2018 for conversion to a metro station as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. This included the installation of platform screen doors to separate the platform from the tracks.[3] It reopened on 26 May 2019.[4]

Platforms & services

Platform
type
Platform
number
Line Details Next station
(Up direction)
Next station
(Down direction)
Island 1 Services to Chatswood Macquarie Park N/A
2 Services to Tallawong N/A Epping

References


Attribution

This article incorporates text from the following revision of the English Wikipedia article "Macquarie University railway station": https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Macquarie_University_railway_station&oldid=884981193.