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Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 as part of the [[Epping to Chatswood railway line]].<ref> | 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 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> | 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> | ||
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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]
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The platforms after the metro conversion
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
- ↑ "Epping to Chatswood rail link". CityRail. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090213230212/http://www.cityrail.info/ecrl/.
- ↑ "Macquarie University Station". NSWrail.net. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Macquarie+University.
- ↑ "Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit". Transport for NSW. 19 September 2014. http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/planning-starts-convert-epping-chatswood-rail-line-rapid-transit.
- ↑ "Sydney Metro is open". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526025044/https://transportnsw.info/news/2019/sydney-metro-open. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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.