Berowra railway station

Berowra railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Berowra. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line services and NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

Berowra
Northbound view from Platform 3 in November 2011
Location	Old Pacific Highway, Berowra
Coordinates	33°37′25″S 151°09′11″E
Elevation	206m
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	44.66 kilometres from Central
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	BEW
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	7 April 1887
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	3,270 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Terminus North Shore & Western Line Mount Kuring-gai via Gordon toward City Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Cowan toward Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Mount Kuring-gai limited services toward Central

History

Berowra station opened on 7 April 1887 when the Main Northern line was extended from Hornsby to Hawkesbury River. In 1909, the line was duplicated and the present island platform built.[2][3]

On 23 October 1983, a passing loop was opened opposite the platform.[4] This allowed suburban services to terminate, and from January 1992, Berowra became the northern boundary of the Sydney suburban network replacing Cowan.[5]

On 28 August 2006, Platform 3 opened on the passing loop as part of the Rail Clearways Program, to allow suburban trains to terminate clear of the running lines. Trains now terminate on the middle Platform 2, allowing through trains to overtake any terminating trains standing in the station. The upgrade also included provision of lifts, a new over-rail bridge for general station access and additional wet weather protection.[6][7]

On 22 January 2007, Berowra station was almost engulfed as bushfires swept the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Efforts from firefighters saved the station and a train which had terminated there.[8]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	CCN	Services to Sydney Central via Strathfield Morning peak services to Sydney Central via Gordon	[9]
2	T1	Services to Epping, Richmond & Emu Plains via Gordon	terminating services[10]
	CCN	Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle	[9]
3	CCN	Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle	[9]

Transport links

Transdev NSW operate three routes via Berowra station:

• 592: Hornsby station to Mooney Mooney[11]
• 597: to Hornsby station, or the Mt Ku-ring-gai industrial estate (Beaumont road) [12]
• 599: to Berowra Heights[13]

Trackplan

Track layout at Berowra, terminating Sydney Trains services from Central use Platform 2

References

1. Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. Berowra Station NSWrail.net
3. "Berowra Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage.
4. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest April 1984 page 126
5. "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
6. Rail Clearways Program - Completed Projects Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales
7. Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
8. Cool change helps Sydney firefighters Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 22 January 2007
9. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
10. "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
11. "Transdev NSW route 592". Transport for NSW.
12. "Transdev NSW route 597". Transport for NSW.
13. "Transdev NSW route 599". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Berowra railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Berowra station details Transport for New South Wales