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 | |||||||||||||
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![]() Northbound view from Platform 1 | |||||||||||||
Location | Old Pacific Highway, Cowan Australia | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E | ||||||||||||
Elevation | 191 metres | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||||
Distance | 48.81 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | CWN | ||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||
Passengers (2013) | 100 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||
Rank | 247 | ||||||||||||
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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] | |
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2 | Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle | [5] |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates one bus route via Cowan station:
- 592: Hornsby station to Mooney Mooney[6]
Trackplan
![](../I/m/Cowan_trackplan.png)
Gallery
- Cowan railway station building
- Cowan railway station entrance
- Cowan railway station north end
- Cowan railway station bush walking stairs
- Cowan railway station platform 1
- Cowan railway station platform 1 building
- Cowan railway station platform 2 looking north
- Cowan railway station platform 2
- Cowan railway station platform 2 north
- Cowan railway station from level crossing
- Cowan railway station level crossing
- Cowan railway station ramp to platform 1
- Cowan railway station ramp to platform 2
- Cowan railway station platform 2 from crossing
- Cowan train station - panoramio
References
- Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- Cowan Station NSWrail.net
- "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
- "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1999 page 38
- "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- "Transdev NSW route 592". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Cowan railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Cowan station details Transport for New South Wales