Rooty Hill railway station

Rooty Hill railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.

Rooty Hill
Rooty Hill in November 2019
Location	North Parade, Rooty Hill, NSW Australia
Coordinates	33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	40.91 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4 roads
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Platform levels	1
Parking	375 spaces
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	RYH
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	23 December 1861
Rebuilt	1940s
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	2,760 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	92
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Mount Druitt toward Emu Plains North Shore & Western Line Doonside toward Berowra

Rooty Hill railway station was the last Sydney Trains railway station with the old blue and white cityrail signage.

History

Rooty Hill station opened on 23 December 1861 as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Blacktown.[2] On 1 May 1862, the line was extended to St Marys. The station was rebuilt in the 1940s.[3]

The original Rooty Hill station

Upgrades

From late December 2019 to early January 2020, Rooty Hill saw the completion of an upgrade to the station, including a brand new Footbridge with 4 lifts.

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood	[4]
2	T1	services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood	Mainly used during peak hours[4]
3	T1	services to Emu Plains	Mainly used during peak hours[4]
4	T1	services to Emu Plains	[4]

Transport links

Busways operates three routes via Rooty Hill station:

• 738: to Eastern Creek[5]
• 756: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown station[6]
• 757: Mount Druitt station to Riverstone station[7]

References

1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
2. Rooty Hill Station NSWrail.net
3. Rooty Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
4. "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
5. "Busways route 738". Transport for NSW.
6. "Busways route 756". Transport for NSW.
7. "Busways route 757". Transport for NSW.

External links

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