Cowan railway station is a heritage-listed 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.[3]
Cowan | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 1, November 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Old Pacific Highway, Cowan Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 48.81 km (30.33 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | CWN | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Cowan was a terminating point for CityRail suburban services until January 1992 when all services were curtailed at Berowra.[4] 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.[5] 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
editCowan has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[6]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Central | [6] | |
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| 2 | Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle | [6] |
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Entrance from Carpark on Pacific Highway -
Southbound view from Platform 1 -
Station building on Platform 2 -
Entrance from Great North Walk
Transport links
editCDC NSW operates one bus route via Cowan station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 592: Hornsby station to Mooney Mooney[7]
Trackplan
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See also
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References
edit- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Cowan Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
- ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1999 page 38
- ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links
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Media related to Cowan railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Cowan station details Transport for New South Wales
