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Emu Plains railway station

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Elevation
  
28m

Operated by
  
Sydney Trains

Opened
  
18 August 1868

Rebuilt
  
1884

Owned by
  
RailCorp

Line(s)
  
Main Western

Owner
  
RailCorp

Tracks
  
2

Emu Plains railway station

Location
  
Station Street, Emu Plains Australia

Distance
  
57.44 kilometres from Central

Address
  
Emu Plains NSW 2750, Australia

Similar
  
Penrith railway station - S, Lapstone railway station, Kingswood railway station - S, Richmond railway station - S, Clarendon railway station

Emu Plains railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Emu Plains. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains line services.

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History

Emu Plains station opened on 18 August 1868. It was relocated to its current site in 1884. In 1907, a second platform was added when the Main Western line was duplicated.

Emu Plains is the western extremity of the Sydney Trains network with points at the eastern end of the station allowing services to terminate at either platform.

Blue Mountains Transit operates four routes via Emu Plains station, although route 691 does not stop outside the station:-

  • 688: Emu Heights to Penrith station
  • 689: Leonay to Penrith station
  • 1688: Penrith to Leonay and Emu Heights - Evening and weekend loop service
  • 691: Mount Riverview to Penrith station - passengers must join/alight at the Great Western Highway

    • References

    Emu Plains railway station Wikipedia
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