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Riverwood railway station

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Owned by
  
RailCorp

Line(s)
  
East Hills

Opened
  
21 December 1931

Connection
  
Bus

Tracks
  
4

Operated by
  
Sydney Trains

Connections
  
Bus

Owner
  
RailCorp

Platforms in use
  
2 (1 island)

Riverwood railway station

Location
  
William Road, Riverwood

Distance
  
17.50 kilometres from Central

Address
  
Riverwood NSW 2210, Australia

Similar
  
Narwee railway station, Beverly Hills railway st, Padstow railway station - S, Revesby railway station, Bexley North railway st

Cityrail waratah a set train a29 testing at riverwood railway station


Riverwood railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Riverwood. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport line services.

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History

Riverwood station opened on 21 December 1931 as Herne Bay when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills. The line was duplicated from Kingsgrove in 1948. It was renamed Riverwood on 10 March 1958.

On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood to Padstow with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.

In 2013, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair.

Punchbowl Bus Company operates four routes via Riverwood station:

  • 940: Hurstville station to Bankstown station
  • 942: Lugarno to Campsie station
  • 944: Hurstville station to Bankstown station
  • 945: Hurstville station to Bankstown station
  • Riverwood station is served by one NightRide route:

  • N20: to Rockdale station
  • References

    Riverwood railway station Wikipedia