East Hills railway station

Coordinates: 33°57′41″S 150°59′06″E / 33.961506°S 150.984979°E / -33.961506; 150.984979
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East Hills
View from Platform 3 in December 2023
General information
LocationPark Road, East Hills
Coordinates33°57′41″S 150°59′06″E / 33.961506°S 150.984979°E / -33.961506; 150.984979
Elevation14 metres (46 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)East Hills
Distance22.2 kilometres from Central
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeEHS
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened21 December 1931
RebuiltAugust 1987
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 400,900 (year)
  • 1,098 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Holsworthy
towards Macarthur
Airport & South Line Panania
towards City Circle

East Hills railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of East Hills. It is served by Sydney Trains T8 Airport & South line services.

History[edit]

East Hills station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove.[3] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Glenfield on 21 December 1987.[4]

A new station was built south-east of the original station as part of the extension opening in August 1987 with the original station closed and demolished.[5] Following the extension, East Hills became the main intermediate terminus and an interchange point between all stops and limited stops trains. In addition to the two through tracks (platforms 2 and 3), a side terminating track (platform 1) was provided. A new centre turnback at Revesby opened in 2009 as part of the Rail Clearways Program, which ended East Hills' role as the primary intermediate terminus.

The station was upgraded and received lifts in April 2022.

Platforms and services[edit]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 One weekday afternoon terminating service [6]
2 services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport
6 weekday morning peak services to Central & the City Circle via Sydenham
[6]
3 services to Macarthur
4 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown
[6]

An 8-car Tangara service may operate sometimes on Saturdays and Sundays. Usually, A & B set trains service the station, however, there may be the occasional M, T or K set train will operate.

Transport links[edit]

Transdev NSW operates three bus routes via East Hills station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

U-Go Mobility operates one bus route via East Hills station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

East Hills station is served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan[edit]

Track layout

References[edit]

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ East Hills Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "East Hills – Glenfield Line Opens" Railway Digest February 1988 page 50
  5. ^ "East Hills" Railway Digest November 1987 page 365
  6. ^ a b c "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "Transdev NSW route 922". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Transdev NSW route 924". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Transdev NSW route 925". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "Transdev NSW route 962". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "N40 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

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