Killara railway station, Sydney

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Killara
North Shore Line
Station code	KLA
Suburb	Killara
Street(s)	Culworth Ave
Distance from Central Station	15.89 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Killara railway station is located on the CityRail North Shore line, Sydney in the suburb of Killara.

1 Platforms/Service
2 History
3 Accessibility
4 Transport Links
5 Trackplan
6 Neighbouring stations

[edit] Platforms/Service

It is served by four trains per hour most of the time, with additional trains at peak hours.

Platform 1:

North Shore Line - all stations services to Central.

Platform 2

North Shore Line - all stations services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra.

[edit] History

The station opened 9 years after the line opened, with a single platform designed for conversion to an island platform once duplication arrived.

[edit] Accessibility

As the station is connected to the adjacent streets on either side via stairs, Easy Access is not available for wheelchairs.

[edit] Transport Links

Shorelink runs one route via Killara station:

Route 556 - East Killara

NightRide route N90 serves Killara station.

[edit] Trackplan

Track layout at Killara. 'Up Shore' is the technical name of the track that carries trains towards Sydney, and 'Down Shore' the track that carries trains away from Sydney.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Lindfield	North Shore Line	Gordon

CityRail Stations

CityRail Lines
North Shore Line	Central \| Town Hall \| Wynyard \| Milsons Point \| North Sydney \| Waverton \| Wollstonecraft \| St Leonards \| Artarmon \| Chatswood \| Roseville \| Lindfield \| Killara \| Gordon \| Pymble \| Turramurra \| Warrawee \| Wahroonga \| Waitara \| Hornsby \| Asquith \| Mount Colah \| Mount Kuring-gai \| Berowra \| Cowan \| Hawkesbury River \| Woy Woy \| Point Clare \| Gosford \| Narara \| Niagara Park \| Lisarow \| Ourimbah \| Tuggerah \| Wyong
(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)
■ Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra \| ■ Bankstown \| ■ Inner West \| ■ Airport & East Hills \| ■ South \| ■ Cumberland \| ■ Western \| ■ North Shore \| ■ Carlingford \| ■ Olympic Park \| ■ Northern \| ■ South Coast \| ■ Southern Highlands \| ■ Blue Mountains \| ■ Newcastle & Central Coast \| ■ Hunter
Under construction or planning: CBD Rail Link \| Epping to Chatswood Line \| North West Metro \| South West Rail Link