Normanhurst railway station, Sydney

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Normanhurst
Northern Line
Station code	NMH
Suburb	Normanhurst
Street(s)	Denman Pde
Distance from Central Station	31.72 km
Altitude (above sea level)	159 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	2 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Normanhurst railway station is a CityRail railway station on Sydney's Northern Line. It serves the suburb of Normanhurst, a residential area. The station has two side platforms.

Contents 1 History 2 Platforms/Service 3 Accessibility 4 Transport Links 5 Neighbouring stations 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

Opened as Hornsby Junction on 21 November 1895. The station (and surrounding suburb) was renamed Normanhurst on 1 May 1898 to avoid confusion with the neighbouring station then known as Hornsby Junction (now simply Hornsby station)^[1].

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1

• Northern Line - southbound all stations and limited stops services via Epping and Strathfield to Sydney, services then proceed via Town Hall and Wynyard to North Sydney, then Lindfield, Gordon, or Hornsby via the North Shore Line.

Platform 2

• Northern Line - services to Hornsby.

[edit] Accessibility

The station has street access to both platforms, but the nearest road over-bridge has steep gradients for wheelchairs. Both platforms have covered waiting rooms.

[edit] Transport Links

Shorelink runs two routes via Normanhurst railway station which are:

• Route 587 - North to Hornsby station, south to Westleigh
• Route 588 - North to Hornsby station, west to Normanhurst West

NightRide route N80 serves Normanhurst station.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Thornleigh	Northern Line	Hornsby

[edit] References

1. ^ OZpedia.

[edit] External links

• Normanhurst railway station, Sydney is at coordinates 33°43′15″S 151°05′50″E / -33.720904, 151.097149 (Normanhurst railway station, Sydney)Coordinates: 33°43′15″S 151°05′50″E / -33.720904, 151.097149 (Normanhurst railway station, Sydney)

CityRail Stations

Northern Line North Sydney | Milson's Point | Wynyard | Town Hall | Central | Redfern | Burwood | Strathfield | North Strathfield | Concord West | Rhodes | Meadowbank | West Ryde | Denistone | Eastwood | Epping | Cheltenham | Beecroft | Pennant Hills | Thornleigh | Normanhurst | Hornsby (stations in italics are under planning or under construction) CityRail Lines ■ 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