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Telopea light rail station

Coordinates: 33°47′37″S 151°02′30″E / 33.793661°S 151.041636°E / -33.793661; 151.041636 (Telopea light rail station)
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Telopea
View of a station sign on the platform, December 2024
General information
LocationAdderton Road, Telopea
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°47′37″S 151°02′30″E / 33.793661°S 151.041636°E / -33.793661; 151.041636 (Telopea light rail station)
Elevation64 metres (210 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byTransdev Australasia
Line(s)Parramatta Light Rail
Distance26.34 kilometres (16.37 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteTelopea Light Rail
History
Opened13 June 1925 (99 years ago) (1925-06-13)
(as train)
20 December 2024 (49 days ago) (2024-12-20)
(as light rail)
Closed5 January 2020 (5 years ago) (2020-01-05)
(as train)
Rebuilt2020–2024
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank210
Services
Preceding station Light Rail Following station
Dundas
towards Westmead
Westmead & Carlingford Line Carlingford
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Carlingford
Terminus
Carlingford Line (1885–2020) Dundas
towards Clyde

Telopea light rail station is a light rail station and former suburban railway station located on the Parramatta Light Rail, serving the Sydney suburb of Telopea. It is served by Sydney Light Rail L4 Westmead & Carlingford line services.

History

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Northeastbound view of the original station in December 2019

Telopea was an infill station, opening on 13 June 1925.[2] As a suburban railway station, it was located on the Carlingford line, and served by Sydney Trains T6 Carlingford line services. The Carlingford railway line closed on 5 January 2020, and the station was demolished in May of that year.[3][better source needed]

The Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line was converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail.[4][5] The converted light rail station opened on 20 December 2024, as part of Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail.

Services

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Platforms

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The station is served by light rail as follows:

Line Stopping pattern Notes
services to Westmead & Carlingford [6]

At the time the station closed to suburban services, it was served as follows:

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Carlingford
services to Clyde
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Busways operates one bus route via Telopea station:

References

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  1. ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ Telopea Station NSWrail.net
  3. ^ "T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail". Railpage. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail –Temporary Transport Plan Archived 10 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  5. ^ "Parramatta Light Rail – How the preferred network was chosen". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Westmead & Carlingford Line". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. ^ "T6: Carlingford line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Busways route 545". Transport for NSW.
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