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'''Thornleigh railway station''' is a station on Sydney's [[CityRail]] network servicing the suburb of [[Thornleigh, New South Wales|Thornleigh]] in Sydney's [[Upper North Shore (Sydney)|Upper North Shore]]. Opening in 1886<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=main_north| title=Main North Line | publisher=Nswrail.net}}</ref>, this station lies on the [[Northern railway line, Sydney|Northern Line]] leading from [[Berowra railway station|Berowra]] in the north through to North Sydney station via [[Strathfield]] and Central. This station has three platforms- two in the '[[Railways in Sydney#Terminology|Up]]' direction (platforms 1 and 2) and one in the '[[Railways in Sydney#Terminology|Down]]' direction (platform 3); however platform 1 is rarely used, as passenger trains rarely use the 'Up and Down Relief lines' which start at Thornleigh. The local control panel was closed on 12 November 2006, with control transferred to Strathfield Signal Box. Control of Thornleigh was again transferred to the new Homebush Signal Box in October 2008.<ref name="Signalling and Safeworking">{{cite web| work=Railway Digest February 2007 | title=Signalling and Safeworking | url=http://www.railwaydigest.com.au}}</ref>. |
'''Thornleigh railway station''' is a station on Sydney's [[CityRail]] network servicing the suburb of [[Thornleigh, New South Wales|Thornleigh]] in Sydney's [[Upper North Shore (Sydney)|Upper North Shore]]. Opening in 1886<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=main_north| title=Main North Line | publisher=Nswrail.net}}</ref>, this station lies on the [[Northern railway line, Sydney|Northern Line]] leading from [[Berowra railway station|Berowra]] in the north through to North Sydney station via [[Strathfield]] and Central. This station has three platforms- two in the '[[Railways in Sydney#Terminology|Up]]' direction (platforms 1 and 2) and one in the '[[Railways in Sydney#Terminology|Down]]' direction (platform 3); however platform 1 is rarely used, as passenger trains rarely use the 'Up and Down Relief lines' which start at Thornleigh. The local control panel was closed on 12 November 2006, with control transferred to Strathfield Signal Box. Control of Thornleigh was again transferred to the new Homebush Signal Box in October 2008.<ref name="Signalling and Safeworking">{{cite web| work=Railway Digest February 2007 | title=Signalling and Safeworking | url=http://www.railwaydigest.com.au}}</ref>. The overhead pedestrian access bridge was manufactured by the English firm Dorman Long and Co of Middlesbrough (the same company that manufactured steel for the Sydney Harbour Bridge). |
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Thornleigh railway station is a station on Sydney's CityRail network servicing the suburb of Thornleigh in Sydney's Upper North Shore. Opening in 1886[1], this station lies on the Northern Line leading from Berowra in the north through to North Sydney station via Strathfield and Central. This station has three platforms- two in the 'Up' direction (platforms 1 and 2) and one in the 'Down' direction (platform 3); however platform 1 is rarely used, as passenger trains rarely use the 'Up and Down Relief lines' which start at Thornleigh. The local control panel was closed on 12 November 2006, with control transferred to Strathfield Signal Box. Control of Thornleigh was again transferred to the new Homebush Signal Box in October 2008.[2]. The overhead pedestrian access bridge was manufactured by the English firm Dorman Long and Co of Middlesbrough (the same company that manufactured steel for the Sydney Harbour Bridge).
Platforms and services
The station is served by four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours. During off-peak hours two of these four train services towards Central terminate in Chatswood.
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Transport links
Shorelink runs two services via Thornleigh railway station:
- Route 587 - south to Pennant Hills, north to Westleigh
- SanLink - north to Hornsby station, eEast to Sydney Adventist Hospital
NightRide route N80 serves Thornleigh station.
Trackplan
Neighbouring stations
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References
- ^ "Main North Line". Nswrail.net.
- ^ "Signalling and Safeworking". Railway Digest February 2007.
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