Blacktown railway station

Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Intercity Blue Mountains Line and regional Central West XPT services.

Blacktown
Exterior view of the main concourse, April 2022
General information
Location	Main Street, Blacktown Australia
Coordinates	33°46′06″S 150°54′26″E
Elevation	64 metres (210 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western Richmond
Distance	34.87 kilometres (21.67 mi) from Central
Platforms	7 (3 island, 1 side)
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	300 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 24/7 Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 24/7
Station code	BAK
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	4 July 1860
Rebuilt	14 October 1995
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Blacktown Road (1860–1862)
Passengers
2023[1]	8,716,720 (year) 23,881 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Marayong towards Richmond North Shore & Western Line Seven Hills towards Berowra Doonside towards Emu Plains Marayong towards Richmond Cumberland Line Seven Hills towards Leppington Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Penrith towards Lithgow Blue Mountains Line Parramatta towards Central Penrith towards Dubbo NSW TrainLink Western Line Dubbo XPT Parramatta towards Sydney
Location

History

The station in 1955

The station in 1955 at the opening of the electric train service

Bus interchange

Platform 6

Ticket Barriers on Richmond branch concourse

Pedestrian footbridge linking Richmond branch and Main concourse areas

Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line.^[3]

Captain Martindale, the colony's chief engineer, was not happy with work done by contractor John Gibbons and refused to issue a certificate for work done. Not happy with the decision Gibbons told his men to remove three portions of the track near Parramatta. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Blacktown Road station. The station was renamed Blacktown on 1 August 1862.^[3][4]

The station received a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms. It was opened on 14 October 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond lines.^[5] A pedestrian footbridge connecting the Richmond Line concourse with the main concourse area was also completed in 2018 therefore allowing passengers to be able to switch trains without having to exit the station.

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central	[6]
	T5	services to Leppington or Liverpool	[7] T5 Liverpool services operate weekends only
	CCN	terminating services to & from Gosford and Wyong	Only 3 afternoon peak services depart from here
2	T1	services to Schofields & Richmond	[6]
	T5	services to Schofields & Richmond	T5 Richmond services operate weeknights only[7]
3	T1	terminating services to & from Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon or Lindfield via Central	terminating platform[6]
	T5	terminating services to & from Leppington	terminating platform[7]
	CCN	terminating services to & from Gosford and Wyong	Only 3 afternoon peak services depart from here
4	T1	services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central	[6]
5	T1	services to Berowra, Hornsby or Gordon via Central	mainly used during weekday peak hours[6]
	BMT	services to Central	[8]
	Western Region	services to Central	Set down only[9]
6	T1	services to Penrith & Emu Plains	mainly used during weekday peak hours[6]
	BMT	services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow	[8]
	Western Region	services to Dubbo	Pick up only[9]
7	T1	services to Penrith & Emu Plains	[6]

Transport links

Blacktown Station Bus Interchange

Stand A: Busways

• 752: to Rouse Hill station via Quakers Hill and The Ponds^[10]

Stand B: Busways

• 753 to Doonside^[11]
• 756: to Mount Druitt via Woodcroft and Plumpton^[12]

Stand C: Busways

• 750: to Mount Druitt via Richmond Road and Bidwill^[13]
• 751: to Melonba via Schofields and Marsden Park^[14]
• 754: to Mount Druitt via Glendenning and Hassall Grove^[15]

Stand D: NightRide

• N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station^[16]
• N71: Richmond station to Town Hall station^[17]

Stand E: Busways

• 728: to Mount Druitt via Bungarribee and Rooty Hill^[18]
• 729: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek and Minchinbury^[19]

Stand F: Busways

• 723: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek^[20]
• 724: to Arndell Park, peak hour extension to Huntingwood^[21]
• 726: to Doonside station^[22]

Stand G: Busways

• 721: to Blacktown Hospital^[23]
• 722: to Prospect Evening service combined with route 724^[24]

Stand H: CDC NSW

• 700: to Parramatta station via Prospect and Girraween^[25]
• 702: to Seven Hills^[26]

Stand J: Transit Systems Sydney

• 800: to Fairfield station via Polding Street^[27]
• 812: peak hours only to Fairfield station via The Horsley Drive^[28]

Stand K: CDC NSW

• 705: to Parramatta station via Lalor Park and Pendle Hill^[29]
• 711: to Parramatta station via Seven Hills and Wentworthville^[30]

Stand L: CDC NSW

• 611: to Macquarie Park via M2 Motorway^[31]
• 630: to Epping via Seven Hills and Baulkham Hills^[32]

Stand M: Busways and CDC NSW (706 and 661)

• 706: to Parramatta station via Winston Hills^[33]
• 744: to Blacktown Industrial Area^[34]
• S7: to Parklea Garden Village Shopper Hopper^[35]
• 661: to Parramatta station via Kings Langley^[36]
• 730: to Castle Hill via Glenwood and Norwest Business Park^[37]
• 731: to Rouse Hill Station via Stanhope Gardens^[38]
• 732: to Rouse Hill Station via Acacia Gardens and Quakers Hill^[39]
• 734: to Riverstone via Schofields^[40]
• 735: to Rouse Hill^[41]

Stand N: Busways

• 743: to Kings Langley via Kings Park^[42]

Trackplan

Track layout