Mount Colah railway station

Mount Colah railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main North line, serving the Sydney suburb of Mount Colah. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line services and some early morning and late night intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

Mount Colah
Northbound view of the Footbridge in August 2024
General information
Location	Pacific Highway, Mount Colah Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°40′19″S 151°06′52″E
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main North
Distance	37.68 km (23.41 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 2pm Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	MOC
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1 July 1887 (138 years ago) (1887-07-01)
Electrified	Yes (January 1960)
Previous names	Colah (1887–1906)
Passengers
2023[1]	280,590 (year) 769 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Mount Kuring-gai towards Berowra North Shore & Western Line Asquith via Gordon towards City Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Mount Kuring-gai towards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Weekend limited services Asquith towards Central
Location

History

Mount Colah station opened on 1 July 1887 as Colah. It was renamed Mount Colah on 6 May 1906.^[3]

The station received a new concrete footbridge with three lifts, tactile indicators, a new station building and an accessible bathroom as part of an upgrade to replace the former footbridge at the northern end of the station, in August 2024.

Services

Platforms

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Penrith & Emu Plains via Gordon	[4]
	CCN	2 weekend late night services to Central via Strathfield	[5]
2	T1	Services to Berowra	[4]
	CCN	1 weekend early morning and weekend late night services to Wyong & Newcastle	[5]

Transport links

CDC NSW operates three bus routes via Mount Colah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Pacific Hwy:

• 592: Hornsby station to Brooklyn and Mooney Mooney^[6]
• 595: Hornsby station to Arthurs Circle^[7]
• 597: Hornsby station to Berowra station and Berowra Heights^[8]

Trackplan

Mount Colah
Legend
↑N to Mount Kuring-gai CCN ↑to buses Platform 2↑ Platform 1↓ Station Concourse plt 2 1 2 1 ↓S to Asquith

Gallery

• 
  Entrance on Pierre Close in November 2022
• 
  Entrance on Pacific Highway in November 2022
• 
  Northbound view in November 2022
• 
  The former footbridge on 1 August 2024, a few days before its demolition