Telopea railway station

Telopea railway station was a railway station in Sydney, Australia, that was opened in 1925. It is located on the Carlingford line, and served the suburb of Telopea. It was 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.^{[2][better source needed]}

Telopea
commuter rail station
North-east bound view of station platform and building, December 2019
General information
Location	Adderton Road, Telopea Australia
Coordinates	33°47′37″S 151°02′30″E
Elevation	64 metres (210 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Carlingford
Distance	26.34 kilometres (16.37 mi) from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	12 spaces
Other information
Status	Demolished
Station code	TEA
History
Opened	13 June 1925
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013	290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	210
services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Carlingford Terminus Carlingford Line (1885–2020) Dundas towards Clyde

History

Telopea was an infill station, opening on 13 June 1925.^[3]

The Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line is being converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project with the line closed on 5 January 2020.^[4][5]

Platforms & former services

At the time the station closed, the platform had the following services:

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T6	services to Carlingford services to Clyde	[6]

Transport links

State Transit operated one bus route via Telopea station:

• 545: Parramatta station to Macquarie Park station via Eastwood^[7]

Telopea railway station was served by one NightRide route:

• N61: Carlingford station to Town Hall station^[8]

References

1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. "T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail". Railpage. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
3. Telopea Station NSWrail.net
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. "T6: Carlingford line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "Busways route 545". Transport for NSW.
8. "N61 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Telopea railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Telopia station details Transport for NSW