Showground railway station
Showground | |
|---|---|
 Showground Station worksite | |
| Location |
Doran Drive, Castle Hill New South Wales Australia |
| Owned by | Transport for New South Wales |
| Operated by | Northwest Rapid Transit |
| Distance | 23km from Chatswood |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Train operators | Northwest Rapid Transit |
| Connections | Bus |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| Parking | 600 spaces |
| Bicycle facilities | 40 spaces |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| History | |
| Opening | Early 2019 |
| Services | |
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← Norwest · Castle Hill → | |
Showground is an underground rapid transit station being built by the Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT) consortium at Doran Drive, Castle Hill, in Sydney, Australia. The station, located near the Castle Hill Showground, is being built as part of Transport for New South Wales's Sydney Metro Northwest project, to serve future train services to Rouse Hill and Chatswood. The station is planned to eventually serve trains to the Sydney central business district, Bankstown and Hurstville as part of the government's 20-year Sydney's Rail Future strategy.[1][2]
The original plans for the North West Rail Link showed a station called Hills Centre, after the complex of civic buildings of the same name. This was to have been constructed on the site of the Castle Hill Showground. Following community consultation, it was determined that the station would be moved to the Hills Centre site – requiring its demolition – in order to retain the Showground. The station was renamed as a result.
References
- ↑ Transport for New South Wales (June 2012). Sydney's rail future: modernising Sydney's trains (PDF).
- ↑ Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project Overview Sydney Metro June 2015
External links
- Showground Station description at Sydney Metro Northwest project website
- Northwest Rapid Transit corporate website