Blacktown railway station is located on the
Main Western line, serving the
Sydney
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suburb of
Blacktown
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. It is served by
Sydney Trains
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T1 Western Line and
T5 Cumberland Line services and
NSW TrainLink
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Intercity
Blue Mountains Line
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and regional ''
Central West XPT'' services.
History
![Blacktown railway station platform 6](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Blacktown_railway_station_platform_6.jpg)
Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the
Main Western line.
[Blacktown Station]
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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
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. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Black Town Road station. The station was renamed Blacktown on 1 August 1862.
[
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
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Paul Keating
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. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond
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lines. 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 & services
Transport links
Blacktown Station Bus Interchange
Stand A: Busways
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*752: to Rouse Hill station via Quakers Hill
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and The Ponds
*WPSB: to Westpoint Shopping Centre
Stand B: Busways
*753 to Doonside
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*756: to Mount Druitt
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via Woodcroft and Plumpton
Stand C: Busways
*750: to Mount Druitt
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via Richmond Road and Bidwill
*751: to Rouse Hill Station via Schofields and Marsden Park
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*754: to Mount Druitt via Glendenning and Hassall Grove
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Stand D: NightRide
*N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station
*N71: Richmond station to Town Hall station
Stand E: Busways
*728: to Mount Druitt
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via Bungarribee and Rooty Hill
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*729: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek
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E ...
and Minchinbury
Stand F: Busways
*723: to Mount Druitt
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via Eastern Creek
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E ...
*724: to Arndell Park
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, peak hour extension to Huntingwood
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Name
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*726: to Doonside station
Stand G: Busways
*721: to Blacktown Hospital
*722: to Prospect Evening service combined with route 724
Stand H: Hillsbus
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*700: to Parramatta station via Prospect and Girraween
*702: to Seven Hills
Stand J: Transit Systems Sydney
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*800: to Fairfield station via Polding Street
*812: peak hours only to Fairfield station via The Horsley Drive
Stand K: Hillsbus
*705: to Parramatta station via Lalor Park
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and Pendle Hill
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*711: to Parramatta station via Seven Hills and Wentworthville
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Stand L: Hillsbus
*611: to Macquarie Park
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Macqu ...
via M2 Motorway This is a list of roads designated M2:
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* M-2 highway (Monteneg ...
*630: to Epping Epping may refer to:
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** Epping railway station, Sydney
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via Seven Hills and Baulkham Hills
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Stand M: Busways and Hillsbus (706 and 661)
*706: to Parramatta station via Winston Hills
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*744: to Blacktown Industrial Area
*S7: to Parklea
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Garden Village Shopper Hopper
*661: to Parramatta station via Kings Langley
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*730: to Castle Hill via Glenwood and Norwest Business Park
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*731: to Rouse Hill Station via Stanhope Gardens
*732: to Rouse Hill Station via Acacia Gardens
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and Quakers Hill
*734: to Riverstone via Schofields
*735: to Rouse Hill
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Stand N: Busways
*743: to Kings Langley
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via Kings Park
Trackplan
References
External links
Blacktown station details
Transport for New South Wales
Blacktown Station Public Transport Map
Transport for NSW
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