Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the

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suburb of

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. It is served by

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T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and

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Intercity

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and regional '' Central West XPT'' services.

History

Blacktown railway station bus interchange area

Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line.Blacktown Station
NSWrail.net 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

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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

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. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and

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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:

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*752: to Rouse Hill station via

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and The Ponds *WPSB: to Westpoint Shopping Centre Stand B: Busways *753 to

Doonside Doonside is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Doonside is located 40 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western ...

*756: to

Mount Druitt Mount Druitt is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney reg ...

via Woodcroft and Plumpton Stand C: Busways *750: to

via Richmond Road and Bidwill *751: to Rouse Hill Station via Schofields and

Marsden Park Marsden Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marsden Park is located north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blacktown local government area and is part of the Greater Western Sydney ...

*754: to Mount Druitt via Glendenning and

Hassall Grove Hassall Grove is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hassall Grove is located 46 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the ...

Stand D: NightRide *N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station *N71: Richmond station to Town Hall station Stand E: Busways *728: to

via Bungarribee and

Rooty Hill Rooty Hill is a heritage-listed historic site and now parkland at Eastern Road, Rooty Hill, City of Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1802 to 1828. It is also known as The Rooty Hill and Morreau Reserve. The property is ...

*729: to Mount Druitt via

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and Minchinbury Stand F: Busways *723: to

via

*724: to

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, peak hour extension to

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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:

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*700: to Parramatta station via Prospect and Girraween *702: to Seven Hills Stand J:

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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

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and

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*711: to Parramatta station via Seven Hills and

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Stand L: Hillsbus *611: to

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via

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*630: to

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via Seven Hills and

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Stand M: Busways and Hillsbus (706 and 661) *706: to Parramatta station via

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*744: to Blacktown Industrial Area *S7: to

Parklea Parklea is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 35 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is a part of Greater West ...

Garden Village Shopper Hopper *661: to Parramatta station via

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*730: to Castle Hill via Glenwood and

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*731: to Rouse Hill Station via Stanhope Gardens *732: to Rouse Hill Station via

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and Quakers Hill *734: to Riverstone via Schofields *735: to

Rouse Hill Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located in the Hills District, 43 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and 19 kilometres north-west of the Parramatta central ...

Stand N: Busways *743: to

via Kings Park

Trackplan

References

External links

Blacktown station details
Transport for New South Wales
Blacktown Station Public Transport Map
Transport for NSW {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, Western=y, Cumberland=y, , Blue Mountains=y, Western Region=y, state=collapsed Easy Access railway stations in Sydney Main Western railway line, New South Wales Railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1860 Richmond railway line Blacktown