Tallawong railway station, originally known as Cudgegong Road railway station, is a station near the intersection of Cudgegong and Schofield Roads, Tallawong, in

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, Australia. The station is the terminus of the

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on the

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network. Beyond the station lies the Tallawong depot, where all metro rolling stock is stabled.

History

Though various forms of a rail line to Rouse Hill were proposed by the NSW Government between 1998 and 2010, these generally terminated at Rouse Hill Town Centre. A 2001 plan had the line continue north-west rather than west from Rouse Hill, with the next stop at Box Hill. Tallawong only emerged as a station location in 2012, with the government favouring a future corridor heading west from Rouse Hill towards the existing

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and the future growth area of

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. The station opened on 26 May 2019 and is operated by Metro Trains Sydney, who are also responsible for the design of the station. Plans to extend the line to Schofields stations after preceding from Tallawong are still in development.

Naming

The station was originally proposed to be named Cudgegong Road after a nearby road, which in turn was named for a central west NSW property owned by the suburb's namesake, local pastoralist and political figure

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. It could not be named Rouse Hill as this name is used for a separate station to the east at

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unsuccessfully proposed naming the surrounding area and station in honour of former

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. In December 2017, the

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launched a consultation to rename the station Tallawong. The renaming was confirmed in April 2018. In November 2020, the portion of Rouse Hill in which the station was located became part of the new suburb of Tallawong, named after the station.

Design

The station was designed by Australian

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. Its facilities include 1,000 parking spaces and a bicycle shed with 45 spaces. Tallawong Metro Station 01

Bus stands next to tallawong railway station

Services

Tallawong has one island platform with two faces. It is served by

services. Two bus stops are located adjacent to the station. The "Tallawong Station, Implexa Pde" stop is serviced by two

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services to

and two to

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. The "Implexa Pde opp Tallawong Station" stop is serviced by four Busways services to

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References

External links

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