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suburb of

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. It is served by

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trains no longer stop at this station.

History

The station opened as Dundas on 17 September 1886 on the single track line. It was renamed Eastwood on 1 September 1887. The line through Eastwood was subsequently duplicated and has since been quadruplicated. In 2004, the platforms were extended towards Epping to allow 8-car Intercity trains to service the platforms. SLNSW 796308 Railway Station

The station subway is accessible by non-paying members of the public, although this was separated from the station concourse by a fence. In February 2007, the fence was removed to allow construction of

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readers for the Tcard system. In March 2006 it was revealed, that

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fibre had been disturbed by contractors installing cabling for the Tcard project in the roof of the ticketing office at the station. The station offices were temporarily closed and replaced by a temporary booking office in the station carpark. In June 2008, an upgrade to the station including lifts was complete.

Platforms and services

Transport links

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operate eight routes via Eastwood station: *515: to Top Ryde *521: to Parramatta station *541: to Epping station *544:

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to Auburn station *545:

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to Parramatta station *551: to Marsfield Eastwood station is served by one NightRide route: *N80: Hornsby station to Town Hall station

Trackplan

References

External links

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Eastwood station details
Transport for New South Wales
Eastwood Station Public Transport Map
Transport for NSW {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, Northern=y, Central Coast & Newcastle=y, state=collapsed Easy Access railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1886 Main North railway line, New South Wales Eastwood, New South Wales