Bexley North railway station, Sydney
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Bexley North
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| Airport & East Hills Line | |
| Station code | BXN |
| Suburb | Bexley North |
| Street(s) | Bexley Road, Kingsgrove Ave |
| Distance from Central Station | 11.37 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 4 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | No |
| Transfers available | Bus |
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No |
| Station facilities | Link |
Bexley North is a railway station on Sydney's CityRail East Hills Line. It serves the Sydney suburb of Bexley North. The station has a single island platform serving the local tracks, which retains its 1930's original brick station building.
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[edit] History
Bexley North railway station opened in 1931 as part of the East Hills railway line between Tempe and East Hills.[1] Bexley North station had been double track and electrified since its opening until 2000 when the Wolli Creek to Kingsgrove quadruplication was completed. The station now has an island platform serving the 'Up and Down East Hills Local' tracks, and an express track on either side, the 'Up and Down East Hills Main' lines.
[edit] Platforms/Services
Bexley North is generally served by local all-stations services between the City Circle and East Hills, the frequency of which is every 15 munites during weekday daytimes, and half-hourly at nights and weekends/public holidays.
Platform 1:
- Airport & East Hills Line - all stations services around the City Circle (anticlockwise: first stop Museum).
Platform 2:
- Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to Kingsgrove, East Hills, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur.
[edit] Accessibility
Bexley North does not yet have Easy Access for wheelchairs.
[edit] Transport Links
Sydney Buses runs four routes via Bexley North station:
- Route 400 - Limited Stops Services - West to Westfield Burwood, East to Bondi Junction Interchange.
- Route 411 - West to Roselands via Kingsgrove, Beverly Hills, East to Ashfield station via Earlwood, Dulwich Hill.
- Route 472 - South to Rockdale station via Bexley, North to Five Dock via Earlwood, Canterbury, Ashbury, Ashfield, Haberfield, Dobroyd Point, Rodd Point.
- Route 499 - South to Hurstville station, North to Drummoyne via Bexley North, Earlwood, Campsie, Croydon Park, Burwood, Croydon, Five Dock, Rodd Point, Russell Lea.
NightRide runs one route via Bexley North station:
- Route N20 - Between Riverwood station and Rockdale station .
[edit] Gallery
 Bexley North railway station, view from Kingsgrove Avenue |
 Millennium train at Bexley North railway station |
 Bexley North railway Station entrance |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ East Hills Line. Nswrail.net. Retrieved on 3 January 2007.
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