Rhodes railway station, Sydney

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Rhodes
Northern Line
Station code	RHS
Suburb	Rhodes
Street(s)	Walker St
Distance from Central Station	16.58 km
Altitude (above sea level)	12 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	3
Number of tracks	3
Platform arrangement	1 Island 1 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Rhodes is a CityRail railway station on the Northern line. It is served by 2 trains per hour most of the time, with additional trains at peak hours.

Rhodes is the station for the industrial suburb of Rhodes, the gated village/suburb of Liberty Grove (the luxury suburb opened in 1998), and the brand new suburb of Rhodes Waterside, and for the shopping centre there.

Rhodes station recently underwent major redevelopments. The station now features a brand new air conditioned concourse. It has lofty roofs, glass walls and curving, bright ceilings. To the fully undercover platforms, the station has covered staircases and lifts. The platforms now also feature Dell monitors which are being installed in new stations across Sydney. On the concourse, there are two ticket offices where tickets and information can be gained, and CountryLink bookings can also be made. The new station is now very spacious to cater to larger crowds in the future.

Contents 1 Platforms/Service 2 Transport Links 3 Neighbouring stations 4 Gallery 5 External links

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

• Northern Line - all stations services (via the City) to North Sydney, then Lindfield, Gordon, or Hornsby via the North Shore Line.

Platform 2:

• Northern Line - all stations services to Eastwood and Hornsby.

Platform 3:

• Northern Line - occasional all stations services to Eastwood and Hornsby.

[edit] Transport Links

Sydney Buses runs two routes via Rhodes railway station:

• Route 458 - North to Ryde,South to Burwood via Rhodes Shopping Centre, Concord Hospital, Concord West, North Strathfield, Strathfield Station.
• Route 459 - Weekdays (Monday to Friday) daytime services - North to Macquarie University via Ryde, Macquarie Centre,South to Strathfield Station via Concord West, North Strathfield. Stops are on Concord Road rather than Mary St.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Concord West	Northern Line	Meadowbank

[edit] Gallery

The lift well to the concourse under construction

Rhodes is a former industrial suburb and the rail line had many links to sidings of factories. This sign points to a former rail crossing

Rail tracks embedded in the road from a former level crossing

The old crossing left the line south of the station

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 33°49′50″S 151°05′13″E / -33.830529, 151.086983

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, Google Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps and WikiMapia.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.

CityRail Stations

Northern Line North Sydney | Milson's Point | Wynyard | Town Hall | Central | Redfern | Burwood | Strathfield | North Strathfield | Concord West | Rhodes | Meadowbank | West Ryde | Denistone | Eastwood | Epping | Cheltenham | Beecroft | Pennant Hills | Thornleigh | Normanhurst | Hornsby (stations in italics are under planning or under construction) CityRail Lines ■ Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra | ■ Bankstown | ■ Inner West | ■ Airport & East Hills | ■ South | ■ Cumberland | ■ Western | ■ North Shore | ■ Carlingford | ■ Olympic Park | ■ Northern | ■ South Coast | ■ Southern Highlands | ■ Blue Mountains | ■ Newcastle & Central Coast | ■ Hunter Under construction or planning: CBD Rail Link | Epping to Chatswood Line | North West Metro | South West Rail Link