# Blacktown railway station

Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Intercity Blue Mountains Line and regional Central West XPT services.

## History

Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line.
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 Parramatta. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Blacktown 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 Prime Minister Paul Keating. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond 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 and services

| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | T1 | services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central | |
| 1 | T5 | services to Leppington or Liverpool | T5 Liverpool services operate weekends only |
| 1 | CCN | terminating services to & from Gosford and Wyong | Only 3 afternoon peak services depart from here |
| 2 | T1 | services to Schofields & Richmond | |
| 2 | T5 | services to Schofields & Richmond | T5 Richmond services operate weeknights only |
| 3 | T1 | terminating services to & from Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon or Lindfield via Central | terminating platform |
| 3 | T5 | terminating services to & from Leppington | terminating platform |
| 3 | CCN | terminating services to & from Gosford and Wyong | Only 3 afternoon peak services depart from here |
| 4 | T1 | services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central | |
| 5 | T1 | services to Berowra, Hornsby or Gordon via Central | mainly used during weekday peak hours |
| 5 | BMT | services to Central | |
| 5 | Western Region | services to Central | Set down only |
| 6 | T1 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | mainly used during weekday peak hours |
| 6 | BMT | services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow | |
| 6 | Western Region | services to Dubbo | Pick up only |
| 7 | T1 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | |

## Transport links

Blacktown Station Bus Interchange
Stand A: Busways
* 752: to Rouse Hill station via Quakers Hill and The Ponds
* WPSB: to Westpoint Shopping Centre
Stand B: Busways
* 753 to Doonside
* 756: to Mount Druitt via Woodcroft and Plumpton
Stand C: Busways
* 750: to Mount Druitt via Richmond Road and Bidwill
* 751: to Rouse Hill Station via Schofields and Marsden Park
* 754: to Mount Druitt via Glendenning and Hassall Grove
Stand D: NightRide
* N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station
* N71: Richmond station to Town Hall station
Stand E: Busways
* 728: to Mount Druitt via Bungarribee and Rooty Hill
* 729: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek and Minchinbury
Stand F: Busways
* 723: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek
* 724: to Arndell Park, peak hour extension to Huntingwood
* 726: to Doonside station
Stand G: Busways
* 721: to Blacktown Hospital
* 722: to Prospect Evening service combined with route 724
Stand H: CDC NSW
* 700: to Parramatta station via Prospect and Girraween
* 702: to Seven Hills
Stand J: Transit Systems Sydney
* 800: to Fairfield station via Polding Street
* 812: peak hours only to Fairfield station via The Horsley Drive
Stand K: CDC NSW
* 705: to Parramatta station via Lalor Park and Pendle Hill
* 711: to Parramatta station via Seven Hills and Wentworthville
Stand L: CDC NSW
* 611: to Macquarie Park via M2 Motorway
* 630: to Epping via Seven Hills and Baulkham Hills
Stand M: Busways and CDC NSW (706 and 661)
* 706: to Parramatta station via Winston Hills
* 744: to Blacktown Industrial Area
* S7: to Parklea Garden Village Shopper Hopper
* 661: to Parramatta station via Kings Langley
* 730: to Castle Hill via Glenwood and Norwest Business Park
* 731: to Rouse Hill Station via Stanhope Gardens
* 732: to Rouse Hill Station via Acacia Gardens and Quakers Hill
* 734: to Riverstone via Schofields
* 735: to Rouse Hill
Stand N: Busways
* 743: to Kings Langley via Kings Park