Telopea light rail station is a light rail station and former suburban railway station located on the Parramatta Light Rail, serving the Sydney suburb of Telopea. It is served by Sydney Light Rail L4 Westmead & Carlingford line services.
History
Telopea was an infill station, opening on 13 June 1925.[2] As a suburban railway station, it was located on the Carlingford line, and served by Sydney Trains T6 Carlingford line services. The Carlingford railway line closed on 5 January 2020, and the station was demolished in May of that year.[3][better source needed]
The Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line was converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail.[4][5] The converted light rail station opened on 20 December 2024, as part of Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail.
Services
Platforms
The station is served by light rail as follows:
| Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| services to Westmead & Carlingford | [6] |
At the time the station closed to suburban services, it was served as follows:
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Carlingford services to Clyde |
[7] |
|---|
Transport links
Busways operates one bus route via Telopea station:
- 545: Parramatta station to Macquarie Park via Telopea & Eastwood[8]
References
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Telopea Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail". Railpage. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail –Temporary Transport Plan Archived 10 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
- ^ "Parramatta Light Rail – How the preferred network was chosen". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Westmead & Carlingford Line". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "T6: Carlingford line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 545". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Telopea railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Telopia station details Transport for NSW
