Riverwood railway station, Sydney
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Riverwood
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Eastbound view in August 2006
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| Location | William Road, Riverwood | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′06″S 151°03′07″E / 33.95152778°S 151.0520694°ECoordinates: 33°57′06″S 151°03′07″E / 33.95152778°S 151.0520694°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | East Hills | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.50 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | RVD | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 December 1931 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Herne Bay | ||||||||||
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Riverwood railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Riverwood. It is served by Sydney Trains T8 Airport & South line services.
Riverwood station opened on 21 December 1931 as Herne Bay when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills. The line was duplicated from Kingsgrove in 1948. It was renamed Riverwood on 10 March 1958.
On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood to Padstow with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.
In 2013, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair.
Punchbowl Bus Company operates four routes via Riverwood station:
Riverwood station is served by one NightRide route:
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