West Ryde railway station, Sydney
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Infrastructure and service
It has three tracks widening to four on the outbound side of the station. On the inbound side of the station the three tracks merge into two. The tracks are paired by direction, meaning the island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
is dedicated to city bound trains while outbound trains leave from the single side platform. The station is generally served by two trains per hour, with additional trains at peak hours. A small number of long distance interurban trains also stop at West Ryde.
West Ryde has Easy Access for wheelchairs, the street level platforms being connected to an overhead booking office by stairs and lift
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s. It is the closest station to the Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society
Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society
The Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society Co-op Ltd. ' was formed in 1948 and built a miniature railway along a drainage channel behind houses on Anthony Road, West Ryde, Sydney, Australia...
http://www.slsls.asn.au/ miniature railway.
Signalling
West Ryde Signal Box was a timber structure situated on the city end of platform 3. Until 1937 it controlled a level crossing on Victoria Road. Also situated at West Ryde was a water board siding and a connection to the former tram network, which provided for transfer of vehicles between light and heavy rail systems. It was closed in 1982, when control was transferred to EppingEpping, New South Wales
Epping is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Epping is located 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde, the City of Parramatta and Hornsby Shire and is located in the Northern...
signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
. Epping Signal Box was closed on 12 November 2006. Control of the area was then transferred to Strathfield
Strathfield, New South Wales
Strathfield is an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield...
signal box and then to the new Homebush
Homebush, New South Wales
Homebush is an inner western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Homebush is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield. Homebush West and Homebush Bay are separate suburbs...
signal box in October 2008.
Bus services
West Ryde has a bus interchange on the western side of the station, rebuilt in the early 2000s. It serves the following Sydney Buses routes:Stand A
- 520 - (outbound) - Parramatta Railway Station (interchange Stand B3) via Denistone WestDenistone West, New South WalesDenistone West is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone West is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
, ErmingtonErmington, New South WalesErmington is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ermington is located 19 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Ermington lies on the northern bank of the Parramatta River.-Aboriginal culture:The area now...
(Victoria Road), RydalmereRydalmere, New South WalesRydalmere is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rydalmere is approximately 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:...
, and CamelliaCamellia, New South WalesCamellia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camellia is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:...
(Early morning and late night service) - 523 - Parramatta Railway Station (interchange Stand B3) via Denistone WestDenistone West, New South WalesDenistone West is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone West is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
, ErmingtonErmington, New South WalesErmington is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ermington is located 19 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Ermington lies on the northern bank of the Parramatta River.-Aboriginal culture:The area now...
(Cowells Lane and Spurway Street), RydalmereRydalmere, New South WalesRydalmere is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rydalmere is approximately 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:...
, and CamelliaCamellia, New South WalesCamellia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camellia is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:... - 524 - Parramatta Railway Station (interchange Stand B3) via Melrose ParkMelrose Park, New South WalesMelrose Park is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Melrose Park is located 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and is part of the Northern Suburbs area...
, ErmingtonErmington, New South WalesErmington is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ermington is located 19 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Ermington lies on the northern bank of the Parramatta River.-Aboriginal culture:The area now...
(Boronia Street and Spurway Street), RydalmereRydalmere, New South WalesRydalmere is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rydalmere is approximately 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:...
(South Street), and CamelliaCamellia, New South WalesCamellia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camellia is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:...
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Stand B
- 501 - City (Circular Quaystand C) via Top RydeRyde, New South WalesRyde is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ryde is located 13 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and 8 km east of Parramatta. Ryde is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the Northern Suburbs area...
, GladesvilleGladesville, New South WalesGladesville is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gladesville is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the Municipality of Hunter's Hill and is part of the Northern Suburbs area.Gladesville prides...
, DrummoyneDrummoyne, New South WalesDrummoyne is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Canada Bay....
and RozelleRozelle, New South WalesRozelle is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt.... - 520 - (inbound) - City (Circular Quay - Loftus Street stand) via Top RydeRyde, New South WalesRyde is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ryde is located 13 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and 8 km east of Parramatta. Ryde is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the Northern Suburbs area...
, GladesvilleGladesville, New South WalesGladesville is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gladesville is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the Municipality of Hunter's Hill and is part of the Northern Suburbs area.Gladesville prides...
, DrummoyneDrummoyne, New South WalesDrummoyne is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Canada Bay....
and RozelleRozelle, New South WalesRozelle is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt....
(Early morning and late night service)
Stand C
- 534 - Chatswood Railway Station via North RydeNorth Ryde, New South WalesNorth Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Ryde is located 15 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
, Macquarie ParkMacquarie Park, New South WalesMacquarie Park is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Park is located 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
, and Chatswood WestChatswood West, New South WalesChatswood West is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chatswood West is located 11 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Willoughby and the City of Ryde on the western shore of...
Stand F
- 543 - Eastwood Railway Station via Denistone WestDenistone West, New South WalesDenistone West is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone West is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
Stand D serves NightRide
NightRide
NightRide is a network of bus routes in operation between midnight and 5.00 am in Sydney, Australia. The eleven routes are run by private bus operators and allow for a nightly shutdown of the CityRail commuter rail network. Established by the New South Wales Ministry of Transport and monitored by...
bus N80 between Town Hall and Hornsby
Lachlan Valley Railway
During the 1980s West Ryde was the site of the Sydney Depot for the Lachlan Valley RailwayLachlan Valley Railway
The Lachlan Valley Railway Society Cooperative Limited is a non-profit rail preservation society based in the NSW Central Western town of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. The museum's ex-NSWGR fleet ranges from their operational steam and diesel locomotives, to the fleet of heritage passenger...
, a rail preservation society. The station used to have a small goods yard servicing a freight shed (now 'Active Hire') and a siding running up to the West Ryde Pumping station. The LVR's locomotives and rolling stock used to be kept in the pumping station siding.