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The Macquarie University railway station is a metro station located on the Metro North West Line line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park including the nearby Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre, as well as parts of the suburb of Marsfield. It was formerly part of the Sydney Trains T1 Northern Line, before being converted to metro use as part of the Sydney Metro network. It is the only train station in Australia which bears the name of a university.

Macquarie University
Station entrance
General information
Location	Corner Herring & Waterloo Roads, Macquarie Park
Coordinates	33°46′38″S 151°07′05″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Metro Trains Sydney
Line(s)	Metro North West Line
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	23 February 2009
Rebuilt	2018/19
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2018	25,290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	24
Services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station Epping toward Tallawong M1 Metro North West Line Macquarie Park toward Chatswood

History

Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 on the same date as the Chatswood to Epping line.[2][3]

Macquarie University station closed in September 2018 for seven months for conversion to a Sydney Metro station on the Sydney Metro Northwest line, which included the installation of platform screen doors. [4] It reopened on 26 May 2019.[5]

Services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	M	Services to Chatswood Interchange	[6]
2	M	Services to Tallawong

Macquarie University station is served by bus routes operated by Busways, Forest Coach Lines, Hillsbus, Transit Systems and Transdev.[7]

Bus stops for Hillsbus routes and Transit Systems route 410 are located outside the station entrance. All other services stop at the nearby Macquarie Centre.

External image
Macquarie University Bus Guide by Transport for NSW

References

External links

• Media related to Macquarie University railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Macquarie University station details Transport for New South Wales
• Video of the Opening and Sustainable Initiatives

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