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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Doonside Railway Station

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pmStation codeDODWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened27 September 1880ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesWolkara (1921)Passengers2023
  • 1,297,950 (year)
  • 3,556 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Rooty Hill
towards Emu Plains
North Shore & Western Line Blacktown
towards Berowra

Doonside railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Doonside. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.

History

Doonside station opened on 27 September 1880.

It was renamed Wolkara on 1 February 1921, before resuming its original name 12 days later. The station was rebuilt in the 1950s when the Main Western line was electrified.

On the 2nd of December 2023, an upgrade to the station was complete which included the addition of lifts, upgraded canopies and the relocation of the stairs on Platforms 3 and 4 to the eastern end of the platforms, in order to match Platforms 1 and 2.

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood
2 services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood Mainly used during peak hours
3 services to Penrith & Emu Plains Mainly used during peak hours
4 services to Penrith & Emu Plains

Transport links

Busways operates two bus routes via Doonside station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Doonside station is served by one NightRide route: