Tallawong Railway Station
History
Though various forms of a rail line to Rouse Hill were proposed by the NSW Government between 1998 and 2010, these generally terminated at Rouse Hill Town Centre. A 2001 plan had the line continue north-west rather than west from Rouse Hill, with the next stop at Box Hill. Tallawong only emerged as a station location in 2012, with the government favouring a future corridor heading west from Rouse Hill towards the existing Schofields railway station and the future growth area of Marsden Park.
The station opened on 26 May 2019 and is operated by Metro Trains Sydney, who are also responsible for the design of the station.
As of 2018, it was proposed to extend the line to Schofields station heading west from Tallawong, where it would connect with a proposed "North-South Link" towards Western Sydney Airport and Macarthur.
Naming
The station was originally proposed to be named Cudgegong Road after a nearby road, which in turn was named for a central west NSW property owned by the suburb's namesake, local pastoralist and political figure Richard Rouse. It could not be named Rouse Hill as this name is used for a separate station to the east at Rouse Hill Town Centre.
Blacktown City Council unsuccessfully proposed naming the surrounding area and station in honour of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. In December 2017, the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales launched a consultation to rename the station Tallawong. The renaming was confirmed in April 2018. Tallawong is a Darug word meaning apple gum tree. In November 2020, the portion of Rouse Hill in which the station was located became part of the new suburb of Tallawong, named after the station.
Design
The station was designed by Australian architectural firm Hassell. Its facilities include 1,000 parking spaces and a bicycle shed with 45 spaces.
Services
Tallawong has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro North West & Bankstown Line services. Two bus stops are located adjacent to the station. The "Tallawong Station, Implexa Pde" stop is serviced by two Busways services to Marsden Park and two to Blacktown. The "Implexa Pde opp Tallawong Station" stop is serviced by four Busways services to Rouse Hill.
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 Tallawong Bus Guide by Transport for NSW |
References
- ^ Sydney Metro. "Interactive Map". Sydney Metro. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project Overview Archived 17 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Metro June 2015
- ^ Christie, Ron (2001). Long-term strategic plan for rail. Sydney: Office of the Co-ordinator General of Rail.
- ^ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Sydney Metro to open 26 May". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Tallawong station". Transport NSW Info. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ North West Rail Link $340 million skytrain contract awarded Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 18 December 2013
- ^ $8.3 billion North West Rail Link to open in late 2019 Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 16 June 2013
- ^ "Western Sydney Rail Needs Scoping Study Outcomes Report" (PDF). Australian Government, New South Wales Government. March 2018. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Tallawong the new name for first Sydney Metro railway station". sydneymetro.info. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Duff, Eamonn (26 April 2015). "Whitlam suburb name refusal reveals Geographical Names Board unique agenda". The Sun-Herald.
- ^ Naming Proposal Tallawong Railway Station Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
- ^ Tallawong Railway Station Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
- ^ "Previous Suburb Boundaries and Names". Blacktown City Council. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Our suburbs". Blacktown City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Previous Suburb Boundaries and Names". Blacktown City Council. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
- ^ "HASSELL-designed Sydney Metro stations and precincts officially open". architectureanddesign.com.au. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "M1: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Tallawong Station at Sydney Metro (Archived 6 July 2018)
- Tallawong Station at Transport for NSW (Archived 10 June 2019)
- Tallawong at Sydney Metro Northwest Places