St Leonards railway station

33°49′20″S 151°11′39″E / 33.82223°S 151.19413°E / -33.82223; 151.19413Elevation90 metres (300 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated bySydney TrainsLine(s)North ShoreDistance8.41 kilometres from CentralPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundOther informationStatus

• Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am–10pm

• Weekends and public holidays:

Staffed: 6am–10pmStation codeSNLWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened1 January 1890RebuiltFebruary 2000ElectrifiedYesPassengers2023^[2]

• 7,606,440 (year)
• 20,840 (daily)^[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)

Services

Preceding station	Sydney Trains			Following station
Wollstonecraft towards Emu Plains or Richmond		North Shore & Western Line		Artarmon towards Berowra
Wollstonecraft via Strathfield towards Hornsby		Northern Line		Artarmon towards Gordon
Preceding station	NSW TrainLink			Following station
Wollstonecraft towards Central		Central Coast & Newcastle Line (peak hour services)		Artarmon towards Wyong

St Leonards railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of St Leonards including the nearby Artarmon Industrial Area and Gore Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

History

St Leonards station opened on 1 January 1890 as the terminus station of the North Shore line from Hornsby.^[3] On 1 May 1893, the line was extended south to Milsons Point.

In August 1989, the station was relocated to a temporary station south of the Pacific Highway to allow the site to be redeveloped.^[4] After the redevelopment encountered financial problems and remained dormant for a number of years, the new station was not completed until February 2000 as part of The Forum shopping plaza development.^[5]

The new station was built with two island platforms to allow extra lines to be laid as part of a plan to quadruple the line.

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
2	T1	Services to Penrith, Emu Plains & Richmond via Central & Strathfield	[6]
	T9	Services to Epping & Hornsby via Central & Strathfield	[7]
	CCN	6 Morning peak services to Blacktown via Central	[8]
3	T1	Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra	[9]
	T9	Services to Gordon	[7]
	CCN	6 Evening peak services to Gosford & Wyong via Gordon & Hornsby	[8]

Trackplan
Legend
S↑ To Wollstonecraft Pacific Hwy Up Siding N↓ To Artamon

There is an unwired siding linked to the up track. It is equipped with catch points, and is 205m long (of which 168m is usable, enough to stable an 8-car suburban train). The points are manually operated by a lever next to the track. This also means the signals, which are controlled from Homebush Control Centre, cannot permit a movement to or from the siding. Additionally, as the points cannot be controlled by the signaller, any driver on the up track passing a signal at stop must proceed with caution, making sure there are no trains moving in or out of the siding.^[10] Although long enough for an 8 car suburban train, it is not electrified and generally used for track work vehicles on occasions.

Transport links

Busways operates seven bus routes via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 252: King Street Wharf to Gladesville^[11]
• 254: McMahons Point wharf to Riverview^[12]
• 265: North Sydney to Lane Cove^[13]
• 286: Milsons Point to Denistone East^[14] (peak hours only)
• 287: Milsons Point to Ryde^[15] (peak hours only)
• 290: King Street Wharf to Epping^[16]
• 291: McMahons Point wharf to Epping^[17]

CDC NSW operates three bus routes via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW (all peak hours only):

• 602X: North Sydney to Rouse Hill^[18]
• 612X: Milsons Point to Riley T-way^[19]
• 622: Milsons Point to Dural^[20]

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates two bus routes via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 114: Balmoral to Royal North Shore Hospital^[21]
• 144: Manly to Chatswood station^[22]

Transdev John Holland operates one bus route via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 200: Bondi Junction station to Gore Hill (peak hours only)^[23]

Transit Systems operates one bus route via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 320: Green Square to Gore Hill^[24]

St Leonards station is served by two NightRide routes:

• N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station^[25]
• N91: Bondi Junction station to Macquarie Park station^[26]

References

External links

• Media related to St Leonards railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• St Leonards station details Transport for New South Wales
• St Leonards station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW