History North Shore, Northern & Western Line

1 history

1.1 railway line history

1.1.1 main western , richmond lines
1.1.2 north shore line
1.1.3 main northern , epping chatswood lines

history

following victory in 2011 new south wales election, o farrell government embarked on reform of transport in new south wales. in november 2011, new organisation, transport nsw, created improve planning , coordination of transport projects , services. organisation developed new rail timetable , branding, put effect on 20 october 2013. saw merger of north shore line , western line (berowra - city via gordon emu plains or richmond via strathfield) northern line (hornsby - city via macquarie park epping via strathfield). new numbering system introduced , line given number t1.

railway line history

the north shore, northern & western line utilises number of different railway lines , result of various schemes link lines together. line centred around main suburban railway line runs central granville. main northern , main western lines branch main suburban line. north shore line branches main northern line , later extended through city , connected main suburban line well. epping chatswood line provides second connection between main northern , north shore lines, enabling creation of north shore, northern & western line s current layout.

main western , richmond lines

diagram of western line prior merger in 2013

the main western line opened penrith in 1863 branch junction main south line @ granville. electrification reached parramatta in 1928 , penrith in 1955.

a branch line opened richmond in 1864 under stewardship of engineer james moore. electrification riverstone richmond opened in august 1991. through running , sydney commenced in 1992.

trains main western , richmond lines run western line.

north shore line

diagram of northern line (in red) , north shore , western lines (yellow) between 2009 , 2013.

the north shore line opened on 1 january 1890 between hornsby , st leonards. line extended sydney harbour foreshore @ milsons point in 1893. transport between original milsons point station , central sydney ferry boat. line electrified in 1927.

when sydney harbour bridge opened in 1932 new milsons point station (on bridge approach) came operation , north shore line extended through , on sydney harbour bridge link underground lines of central sydney. result 2 ends of north shore line link sydney railway system @ central , hornsby.

main northern , epping chatswood lines

diagram of northern line prior opening of epping chatswood railway line in 2009

the traditional northern line suburban portion of main northern line opened in 1886 , electrified in 1926. when sydney harbour bridge opened, northern line connected city underground , north shore line.

in 2009 epping chatswood line opened. traditional northern line route ran hornsby north sydney via strathfield , city. when epping chatswood line opened, northern line split in two, trains north of epping operating via new link, approaching city via north shore line , rejoining traditional route before terminating @ epping. northern line colour coded red prior being merged north shore , western lines. after merging, northern line loop split on weekdays, trains upper northern line continuing richmond or emu plains.

in 2018 epping chatwood line closed , converted metro. result, traditional northern line route hornsby central via strathfield reinstated expanded train services on north shore line. coincide proposed new timetable year.