Clarendon railway station

Clarendon
Western Line
Station code	CRD
Suburb	Clarendon
Street(s)	Racecourse Road
Distance from Central Station	57.22 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	2 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	None
Disabled access	Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities	Link

Clarendon is a station on the CityRail Richmond line, located in the Sydney suburb of Clarendon. It serves the Hawkesbury Racecourse, but otherwise there is little residential or industrial building in the vicinity. The station has a crossing loop with catchpoints. The station opened in 1870, 6 years after the opening of the Richmond Line in 1864^[1].

Platforms and services

The station is served by two trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Western Line	All stations and limited stops services to Blacktown and Central; then on to the ■North Shore Line.
	Western Line	All stations services to Richmond.

• During Trackwork some trains on Platform 1 will go to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Parramatta as the Western Line between Parramatta and Strathfield have Trackwork.
• During Trackwork some trains on Platform 2 will go to Richmond as the Western Line between Parramatta and Strathfield have Trackwork.

Transport links

No bus services stop at Clarendon Station.

Special Airshow service

On one day of the year, an airshow takes place on the adjacent RAAF Base Richmond and special train services operate. The mainline past Clarendon to Richmond is downgraded to a siding, and as trains arrive at Clarendon, they terminate and stable on the termporary siding beyond. A connecting bus maintains a passenger service to East Richmond and Richmond stations.

Accessibility

Clarendon station has side platforms with near street level access, connected by a level crossing and therefore has close to Easy Access for wheelchairs.

Trackplan

Catchpoints not shown.
One catchpoint on Sydney end of Platform 1.
One catchpoint at the Richmond end of Platform 2.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
East Richmond towards Richmond		Western Line Richmond Branch		Windsor towards Central

Notes and references

1. ^ "Richmond Line". Nswrail.net. http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:richmond. Retrieved 3 January 2007. 

Coordinates: 33°36′32″S 151°39′46″E / 33.60899722°S 151.6627°E / -33.60899722; 151.6627