Clarendon railway station, Sydney

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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 1864cite web| work=Nswrail.net| title=Richmond Line|url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:richmond| accessdate=3 January| accessyear=2007] .

Platforms/Service

The station is served by approximately two trains per hour in the peak, and one train per hour at other times. Except for one scheduled cross per day, trains normally use platform 1. Trains are more likely to cross when running late.

Platform 1
*Western line colour>Western Line - all stations and limited stops services to Blacktown and Central; then to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby or Berowra via the North Shore line colour>North Shore Line.

Platform 2
*Western line colour>Western Line - used when trains cross.

Special Airshow service

On one day of the year, an airshow takes place on the adjacent Richmond Airbase and special train services operate. The line past Clarendon to Richmond is downgraded to a siding, and as trains arrive at Clarendon, they terminate an stable on the termporary siding beyond.

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

Neighbouring stations

Notes and References