Hawkesbury River railway station

Hawkesbury River
The station platforms and building at sunset,
June 2021
General information
LocationDangar Road, Brooklyn
Australia
Coordinates33°32′49″S 151°13′35″E / 33.5468444°S 151.2263053°E / -33.5468444; 151.2263053
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)
Distance57.4 km (35.7 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes[1]
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5.30am to 9.30pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeHKR
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1870; 154 years ago (1870)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesFlat Rock (construction)
Peats Ferry (1870–1888)
Brooklyn (1888–1889)
Hawkesbury (1890–1906)
Passengers
2023[3]
  • 150,150 (year)
  • 411 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Wondabyne
towards Newcastle Interchange
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line Cowan
towards Central
Official nameHawkesbury River Railway Station group; Brooklyn Station
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1166
TypeRailway Platform/Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersNew South Wales Department of Railways

Hawkesbury River railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern and Central Coast–Newcastle lines in Brooklyn in the Hornsby Shire local government area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The station serves the town of Brooklyn and is located on the southern bank of the Hawkesbury River. It was designed and build by the Department of Railways New South Wales. It is also known as Hawkesbury River Railway Station group and Brooklyn Station. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4]

  1. ^ "Hawkesbury River Station Upgrade". Transport for New South Wales. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2023. Hawkesbury River Station Upgrade is now complete
  2. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Hawkesbury River Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01166. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.