Riverstone railway station is a heritage-listed suburban railway station located on the Richmond line, serving the Sydney suburb of Riverstone. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services. It was designed by the NSW Government Railways and William Weaver and built from 1883 to 1939. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

History

Two routes to Windsor were proposed in 1846 for the introduction of railways into the colony of New South Wales. The line was built as the first line to be operated as a horse-drawn tramway. In 1856 a petition for the establishment of a railway from the residents of Windsor and Richmond had been presented to the Government. In 1860 a grant of £57,000 was approved for a railway between Blacktown and Windsor. In the following year it was increased to £60,000 for a railway between Blacktown and Richmond. On 17 August 1991, the line was electrified to Richmond.

Modifications and dates

  • 1878 – Ticket office erected.
  • 1879 – Toilet, signal box and goods siding built; the latter was at the eastern end of the platform
  • 1919 – a room was added to the original station building for the Post office
  • 26 July 1923 – Water tank capacity increased to 27kL.
  • 1939 – A timber platform was erected on the loop line and Interlocking installed with central operation and Down platform.
  • c.1939 – Fibro and timber clad, two room signal box located on the platform.
  • 1946 – The General Waiting Room was partly converted into an office and was again altered in 1952; platform and crossing loop extended to 152m long; a * water column provided on the Down side.
  • 18 January 1968 – "F" type lights & half-boom gates at Garfield Road level crossing
  • 1970s – Honour Roll removed from the main waiting room
  • 1975 – A crew amenities building was built at the Richmond end of the platform.
  • 1975 – The platform and small structure were renewed.
  • 2001 – canopies were erected on both platforms. which was in the process of being repaired and restored at the time of inspection in January 2009.

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|p1bstop = services to Leppington

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  • 734: to Blacktown station via Schofields and Stanhope Gardens
  • 741: to Maraylya via Scheyville
  • 742: to Rouse Hill
  • 746: to Box Hill
  • 747: Marsden Park to Rouse Hill

Riverstone station is served by one NightRide route:

  • N71: Richmond station to City (Town Hall)

Trackplan

Heritage listing

Riverstone Station is significant as part of the original construction phase of the Richmond line in the 1860s that provided access to the settlements on the Hawkesbury River and the markets of Sydney. The station probably influenced the establishment of the meatworks at Riverstone by Benjamin Richards in 1878 and it retains the complex of structures associated with the major upgrading works of the Richmond branch line that commenced during the 1880s by the Engineer-in-Chief, John Whitton. The 1889 station building retains much of its original detailing and is intact. The overall integrity of the station has been relatively reduced by the removal of the original 1860s station building, and only part of the early platform remains from this period. Notwithstanding, the station group is a key element in the townscape of Riverstone providing the interface between the railway line and the historic Riverstone Township subdivision of 1877.