Waverton railway station, Sydney

Waverton railway station is a heritage-listed suburban railway station located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Waverton in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services. The station is located on Bay Road, Waverton, in the North Sydney Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed and built by New South Wales Department of Railways. It is also known as Waverton Railway Station group. The station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

History

Waverton railway station is located on the North Shore line, between Wollstonecraft and North Sydney railway stations. The North Shore of Sydney can be defined as a relatively narrow strip of land extending from Milsons Point to Waitara, a distance of approximately .

The area was scarcely settled in 1893, but a committee of inquiry found that the route for the line recommended was the best to give a good grade for the railway to the harbourside, hence the route opening up new areas for settlement. The line between St Leonards and Milsons Point (the terminus) was built as double track and both Wollstonecraft and Waverton stations were built to suit the duplicated track from the outset.

Description

Buildings

Overhead Booking Office – 1993 replica of 1893 building

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|p1bstop = Services to Epping & Hornsby via Central & Strathfield

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|p1cstop = 6 Morning peak services to Blacktown via Central

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|p2alinename = T1

|p2astop = Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra

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|p2bstop = Services to Gordon

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Waverton station is served by two NightRide routes:

N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station
N91: to

Trackplan

Gallery

File:Waverton railway station.jpg|Station platforms and concourse building in September 2006

File:Waverton Railway Station 1.JPG|Waverton railway station's booking office

File:Disused railway siding at Waverton railway station December 2020.jpg|A siding adjacent to the northbound platform in 2020

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Heritage listing

As at 8 May 2013, Waverton Railway Station Building has significance for its aesthetic contribution to the historic character of the North Shore Line as a whole. The current overhead booking office was rebuilt in 1993, substantially in the form and detail of the original 1893 structure and makes an important contribution to the streetscape and surrounding setting.