St Leonards railway station is a

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located on the North Shore line, serving the

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and North Sydney Council suburb of St Leonards including the nearby Artarmon Industrial Area and Gore Hill. Serving a shared suburb, the station is located in the

Local Government Area. It is served by

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T1 North Shore line services.

History

St Leonards station opened on 1 January 1890 as the terminus station of the North Shore line from Hornsby. On 1 May 1893, the line was extended south to Milsons Point. In August 1989, the station was relocated to a temporary station south of the Pacific Highway to allow the site to be redeveloped. After the redevelopment encountered financial problems and remained dormant for a number of years, the new station was not completed until February 2000 as part of The Forum shopping plaza development. The new station was built with two island platforms to allow extra lines to be laid as part of a plan to quadruple the line, which was never completed. St Leonards railway station

There is an unwired siding linked to the up track. It is equipped with

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, and is 205m long (of which 168m is usable, enough to stable an 8-car suburban train). The points are manually operated by a lever next to the track. This also means the signals, which are controlled from Homebush Control Centre, cannot permit a movement to or from the siding. Additionally, as the points cannot be controlled by the signaller, any driver on the up track passing a signal at stop must proceed with caution, making sure there are no trains moving in or out of the siding. Although long enough for an 8 car suburban train, it is not electrified and generally used for track work vehicles on occasions.

Services

Platforms

Transport links

Busways operates eight bus routes via St Leonards station, under

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: *119: North Sydney to Gore Hill *252: North Sydney to Gladesville *254: McMahons Point wharf to Riverview *265:

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to Lane Cove *286: Milsons Point to Denistone East (peak hours only) *287: Milsons Point to Ryde (peak hours only) *290: City Erskine St to Epping *291: McMahons Point wharf to Epping CDC NSW operates two bus routes via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW (all peak hours only): *612X: Milsons Point to Riley T-way *622: Milsons Point to Dural Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates two bus routes via St Leonards station, under contract to Transport for NSW: *114: Balmoral to Royal North Shore Hospital * 144: Manly to Chatswood station St Leonards station is served by two NightRide routes: *N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station *N91: Macquarie Park station to Town Hall

Trackplan

References

External links

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St Leonards station details
Transport for New South Wales
St Leonards station Public Transport Map
Transport for NSW {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Leonards Railway Station Easy Access railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1890 St Leonards, New South Wales North Shore railway line North Shore (Sydney)