Werrington railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Penrith suburb of Werrington. It is served by

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' T1 Western line services.

History

Werrington station opened on 2 May 1868 as a private platform on the Main Western line for

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named Parkes Platform. It opened for public use in 1878 and was renamed Werrington on 25 March 1893. In June 2008, the station was upgraded with a new footbridge and lifts. It was fitted with

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s at the same time, being the first

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station fitted. An upgrade to the commuter car park was completed in June 2010. On 18 August 2011, a boy was hit by an express heading to city after dangerously crossing the tracks. The boy's leg and elbow were broken as well as sustaining serious injury. Transit officers arrived soon to call emergency services. The boy was then transported to the

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for treatment. It was revealed that the boy had survived by hiding in the 'lip' of the platform where the train had injured but not killed him. The main array of 42 solar panels (7.35 kW capacity) appears to be no longer working since late 2012. As of August 2014, the system has not been repaired and no plans to fix it have been announced.

Platforms and services

Transport links

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operates two bus routes via Werrington station, under

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: *782: Penrith station to St Marys station *785: to Penrith station Werrington is served by one NightRide route approximately one kilometre from Werrington station on the

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: *N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station

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runs a free Shuttle Bus every 10 minutes from the station to the Werrington North and South Campus.Shuttle bus timetable
University of Western Sydney 2018

References

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Werrington station details
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