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Rooty Hill
Westbound view from Platform 2, November 2019
General information
Location	North Parade, Rooty Hill, NSW Australia
Coordinates	33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E / 33.77156389°S 150.8450944°E / -33.77156389; 150.8450944
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	40.91 kilometres (25.42 mi) from Central
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Platform levels	1
Parking	375 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am-7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station code	RYH
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	23 December 1861
Rebuilt	1940s
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023	1,716,700 (year) 4,703 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Mount Druitttowards Emu Plains North Shore & Western Line Doonsidetowards Berowra

Rooty Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western line services.

History

Rooty Hill station opened on 23 December 1861 as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Blacktown. On 1 May 1862, the line was extended to St Marys. The station was rebuilt in the 1940s.

The station was upgraded in January 2020 and received a new footbridge and lifts.

Platforms and services

Transport links

Busways operates three bus routes via Rooty Hill station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 728: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown
• 738: to Eastern Creek
• 756: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown station via Plumpton & Woodcroft

References

1. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
2. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
3. Rooty Hill Station NSWrail.net
4. Rooty Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
5. ^ "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
6. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
7. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
8. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

External links

• Media related to Rooty Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Rooty Hill station details Transport for New South Wales

• Easy Access railway stations in Sydney
• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1861
• Main Western railway line, New South Wales
• Rooty Hill, New South Wales