St Leonards railway station


St Leonards railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of St Leonards including the nearby Artarmon Industrial Area and Gore Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains 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.

Platforms and services

There is a unwired siding linked to the up track. It is equipped with catch points, and is 205m long. 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.

Transport links

operate three routes via St Leonards station:, all peak hours only
State Transit operate 10 routes via St Leonards station:
Transit Systems operates one route via St Leonards station:
St Leonards station is served by two NightRide routes: