The T1 North Shore & Western Line is a suburban rail service operated by Sydney Trains, serving the North Shore, parts of the Inner West and Western Suburbs of Sydney.
Since 2013, the line has been numbered T1 and is coloured yellow on maps and wayfinding information.
History Following victory in the 2011 New South Wales election, the O'Farrell Government embarked on reform of transport in New South Wales. In November 2011, Transport for NSW was created to improve planning and coordination of transport projects and services. The organisation developed a new rail timetable and branding, which was put into effect on 20 October 2013. This saw the merger of the North Shore Line and Western Line with the Northern Line to form the North Shore, Northern & Western Line. A new numbering system was also introduced and the line was given the number T1. The North Shore, Northern & Western Line ran along the Epping to Chatswood line until it closed in September 2018 to be converted to metro standards as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. As a result, the traditional Northern line route from Hornsby to Central via Strathfield was reinstated.Station Link bus services to connect customers during Metro upgrade NSW Transport Info The closed section was replaced by Station Link bus services until it reopened as metro. On 28 April 2019, this route became a separate T9 Northern Line, with the T1 renamed the North Shore & Western Line.
Railway line history The T1 uses a number of different railway lines and is the result of various schemes to link the lines together. The line is centred around the Main Suburban railway line which runs from Central to Granville, which continues as the Main Western line at Granville. The Richmond railway line branches from the Main Western line at Blacktown.
In the other direction from Central towards the North Shore, the T1 uses the North Shore Line towards Hornsby, then continues along the Main North Line towards Berowra.
Main Western and Richmond railway lines
The Main Western railway line opened to Penrith in 1863 as a branch from the junction with the Main South line at Granville. Electrification reached Parramatta in 1928 and Penrith in 1955.
A branch line was opened to Richmond in 1864 under the stewardship of engineer James Moore. Electrification from Riverstone to Richmond opened in August 1991. Through running to and from Sydney commenced in 1992.
North Shore railway line
The North Shore railway line was opened on 1 January 1890 between Hornsby and St Leonards. The line was extended to the Sydney Harbour foreshore at Milsons Point in 1893. Transport between this original Milsons Point station and central Sydney was by ferry boat. The line was electrified in 1927.
When the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in 1932 a new Milsons Point station (on the bridge approach) came into operation and the North Shore Line was extended through it and over the Sydney Harbour Bridge to link with the underground lines of central Sydney. The result is that the two ends of the North Shore Line link to the Sydney railway system at Central and Hornsby.
Main North railway line
The T1 uses the section of the Main North railway line between Hornsby and Berowra, which was opened in 1887 and electrified in 1959.
Rolling stock New South Wales A and B sets 8-car EMUs New South Wales T set 8-car EMUs New South Wales H set 8-car EMUs – Weekdays only
Route
Stations Legend: Adjacent to a Metro station, Adjacent to a Light Rail station + T1 North Shore & Western Station Image Suburb Opened Grade Connections Berowra Berowra Ground Mount Kuring-Gai Mount Kuring-gai Ground Mount Colah Mount Colah Ground Asquith Asquith Ground Hornsby Hornsby Ground Waitara Waitara Ground Wahroonga Wahroonga Ground Warrawee Warrawee Ground Turramurra Turramurra Ground Pymble Pymble Ground Gordon Gordon Ground Killara Killara Ground Lindfield Lindfield Ground Roseville Roseville Ground Chatswood Chatswood Elevated Artarmon Artarmon Ground St Leonards St Leonards Ground Wollstonecraft Wollstonecraft Ground Waverton Waverton Ground North Sydney North Sydney Built over Milsons Point Milsons Point Elevated Wynyard Sydney CBD Underground Town Hall Sydney CBD Underground Central Sydney CBD Ground Redfern Redfern Ground Strathfield Strathfield Ground Lidcombe Lidcombe Ground Auburn Auburn Ground Clyde Clyde Ground Granville Granville Ground Harris Park Harris Park Ground Parramatta Parramatta Ground Westmead Westmead Ground Wentworthville Wentworthville Ground Pendle Hill Pendle Hill Ground Toongabbie Toongabbie Ground Seven Hills Seven Hills Ground Blacktown Blacktown Ground At Blacktown, the line branches. The northwestern branch is towards Richmond, and the Western branch is towards Emu Plains.To Richmond Marayong Marayong Ground Quakers Hill Quakers Hill Ground Schofields Schofields Ground Riverstone Riverstone Ground Vineyard Vineyard Ground Mulgrave Mulgrave Ground Windsor Windsor Ground Clarendon Clarendon Ground East Richmond Richmond Ground Richmond Richmond GroundTo Emu Plains Doonside Doonside Ground Rooty Hill Rooty Hill Ground Mount Druitt Mount Druitt Ground St Marys St Marys Ground Werrington Werrington Ground Kingswood Kingswood Ground Penrith Penrith Ground Emu Plains Emu Plains Ground
Patronage The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Trains network for the year ending 30 June 2024.
References
External links Sydney Trains North Shore, Northern & Western Line timetables Transport for NSW Neety's Train Page – information on suburban stations. New South Wales Railways – historical information on suburban stations. New South Wales Transport Information Australian Railmaps – information & maps of train services & stopping patterns. Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation project website