Cheltenham railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Cheltenham. It is served by Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services.

History

Cheltenham station opened on 10 October 1898.Cheltenham Station NSWrail.net It was established mainly due to pressure from William Chorley, whose home was located near the station. Chorley prevented commercial development near the station by placing covenants on the surrounding land, which he owned, and so Cheltenham is one of the few stations in Sydney with no shops nearby.Home Beecroft Cheltenham History Group

As part of the original plans for the North West Rail Link it was proposed to upgrade Cheltenham station to four tracks as part of the quadruplication of the line between Epping and Beecroft."Budget Has Cash to Finish Line" Northern District Times 31 May 2006 page 6 There were however no plans for North West Rail Line services to stop at Cheltenham station.NWRL Environmental Assessment and Concept Plan – Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Due to complaints by local residents about noise and increased train services, the proposal to route the line through Cheltenham was scrapped, in favour of a tunnel starting at Epping station from the Epping to Chatswood line.TIDC North West Rail Link – Preferred Project Report Volume 1 May 2007

However, a second northbound track was built through the station around a decade later as part of the North Sydney Freight Corridor project, with the western platform becoming an island."Northern Sydney Freight Corridor Update" Railway Digest December 2014 pages 28-29 The works included the construction of a new concourse with lifts, which opened on 31 August 2015.Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Transport for NSWLeighton Contractors & TfNSW in Alliance to deliver Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Project Leighton Contractors 8 March 2013Leighton & Abigroup win Epping to Thornleigh Third Track contract Rail Express 20 March 2013 The new platform opened on 14 June 2016."Weekly Notice 21" Sydney Trains May 2016 page 5

Services Platforms The station is served by four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours. During off-peak hours two of these four train services towards Central terminate at Chatswood.

References

External links

Cheltenham station details Transport for New South Wales