Carlingford railway station

Carlingford is a railway station on the Carlingford Line of the Sydney Trains network in Sydney, Australia. It serves the suburbs of Carlingford, North Rocks and West Pennant Hills. Carlingford station is the terminus of the Carlingford Line, thus bearing the line the same name as the station.Carlingford is the 165th most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 400 passengers boarding per day.HistoryThe station opened on 20 August 1896 as Pennant Hills. On 1 August 1901 it was renamed Carlingford.Platforms and servicesThe station is served by one train per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.There is currently only one service in the early morning which connects to the city directly at around 7 am each weekday. A train-change at Clyde, the other terminus of the line, is necessary to reach other stations. A connecting city-bound train from Penrith or Emu Plains stops within five minutes of the shuttle service's arrival. Conversely, a west-bound train stops at Clyde several minutes before the shuttle service leaves for Carlingford.Connections from Carlingford to the west and south are limited, usually arriving more than thirty minutes after the shuttle service reaches Clyde. Therefore, many commuters walk to Granville where a more frequent service is available as Granville is very close to Clyde.Parramatta Rail LinkA major development of Carlingford station was proposed, as part of the Parramatta to Chatswood Rail Link project, but in 2003, this was postponed indefinitely by the then-New South Wales Transport Minister Michael Costa citing a lack of projected passenger numbers and economic viability.