Gordon railway station, Sydney

Gordon is a railway station located in the suburb of Gordon, Sydney, Australia. It lies on the Sydney Trains North Shore, Northern & Western Line.Some trains from central Sydney terminate at Gordon Station, and reverse direction to go back towards the Central via North Sydney. Gordon station now has the preferred arrangement of tracks where the terminating platform is located between the two through tracks, similar to Lindfield station. Currently, Gordon has a long island platform and a side platform.The old mechanical lever frame, which operated the previous incarnation of the railway signals, is still in place on the platform where curious passengers can take a peek.Due to the increasing number of passengers at Gordon station and itself being one of the main stations along the North Shore line, upgrades were proposed in 2005 by state MP Barry O'Farrell. These upgrades were the installation of Easy Access facilities, including all-weather protection on the ramps, overbridge and platforms, and two lifts.Gordon is the 38th most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 6510 passengers boarding per day.Platforms and servicesAs of the new Sydney Trains timetables on Sunday the 20th of October 2013: on weekdays the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction for most of the day, with additional trains provided during peak hours; and on weekends the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction for most of the day.