Blacktown railway station

Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Intercity Blue Mountains Line and regional Central West XPT services.

History
Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line.

Captain Martindale, the colony's chief engineer, was not happy with work done by contractor John Gibbons and refused to issue a certificate for work done. Not happy with the decision Gibbons told his men to remove three portions of the track near Parramatta. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Black Town Road station. The station was renamed Blacktown on 1 August 1862.

The station received a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms. It was opened on 14 October 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond lines.

Transport links
Blacktown Station Bus Interchange

Stand A: Busways Stand B: Busways Stand C: Busways Stand D: NightRide and Free Westpoint Shuttle Stand E: Busways Stand F: Busways Stand G: Busways Stand H: Hillsbus Stand J: Transit Systems Sydney Stand K: Hillsbus Stand L: Hillsbus Stand M: Busways and Hillsbus (706 and 661) Stand N: Busways
 * 752: to Quakers Hill and Rouse Hill Town Centre
 * 753 to Doonside
 * 756: to Mount Druitt via Woodcroft and Plumpton
 * 750: to Mount Druitt via Richmond Road and Bidwill
 * 751: to Rouse Hill via Schofields
 * 754: to Mount Druitt via Glendenning and Hassall Grove
 * N70: Penrith station to City (Town Hall)
 * N71: Richmond station to City (Town Hall)
 * 728: to Mount Druitt via Bungarribee and Rooty Hill
 * 729: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek and Minchinbury
 * 723: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek
 * 724: to Arndell Park, peak hour extension to Huntingwood
 * 726: to Doonside station
 * 721: to Blacktown Hospital
 * 722: to Prospect Evening service combined with route 724
 * 700: to Parramatta station via Prospect and Girraween
 * 702: to Seven Hills
 * 800: to Fairfield station via Polding Street
 * 812: peak hours only to Fairfield station via The Horsley Drive
 * 705: to Parramatta station via Lalor Park and Pendle Hill
 * 711: to Parramatta station via Seven Hills and Wentworthville
 * 611: to Macquarie Park via M2 Motorway
 * 630: to Macquarie Park via Seven Hills, Baulkham Hills and Epping
 * 706: to Parramatta station via Winston Hills
 * 744: to Blacktown Industrial Area
 * S7: to Parklea Garden Village Shopper Hopper
 * 661: to Parramatta station via Kings Langley
 * 730: to Castle Hill via Glenwood and Norwest Business Park
 * 731: to Rouse Hill via Stanhope Gardens
 * 732: to Quakers Hill via Acacia Gardens
 * 734: to Riverstone via Schofields
 * 735: to Riverstone via Rouse Hill Town Centre
 * 743: to Kings Langley via Kings Park