West Ryde railway station

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

History
West Ryde station opened on 17 September 1886 as Ryde, being renamed West Ryde on 8 October 1945. Immediately north of the station, a loop that runs to Epping commences. This opened on 24 October 1978. On 27 November 1989, a southbound loop from Eastwood opened, this resulted in the existing southbound platform being converted to an island platform.

Signalling
West Ryde Signal Box was a timber structure situated on the city end of Platform 3. Until 1937 it controlled a level crossing on Victoria Road. Also situated at West Ryde was a Water Board siding and a connection to the former tram network, which provided for transfer of vehicles between light and heavy rail systems. It was closed in 1982, when control was transferred to Epping signal box.

Transport links
West Ryde has a bus interchange on the western side of the station, rebuilt in the early 2000s. It is served by the following State Transit routes:


 * Stand A
 * 513: to Carlingford
 * 520: to Parramatta station
 * 523: to Parramatta station
 * 524: to Parramatta station


 * Stand B
 * 501: to Central Station
 * 520: to Circular Quay


 * Stand C
 * 513: to Meadowbank Wharf


 * Stand F
 * 543: to Eastwood station

West Ryde station is served by one NightRide route:
 * N80: Hornsby station to City (Town Hall)

Lachlan Valley Railway
During the 1980s West Ryde was the site of the Sydney Depot for the Lachlan Valley Railway. The station used to have a small goods yard servicing a freight shed and a siding running up to the West Ryde Pumping station. The Lachlan Valley Railway vacated the site in August 1987.