Crows Nest railway station

Crows Nest railway station is an underground rapid transit station currently under construction in Crows Nest. It is being built as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project and will form part of the extension of the Metro North West Line. It is scheduled to open in 2024.[1][2] The station will be near the existing St Leonards station on the North Shore line.

Crows Nest
Building and entrance under construction, May 2024
General information
LocationPacific Highway, Crows Nest
Coordinates33.8254061°S 151.1989687°E / -33.8254061; 151.1989687
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byMetro Trains Sydney
Line(s)Sydney Metro City & Southwest
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Websitewww.sydneymetro.info
History
Opening2024 (scheduled)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Future Metro service 2024
Chatswood
towards Tallawong
 Metro North West Line Victoria Cross
towards Bankstown

Access is provided via Clarke Street and the Pacific Highway.[3] The station is located 25 metres underground.[4] Crows Nest railway station was constructed by AW Edwards.[4] The design includes nine escalators and five elevators.[3]

History

In 2021, plans were released for three buildings of up to 21, 17 and nine storeys to be built above the station.[5] The approved buildings are slightly smaller in scale than the initial proposal, in response to residents' concerns about overdevelopment.[5]

References
  1. 19 November 2015. Crows Nest gets Sydney Metro train station as State Government plans to extend new line to Liverpool. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. Crows Nest Station Sydney Metro. Retrieved on 10 January 2024.
  3. "First look at Crows Nest Metro Station". Sydney Metro. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. Hartmann, Imogen (19 October 2020). "$370 million Crows Nest Station contract awarded". InfraStructure. Monkey Media. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. O'Sullivan, Matt (13 January 2021). "Plans for towers above station on Sydney's north shore approved". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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