Normanhurst railway station
railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Normanhurst railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Normanhurst. It is served by Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services.
History
Normanhurst station opened on 21 November 1895 as Hornsby. On 1 May 1898, it was renamed Normanhurst to avoid confusion with the present day Hornsby station, then known as Hornsby Junction.
On 5 February 1923 a fire occurred on Platform 2, severely damaging the platform. However, it was extinguished before spreading further.
The station was upgraded during 2023 as part of the Transport Access Program, a NSW Government initiative planning to improve accessibility on the Sydney Trains network.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Normanhurst railway station” as railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7053077. Authority coordinates are -33.721, 151.097. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1895, 1898, 1923 and 2023.
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