History
The station opened much later than the rest of the Main North line, on 26 September 1937, a few years after the electrification of the line in 1929. It is one of only 3 stations added to existing lines in the 1930s (the others being Jannali and Wiley Park). The station is located on a steep gradient (1 in 40 (2.5%)), so it would have been quite hard for steam trains to stop and start when heading towards Hornsby - hence the reason for its later construction. Although built with two island platforms, only the centre platform faces were initially in use until quadruplication between West Ryde and Epping was completed.
The station is one of the least used on the metropolitan CityRail network. There are no shops in the immediate vicinity of the station, and the station is quite close itself to West Ryde station, which means that few people use the station. On the last few timetable releases it has received a minimum number of trains due to its low patronage.
In 2001 the then local member for the state electorate of Ryde John Watkins suggested as an election issue that the station should be closed. This brought anger from the local community (especially over concerns about its proximity to Ryde Hospital), and the then Mayor of Ryde Council, Ivan Petch. The suggestion was abandoned.
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