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On 22 January 2007, Berowra station was almost engulfed as bushfires swept the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Efforts from firefighters saved the station and a train which had terminated there. [9] In February 2024, a man and woman were struck and killed by a freight train while attempting to cross the tracks at Berowra station.
In December 1968 the Pacific Motorway opened from Berowra to the Hawkesbury River. [4] [5] As it was a toll road, toll booths were installed at Berowra adjacent to the heavy vehicle checking station. This closed when the Pacific Motorway was extended south to Wahroonga in March 1989. [6] Berowra railway station is located on the Main Northern line.
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
Access to Berowra Heights is by road from Berowra, to the east, via Berowra Waters Road. Alternatively, the Berowra Waters Ferry, a car ferry, connects Berowra Waters with the western end of Berowra Waters Road. CDC NSW route 599 provides a bus service from Berowra Heights to Berowra railway station and route 597 from Berowra to Hornsby railway ...
Berowra may refer to : Berowra, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia Berowra Heights, New South Wales, a neighbouring suburb; Berowra Waters, New South Wales, a neighbouring suburb; Berowra railway station, in the suburb; the Division of Berowra an Australian Electoral Division that includes that suburb and others
Around midnight on 2 February 2024, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were struck by a freight train at Berowra railway station, after having an argument on the platform. The male vicitim allegedly threw an item on the tracks belonging to the woman, who then went to retrieve the item.
Hawkesbury River railway station on the Main Northern railway line is served by NSW TrainLink services to the city and the Central Coast and Hunter. The Pacific Highway and the M1 Motorway are both nearby and provide easy access to the town. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park borders the suburb to the south.
Great Western Railway heritage sites are those places where stations, bridges and other infrastructure built by the Great Western Railway and its constituent railways can still be found. These may be heritage railways , museums, operational railway stations , or isolated listed structures .