Hills Showground metro station

Hills Showground metro station is a new station on the Metro North West Line of the Sydney Metro network in Sydney, Australia. It serves the suburb of Castle Hill, and as the station's name suggests, the historic Castle Hill Showground. The station is located on Carrington Road near Doran Drive at Castle Hill.

Hills Showground is staffed from 10 minutes before the first metro service until 10 minutes after the last metro service everyday.

History
The original plans for the North West Rail Link showed a station called Hills Centre, after the complex of civic buildings of the same name. This was to have been constructed on the site of the Castle Hill Showground. Following community consultation, it was determined that the station would be moved to the Hills Centre site – requiring its demolition – in order to retain the Showground. The station was renamed as a result, originally being named Showground before later being renamed once again to its current name, Hills Showground.

Hills Showground station officially opened on 26th May 2019. Like all other stations on the Metro North West Line, it is operated by Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT), who are also responsible for the design of the station.

Features
Hills Showground Metro Station will include the following facilities:
 * 600 parking spaces at the station's commuter carpark on De Clambe Drive
 * 45 bicycle storage spaces
 * 4 local taxi stands
 * 16 kiss-and-ride spaces
 * 2 local bus stops

Configuration
Hills Showground Station is a underground station with the platforms located 20-25m below street level. The giant glass canopy with its distinctive leaf-shaped structures covering the station allows natural light to be let into the concourse and platform area.

Station access and entry is via a forecourt on the corner of Carrington Road and Doran Drive, Castle Hill.

Each of the 8 new Northwest stations on the Sydney Metro network has a colour code used on escalators, lifts and other structures. Hills Showground’s colour is dark orange.