Bankstown railway station
Bankstown | |||||||||||
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 Station front in November 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location | North Terrace, Bankstown | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°55′04″S 151°02′05″E / 33.917870°S 151.034640°ECoordinates: 33°55′04″S 151°02′05″E / 33.917870°S 151.034640°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bankstown | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.72 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | BAK | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 14 April 1909 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2013) | 8,600 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 28 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Bankstown railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Bankstown station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore.[2][3][4] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Regents Park on the Main South line in 1928. Opposite platform 2 lies a parcel platform that was used by Electric Parcels Vans until 1966.
Upgrades
In December 2013, planning approval was granted for an upgrade project including the installation of new stairs, ramps, canopies and ticket barriers.[5] Work commenced in July 2014 with the work scheduled for completion in 2015.[6]
Platforms & services
Traditionally, services operated in a loop from the city via Sydenham to Bankstown, then on to Lidcombe, returning to the city via Strathfield and the Main Suburban line and vice versa. In more recent years alternate trains on the line were extended to Liverpool station. For a while, direct services operated to Blacktown via a loop connection to the Main Western line near Lidcombe.
Currently services operate to Lidcombe and Liverpool on an alternate basis.[7] To the west of the station, lies a headshunt to enable terminating services to stable.
In 2024 Bankstown station will become the major terminus of both Sydney Metro CBD & Southwest as well as Sydney Trains services which will replace the original Bankstown railway line. This will leave stations between Bankstown, Liverpool and Lidcombe the only lines served by Sydney Trains, while starting and terminating platforms will be used by Sydney Metro.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle | [7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Lidcombe & Liverpool | [7] |
Transport links
Punchbowl Bus Company operates six routes via Bankstown station:
- 939: to Greenacre[8]
- 940: to Hurstville station[9]
- 941: to Hurstville station[10]
- 944: to Mortdale[11]
- 945: to Hurstville station[12]
- 946: to Roselands Shopping Centre[13]
Transdev NSW operate 15 routes via Bankstown station::
- 905: to Fairfield station[14]
- 907: to Parramatta station[15]
- 908: to Merrylands station[16]
- 909: to Parramatta station[17]
- 911: to Auburn station[18]
- 913: to Strathfield station[19]
- 922: to East Hills[20]
- 923: to Panania[21]
- 924: to East Hills[22]
- 925: Lidcombe to East Hills[23]
- 926: to Revesby Heights (to Padstow weekdays off peak only)[24]
- 962: to Westfield Miranda (Cronulla on weekends)[25]
- M90: Liverpool station to Burwood[26]
- M91: Parramatta station to Hurstville[27]
- M92: Parramatta station to Sutherland station[28]
Transit Systems operate one route from Bankstown station:
- 487: to Canterbury[29]
Bankstown station is served by one NightRide route:
Trackplan
References
- ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ Bankstown Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Bankstown Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ The Railways Arrive Bankstown Council
- ↑ Bankstown Station Upgrade gets the go ahead Transport for NSW 23 December 2013
- ↑ Work starting on $10 million Bankstown Station upgrade Transport for NSW 22 July 2014
- 1 2 3 "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 939". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 940". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 941". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 944". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 945". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 946". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 905". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 907". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 908". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 909". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 911". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 913". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 922". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 923". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 924". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 925". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 926". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 962". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route M90". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route M91". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route M92". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transit Systems route 487". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "N40 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Bankstown station details Transport for New South Wales