Martin Place railway station

Martin Place
Elizabeth Street entrance in April 2017
Location Martin Place
Coordinates 33°52′04″S 151°12′37″E / 33.86785°S 151.21014°E / -33.86785; 151.21014Coordinates: 33°52′04″S 151°12′37″E / 33.86785°S 151.21014°E / -33.86785; 151.21014
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Eastern Suburbs
Distance 2.10 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Underground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code MPC
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 23 June 1979
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 19,220 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 10
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
T4
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
South Coast Line
  Future service  
Preceding station   Sydney Metro   Following station
towards Chatswood
City and Southwest
towards Bankstown
Concourse
Platform

Martin Place railway station is located on the Eastern Suburbs line, serving the Sydney central business district. Named after Martin Place, it is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services.

History

Martin Place station was commenced in 1951 and opened on 23 June 1979 when the Eastern Suburbs line opened from Central to Bondi Junction.[2]

In 2010, work commenced on an upgrade to the station, consisting of two lifts and an accessible toilet.[3] The upgrade was completed in April 2011.[4]

As part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project a further two platforms are scheduled to open in 2024.[5]

Station configuration

The station consists of an island platform and a turnback siding east of the station.

A service tunnel extends from Martin Place railway station under Sydney Hospital into The Domain. The tunnel carries air conditioning services from an underground room, which is located beneath two ventilation towers in The Domain, by the side of the road behind Sydney Hospital.

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh [6]
services to Wollongong, Port Kembla, Dapto & Kiama3 early morning services commence from here[7]
2 services to Bondi Junction [6]
services to Bondi Junction3 early morning services terminate here

[7]

Trackplan

Track layout

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Martin Place Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ "Transit Newsfile: Sydney Trains" Transit Australia Volume 65 number 11 November 2010
  4. ↑ Station upgrades completed in time for ANZAC day NSW Department of Transport 20 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Martin Place Station Sydney Metro
  6. 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. 1 2 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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