St Marys railway station, Sydney

St Marys
Westbound view from Platform 3 in November 2011
Location Station Street, St Marys
Coordinates 33°45′30″S 150°43′13″E / 33.758255°S 150.720212°E / -33.758255; 150.720212Coordinates: 33°45′30″S 150°43′13″E / 33.758255°S 150.720212°E / -33.758255; 150.720212
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Western
Ropes Creek
Distance 47.42 kilometres from Central
Platforms 4 (2 island)
Tracks 4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code STM
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 1 May 1862
Electrified Yes
Previous names South Creek
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 4,560 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 55
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Emu Plains
T1
North Shore, Northern & Western Line
towards Berowra
Preceding station   Closed Lines   Following station
towards Ropes Creek
Ropes Creek LineTerminus

St Marys railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of St Marys. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services. The station marks the end of the four-track section of the Main Western line.

History

St Marys station opened on 1 May 1862 as the interim terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Rooty Hill. It was initially named South Creek, being renamed St Marys on 1 August 1885.[2] On 19 January 1863, the line was extended to Penrith.[3]

In 1942, St Marys became a junction station when the Ropes Creek line was built, primarily to serve the munitions factory in World War II. The line closed in 1986, being truncated into two storage sidings at the western end of the station with the overhead wiring removed.

In March 1983, 40 people were injured when a suburban train failed to stop at the station and derailed at catch-points to the west of the station.[4]

Future

A scoping study into rail investment to service Western Sydney and the proposed Western Sydney Airport was announced by the New South Wales and Australian governments in November 2015.[5] The study's final report was released in March 2018 and included a proposal to construct a "North-South Link" from Schofields to Macarthur via the airport.[6]

At the same time, the governments announced the development of a new rail line serving the airport. This line would form part of the North-South Link, running south from St Marys to the airport, before continuing on to the "Badgerys Creek Aerotropolis" - an area south of the airport. Funding for the line will be split 50:50 between the governments.[7] The line is likely to be constructed as a metro or light metro.[6]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood [8]
2 services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood [8]
3 services to Emu Plains [8]
4 services to Emu Plains [8]

St Marys Station Bus Interchange

Busways operates 12 routes via St Marys station:

Transit Systems Sydney operates one route via St Marys station:

St Marys station is served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan

Track layout

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ St Marys Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ St Marys Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ "Train derailment injures 40" The Age 3 March 1983
  5. ↑ "Western Sydney Airport". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Western Sydney Rail Needs Scoping Study Outcomes Report" (PDF). Australian Government and New South Wales Government. March 2018. pp. 55–56. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Western Sydney City Deal to deliver rail, investment and jobs". Transport for NSW. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ "Busways route 745". Transport for NSW.
  10. ↑ "Busways route 758". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ "Busways route 759". Transport for NSW.
  12. ↑ "Busways route 770". Transport for NSW.
  13. ↑ "Busways route 771". Transport for NSW.
  14. ↑ "Busways route 774". Transport for NSW.
  15. ↑ "Busways route 775". Transport for NSW.
  16. ↑ "Busways route 776". Transport for NSW.
  17. ↑ "Busways route 779". Transport for NSW.
  18. ↑ "Busways route 781". Transport for NSW.
  19. ↑ "Busways route 782". Transport for NSW.
  20. ↑ "Busways route S11". Transport for NSW.
  21. ↑ "Transit Systems route 835". Transport for NSW.
  22. ↑ "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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