Parramatta railway station
Parramatta railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving Parramatta in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line, T2 Inner West & Leppington and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line, Central West XPT and Outback Xplorer services.
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 Eastbound view from Platform 2 in November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Argyle Street, Parramatta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′04″S 151°00′20″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 23.21 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | PAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2 July 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2018) | 92,950 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.[2]
Prior to the Main Western line being quadrupled from Granville to Westmead in 1985, the station consisted of four platforms, platforms 3 and 4 on the main line and 1 and 2 on a loop.[3]
In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side.[4]
In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included upgrading the station, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened.
In October 2016, the Parramatta Turnback Project was completed, adding crossovers to allow trains to terminate on platforms 3-4 in either direction.[5]
The Darcy Street entrance to the station is closed from 1 September 2018 to late 2019 while improvements are made to the station.[6]
Parramatta metro station will be located around a block to the north of the current station and is planned to open in the late 2020s.
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Hornsby or beyond via Gordon | ||
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| Services to Central | Most weekday services depart from here. | ||
| Services to Central | XPT services and Xplorer Services from Dubbo and Broken Hill (Set down only) | ||
| Services to Gosford and Wyong | 6 afternoon peak services | ||
| 2 | Services to Richmond & Penrith or Emu Plains | Most weekday services depart from here. | |
| Services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow 2 evening services to Bathurst | |||
| Services to Dubbo & Broken Hill | Pick up only | ||
| Express services to Blacktown | 6 morning peak services | ||
| 3 | Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle | Only operates in the middle of the day. | |
| Services to Leppington, Schofields and Richmond | T5 Trains leave from here on weekdays in both directions as Platform 4 is mainly used to terminate T2 line trains | ||
| Services to Hornsby or beyond via Gordon | Mainly on weekends. Some Richmond services depart from here on weekday evenings. | ||
| 4 | Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle | ||
| Services to Schofields and Richmond | T5 Trains mainly leave from here on weekends and during late nights on weekdays | ||
| Services to Richmond & Penrith or Emu Plains | Richmond services depart from here only on weekdays off-peak and weekends. Penrith services depart from here only early in the morning, late at night or on weekends. |
Trackplan
As part of the Parramatta Turnback project, an additional crossover from the Up Main to the Down Main was constructed (not shown) west of the station.[7]
References
- NSW Train Stations Barrier Dashboard 2004-2018 Institute for Sustainable futures UTS
- Parramatta Station Archived 12 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
- "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest April 1985 page 133
- "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest June 1985 page 165
- NSW, Transport for (2 May 2017). "Completed projects". www.transport.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Changes at Parramatta Station Archived 24 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 24 August 2018
- Sydney Trains. "DRIVERS ROUTE KNOWLEDGE DIAGRAMS - MAIN WEST LINE" (PDF). Railsafe.
External links
- Parramatta Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW
- Parramatta station details Transport for New South Wales