Granville railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the suburb of Granville, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T2 Leppington & Inner West Line services. It is the junction for the Main Western line and the Main South line.
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 Station building and entrance, February 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bridge Street, Granville Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′00″S 151°00′45″E / 33.8332°S 151.0125°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Suburban Main Western Main South | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 21.22 kilometres (13 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | GAV | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2 July 1860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt |
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Parramatta Junction (1860-1880) | ||||||||||||||||
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History
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Granville station opened on 2 July 1860 as Parramatta Junction, and is close to the original terminus of the first railway line in New South Wales which was completed in 1855. On 1 September 1880 it was relocated to its present location and renamed Granville.[3][4]
Granville Junction lies immediately to the west of the station and is the junction point of the Main Western and the original Main South lines, now referred to as the Old Main South after the opening of the Lidcombe to Cabramatta bypass.
As part of the quadruplication of the Main Suburban line from Lidcombe, the station was rebuilt in the 1950s.[4][5]
On 18 January 1977, the Granville railway disaster, Australia's worst rail disaster, occurred resulting in the death of 84 people, approximately 200 metres (656 ft) west of the station.[6]
On the station's northern side lay a parcel's dock and siding. This was removed in August 1990.[4][7]
Granville has traditionally served as a transfer station, a role that has been diluted since the construction of a 'Y-link' track between the neighbouring Harris Park and Merrylands stations. Since 1996, this track has allowed direct travel between the Main Western and Main South lines via the Cumberland Line.
Platforms and services
edit| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | occasional early morning & late night services to Hornsby & Berowra | infrequently used | |
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| 2 | Weekday early morning & late night services to Penrith | infrequently used | |
| 3 | Weekend services to North Sydney, Chatswood and Lindfield | weekends and late nights only | |
| Services to Central & the City Circle | |||
| 4 | Services to Penrith | weekends and late nights only | |
| Services to Parramatta & Leppington | Parramatta services only run on weekdays. |
Transport links
editThis section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Transdev NSW no longer operates these routes, these routes have been taken by Transit Systems NSW - please update the timetable references as well. (July 2024) |
Transdev NSW operates three bus routes via Granville railway station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 906: Parramatta station to Fairfield station[8]
- M91: Parramatta station to Hurstville[9]
- S2: to Sefton[10]
Granville station is served by one NightRide route:[11]
- N60: Fairfield station to Town Hall station
Trackplan
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References
edit- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Granville Station. NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Granville Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
- ^ Churchman, Geoffrey (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia & New Zealand. Smithfield: IPL Books. ISBN 0-908876-79-3.
- ^ "Granville Rail Disaster". Granville Historical Society. Archived from the original on 27 December 2003.
- ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest December 1990 page 447
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 906". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route M91". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route S2". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N60 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Granville railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Granville station details Transport for New South Wales
- Granville Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW
