Harris Park railway station

Harris Park railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Harris Park. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line T2 Inner West & Leppington Line and T5 Cumberland Line services.

Harris Park
General information
LocationStation Street, Harris Park
Coordinates33°49′24″S 151°00′28″E / 33.82323611°S 151.0076889°E / -33.82323611; 151.0076889
Elevation20 metres (66 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western
Distance22.53 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes (platform 3/4)
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeHPK
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,544,650
  • 4,232 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Parramatta
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
North Shore & Western Line Granville
towards Berowra
Parramatta
Terminus
Inner West & Leppington Line
Weekdays only
Granville
towards City Circle
Parramatta
towards Richmond
Cumberland Line Merrylands
towards Leppington

History edit

Harris Park station opened in the late 1800s.[3] Originally built as two side platforms, both were rebuilt as island platforms during the quadruplication of the Granville to Westmead line in the mid-1980s.[4] On 2 November 1996, the Harris Park to Merrylands Y-Link opened allowing direct train operation between these two stations by what is now known as the Cumberland Line.[5]

On 30 June 2013, a landslide occurred and a retaining wall collapsed in heavy rain, burying one track and partially covering platform 4.[6][7]

An accessibility upgrade, including lift access to the station, was announced in 2015.[8]

Platforms and services edit

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to North Sydney, Hornsby & Berowra infrequently used[9]
2 services to Blacktown, Penrith & Richmond infrequently used[9]
3 services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra weekends & late nights only[9]
Weekday services to the City Circle[10]
services to Leppington and Liverpool[11]
4 services to Penrith weekends & late nights only[9]
Weekday services to Parramatta[10]
services to Schofields and Richmond[11]

Track plan edit

 
Track layout, the junction to the Y-Link is actually a double ladder junction and the facing (right hand) crossover does not exist
 
Entrance on Station Street

References edit

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Harris Park Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Harris Park" Railway Digest August 1985 page 226
  5. ^ "Cumberland Line Officially Opened" Railway Digest December 1996 page 6
  6. ^ Passengers warned to expect delays after train station wall collapses Sydney Morning Herald 30 June 2013
  7. ^ Sydney Trains boss takes blame as report into Harris Park station landslip released ABC News 9 August 2013
  8. ^ "Budget delivers more accessible public transport". Transport for NSW. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ a b "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.

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