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Parramatta railway station

For the proposed Sydney Metro station, see Parramatta metro 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.

Parramatta
Westbound view from Platform 1 in November 2023
General information
LocationArgyle Street, Parramatta
Coordinates33°49′04″S 151°00′20″E / 33.81770833°S 151.0055694°E / -33.81770833; 151.0055694
Elevation21 metres (69 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western
Distance23.21 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codePAR
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened2 July 1860
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 21,482,600 (year)
  • 58,856 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Westmead
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
 North Shore & Western Line Harris Park
towards Berowra
Terminus Inner West & Leppington Line
Weekdays only
 Harris Park
towards City Circle
Westmead
towards Richmond
 Cumberland Line Harris Park
towards Leppington
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Blacktown
towards Lithgow
 Blue Mountains Line Strathfield
towards Central
Westmead
towards Bathurst
 Blue Mountains Line
(twice daily) Bathurst Bullet
 Central
Terminus
Blacktown
towards Dubbo
 NSW TrainLink Western Line
Dubbo XPT
 Strathfield
towards Sydney
Penrith
towards Broken Hill
 NSW TrainLink Western Line
Broken Hill Outback Xplorer

History edit

 
The station in 1870

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.[3]

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.[4]

In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side.[5]

In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included extending the platforms on the western end and providing a new taller shelter with lifts and tactile indicators along the platform, 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.[6]

The Darcy Street entrance to the station is closed from 1 September 2018 to late 2019 while improvements are made to the station.[7]

Parramatta metro station will be located around a block to the north of the current station and is planned to open in 2032.

 
Platform 1, with the original station buildings

Platforms and services edit

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby and Berowra via Central
1 weekday morning service to North Sydney
Services to CentralMost weekday services depart from here.
Services to CentralSet down only
Services to Gosford and Wyong6 afternoon peak services
2 Services to Blacktown, Schofields, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains Most weekday services depart from here.
Services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow
2 evening services to Bathurst (Pick up only)
Services to Dubbo and Broken HillPick up only
Express services to Blacktown6 morning peak services
3 Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle Only operates in the middle of the day.
Services to Blacktown, Leppington, Liverpool, Schofields and RichmondT5 Trains leave from here on weekdays in both directions as Platform 4 is mainly used to terminate T2 line trains
Services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Hornsby and Berowra via GordonMainly 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 RichmondT5 Trains mainly leave from here on weekends and during late nights on weekdays
Services to Blacktown, Schofields, Richmond, Penrith and Emu PlainsRichmond 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.

Transport links edit

 
Indicator boards
 
Southern entrance

Parramatta station has a large bus interchange located on the west side of the station between platform 4 and Westfield Parramatta. It serves a large number of routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW, Transit Systems, Transdev NSW and U-Go Mobility.

Stand A1

  • Arrivals only

Stand A2

Stand A3

Stand A4

Stand B1

Stand B2

  • 802: To Liverpool via Green Valley
  • 804: To Liverpool via Hinchinbrook
  • 806: To Liverpool via Abbotsbury
  • 810: To Merrylands via Pemulwuy
  • 810X: To Merrylands via Great Western Highway
  • 811: To Pemulwuy via Hilltop Road
  • 811X: To Pemulwuy
  • NightRide route N60: Town Hall station to Fairfield
  • NightRide route N70: Town Hall station to Penrith
  • NightRide route N71: Town Hall station to Richmond
  • T-Way route T80: To Liverpool via T-way

Stand B3

  • Arrivals only

Stand B4

Route 535 operates from Valentine Avenue as a shuttle service to Carlingford while the Parramatta Light Rail is constructed. This routes stops at all the former stations along the former Carlingford railway line except Rosehill station.

Trackplan edit

 
Track layout

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.[8]

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. ^ Parramatta Station Archived 12 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest April 1985 page 133
  5. ^ "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest June 1985 page 165
  6. ^ "Completed projects". Transport for NSW. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Changes at Parramatta Station". Transport for NSW. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018.
  8. ^ Sydney Trains. "Drivers Route Knowledge Diagrams - Main West Line" (PDF). Railsafe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2023.

External links edit

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