Ashfield railway station, Sydney

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Ashfield
Inner West Line
Southern Line
Station code	AFD
Suburb	Ashfield
Street(s)	Brown St Station St
Distance from Central Station	8.38 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	5
Number of tracks	?
Platform arrangement	2 Islands 1 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Train Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Ashfield railway station is a station located on the Inner West line of the CityRail network. It is located in the Sydney suburb of Ashfield and was opened in 1855 as part of the original Sydney to Parramatta railway line. It features five platforms (two city bound, two outward bound, and one used as a turnback to the city).

The station has Easy Access facilities.

The station can be accessed via Brown Street (at the Hercules Street intersection) or via Station Street.

There is semi-secure cycle parking provided with racks available on both the northern and southern sides of the station. There is access to a number of cycle friendly routes to both the harbour and the city and to the south and west.

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

South Line - limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (clockwise).

Platform 2:

South Line - limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown.

Platform 3:

Inner West Line - all stations services to Central and the City Circle (clockwise).
South Line - limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (clockwise).

Platform 4:

Inner West Line - terminating services; all stations services to Central and the City Circle (clockwise).

Platform 5:

Inner West Line - all stations services to Lidcombe and Liverpool (Lidcombe trains proceeding via the Bankstown Line.)
South Line - limited stops services to Liverpool, Glenfield and Campbelltown.