Circular Quay railway station, Sydney

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Circular Quay

Bankstown Line
Inner West Line
Airport & East Hills Line
South Line
Station code	CQY
Suburb	Sydney
Street(s)	Alfred St
Distance from Central Station	2.9 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	2 side
Type of station	Elevated
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Train Bus Ferry
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Circular Quay is a CityRail station located in Sydney, Australia and is an integral part of the City Circle. It was opened on 20 January 1956. The station is beside the Circular Quay ferry terminals from which services operate to a number of locations around Sydney Harbour. The area is also the terminus for a number of bus services.

Circular Quay is the nearest railway station to the Sydney Opera House and The Rocks area of Sydney. Trains from "the Quay" go to East Hills, South, Bankstown and Inner West lines. The station is manned from first to last train, and is fully accessible to wheelchairs.

It is the only station in the City Circle not to contain any underground platforms, as it is an elevated station located underneath the Cahill Expressway. It has been proposed in the past to move the station underground, but this has not occurred. It is the newest station on the City Circle.

The station provides spectacular views of Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Opera House.

From April 18th 2006, RailCorp has been performing maintenance and cleaning of the station's 50 year old facade. It is predicted that the work will be completed sometime in December 2006.

Front of station as viewed from the waterside

Station entrance with ticket barriers

[edit] Neighbouring Stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Wynyard	Bankstown Line	St. James
St. James	Inner West Line	Wynyard
Wynyard	Airport & East Hills Line	St. James
St. James	South Line	Wynyard