Milsons Point railway station, Sydney

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Milsons Point

North Shore Line
Northern Line
Station code	MPT
Suburb	Milsons Point Kiribilli
Street(s)	Alfred St
Distance from Central Station	5.6 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	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus Ferry
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Milsons Point Railway Station is a station on the North Shore and Northern lines of the CityRail network in Sydney, New South Wales. Situated on the nothern approaches to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, it serves the adjoining suburbs of Milsons Point and Kirribilli.

1 History
2 Platforms/Service
3 Neighbouring stations
4 See also

[edit] History

The original Milsons Point station was not in the present location, but on the site of the present Luna Park amusement park. It was opened as the southern terminus of the North Shore line on 1 May 1893. The site was crowded as three tracks and two platforms were squeezed between rock cliffs and the edge of Sydney Harbour. Also on the site was the terminus of a cable tramway (opened 1886) and a ferry service to Circular Quay in central Sydney.

Milsons Point station was so overcrowded that a third platform was added in 1920, but remained at this location until the site was required in 1924 for the construction work for the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

From 1924 to 1932 there was no Milsons Point railway station.

As part of the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a new Milsons Point station was built on the northern approach to the bridge and opened in 1932. The station was in two parts: two platforms each side of the roadway. The western platforms were connected to the North Shore line whereas the Eastern pair were used for a tramway service between central Sydney and the northern suburbs. The tramway and the associated platforms at Milsons Point were removed in 1958 and a roadway constructed (now lanes 7 & 8 of the Harbour Bridge).

The western pair of platforms have continued in use as Milsons Point Station since 1932, and is the only "Milsons Point" known to most Sydneysiders. The line through this station have been electrified since its inception.

[edit] Platforms/Service

The station is fitted with elevators, and is wheelchair accessible. Trains usually run every 5-10 minutes on weekdays, with more services in peak hours.

Platform 1:

North Shore Line - all stations and limited stops services, and peak hour intercity services to Central; then to Blacktown, Penrith, Emu Plains, Riverstone, or Richmond via the Western Line, or to Eastwood or Hornsby via the Northern Line
Northern Line - all stations and limited stops services to Eastwood and Hornsby.

Platform 2

North Shore Line - all stations and limited stops services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra; peak hour intercity services to Gosford and Wyong.
Northern Line - services (via the City) to North Sydney; some proceeding then to Lindfield, Gordon, or Hornsby via the North Shore Line.