Museum railway station, Sydney

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Museum

Bankstown Line
Inner West Line
Airport & East Hills Line
South Line
Station code	MSM
Suburb	Sydney
Street(s)	Liverpool St Elizabeth St College St Oxford St
Distance from Central Station	4.9 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	Underground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Museum is a railway station on the City Circle line in Sydney, Australia. Named for its proximity to the Australian Museum, the station is located entirely underground at the southern end of Hyde Park. The rails are 13.7 metres below the surface. There are two platforms, each 158.5 metres long by 3.8 metres wide, under an arch with span 14.6 metres. Museum is very reminiscent of a typical London Underground tube station of the era, with cream tiling and maroon highlights throughout. It is a companion to St. James station - opened at the same time. Regular services to Museum began on 20 December 1926. Museum services CityRail trains on the City Circle to the Bankstown, Airport and East Hills lines. The station is regarded as the least used of the City Circle stations.

Museum Station entrance at the Downing Centre, Castlereagh Street

The main entrance to the station is located at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Liverpool Street. Another entrance featuring a sandstone facade is located on the corner of Liverpool Street and Castlereagh Street. This entrance sits at the foot of the New South Wales District Court's Downing Centre, formerly the site of the Mark Foys department store. A less elaborate entrance is located nearby on the northern side of Liverpool Street. Other entrances are also located on three corners of the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Bathurst Street.

[edit] Platforms/Service

Museum Station subway from the Downing Centre entrance

Platform 1:

Inner West Line - all stations around the City Circle (anticlockwise: next stop St James), then all stations services to Ashfield and Liverpool via Regent's Park.
South Line - all stations around the City Circle (anticlockwise: next stop St James), then all stations and limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville.

Platform 2:

Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to East Hills, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur via the Airport branch; peak hour limited stops services to Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur via Sydenham.
Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Lidcombe and Liverpool.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

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