Strathfield railway station, Sydney

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Strathfield
Blue Mountains Line
Newcastle & Central Coast Line
Inner West Line
Southern Line
Western Line
Olympic Park Line
Northern Line
Station code SFD
Suburb Strathfield
Street Albert Rd
Everton Rd
Distance from Central Station 11.73 km
Served by suburban all stations trains Yes
Served by suburban limited stops trains Yes
Served by Intercity trains Yes
Served by CountryLink trains Yes
Number of platforms 8
Platform arrangement 4 Islands
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers Yes
Train transfer Yes
Bus transfer Yes
Ferry transfer No
Light rail transfer No
Commuter parking No
Disabled access Yes
Public telephones Yes
Public toilets Yes
Staffed Yes
Short platforms No

Strathfield railway station is a major interchange on Sydney's CityRail network and a hub for buses serving the northern part of the inner west. The suburb of Strathfield includes many high-rise apartments and a number of shopping centres such as Strathfield Plaza. These are mostly on the southern side of the station along with a large taxi stand and bus terminal.

Strathfield is located on the Northern, Inner West, Western and South railway lines and is also a stop for trains on the CountryLink network. The station has Easy Access for wheelchairs.

The station has 8 platforms, with the platforms northern platforms (1-3) serving Countrylink and inter-city trains; 3-6 serving the Northern and Western lines; and the southern platforms (6-8) serving the South and Inner West lines. On the north end of the station is a bus stop for Murrays Greyhound and other buses.

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  • Blue Mountains Line - intercity services to Central; peak hour intercity services to North Sydney.
  • Western Line - all stations services and limited stops services to Central; then to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby and Berowra via the North Shore Line.
  • Olympic Park Line - weekday off-peak and special event limited stops services to Central.

Platform 3:

  • Countrylink North Coast - country services to Grafton (1 per day), Casino (1 per day) and Brisbane (Roma Street) (1 per day).
  • Countrylink Southern - country services to Canberra (2 per day), Melbourne (Southern Cross) (2 per day) and Griffith (1 per week).
  • Countrylink Western - country services to Dubbo (1 per day) and Broken Hill (1 per week).
  • Countrylink North Western - country services to Armidale and Moree (1 per day).
  • Blue Mountains Line - intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow.
  • Newcastle & Central Coast Line - intercity services to Gosford, Wyong and Newcastle.
  • Western Line - all stations and limited stops and peak hour express services to Blacktown, Riverstone, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains.
  • Northern Line - occasional all stations and limited stop services to Eastwood and Hornsby.
  • Olympic Park Line - weekday off-peak and special event limited stops services to Olympic Park.

Platform 4:

Platform 5:

Platform 6:

  • Blue Mountains Line - peak hour intercity services to Springwood.
  • South Line - all stations services to Glenfield and Campbelltown.
  • Northern Line - all stations and limited stop services to Eastwood and Hornsby.

Platform 7:

Platform 8:

Preceding Station
(inbound)		 Line Following Station
(outbound)
Redfern
Blue Mountains Line
Granville
Redfern
Newcastle & Central Coast Line
Eastwood
Burwood
Inner West Line
Homebush
Ashfield
South Line
Flemington
Burwood
Western Line
Lidcombe
Redfern
Olympic Park Line
(weekday off-peak
and special events only)
Olympic Park
Burwood
Northern Line
North Strathfield

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Coordinates: -33.87180° 151.09433°

Countrylink North Coast
Central ↔ Strathfield ↔ Hornsby
Countrylink Southern
Central ↔ Strathfield ↔ Campbelltown
Countrylink Western
Central ↔ Strathfield ↔ Parramatta
Countrylink North Western
Central ↔ Strathfield ↔ Hornsby
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