Lidcombe railway station, Sydney

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Lidcombe
Bankstown Line
Inner West Line
South Line
Western Line
Olympic Park Line
Station code	LDC
Suburb	Lidcombe
Street(s)	Railway Pde
Distance from Central Station	16.61 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stations Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	5
Number of tracks	?
Platform arrangement	?
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus Train
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Lidcombe railway station is a major junction station on the CityRail network. It has 5 platforms: four for ordinary suburban services, and one for the shuttle between Lidcombe and Olympic Park - officially Platform 0 but known simply as the 'Olympic Park Sprint Platform'. Three lifts facilitate Easy Access for wheelchairs.

1 History
2 Platforms/Service
3 Trackplan
4 Neighbouring stations
5 See also
6 References

[edit] History

Lidcombe station opened in 1858 with four platforms during the construction of the railway line through the area^[1]. In 1999, Platform 0 was constructed as part of the Olympic Park line works. By 2008, Lidcombe station will receive an extra platform for terminating City via Bankstown and Berala trains, as part of the Clearways project which intends to untangle the various lines. This will segregate the Inner West line from the Bankstown line.

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 0 (Olympic Park Sprint Platform):

Olympic Park Line - shuttle service to Olympic Park.

Platform 1:

Western Line - limited stops services to Central; then to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby and Berowra via the North Shore Line.

Platform 2:

Western Line - limited stops services to Blacktown, Riverstone, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains.

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:

South Line - limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown.
Inner West Line - all stations services to Liverpool.
Bankstown Line - all stations services to Bankstown and Central (then to the City Circle (anticlockwise)).

Platform 5: (under construction)

Bankstown Line - This platform will service terminating services, and all stations services to Central and the City Circle (anticlockwise).

[edit] Trackplan

Trackplan at Lidcombe prior to Clearways completion

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Berala	Bankstown Line (via Lidcombe)	terminus (trains become city-bound on Inner West Line)
Flemington	Inner West Line	Berala
Flemington (previously Rookwood)	South Line	Auburn
Strathfield	Western Line	Auburn
terminus	Olympic Park Line	Olympic Park