Museum railway station, Sydney
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Museum
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| 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 | 4.99 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's signage and cream tiling with maroon highlights are reminiscent of a typical London Underground tube station of the era, however its layout of central tracks under a grand arch are more in keeping with older stations of the Paris Metro. Until the construction of the airport line, it was the only underground station in Sydney without an island platform. 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.
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.
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[edit] Platforms/Service
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] Gallery
 Museum Station entrance at the Downing Centre, Castlereagh Street |
 Museum Station subway from the Downing Centre entrance |
 Museum Station entrance at Hyde Park |
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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[edit] See also
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
