Bardwell Park railway station, Sydney

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Bardwell Park
Airport & East Hills Line
Station code	BWP
Suburb	Bardwell Park
Street(s)	Hartill-Law Ave
Distance from Central Station	10.10 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	1 island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Bardwell Park is a railway station on Sydney's CityRail East Hills Line. It serves the Sydney suburb of Bardwell Park. The station has a single island platform serving the local tracks, which retains its 1930s original brick station building. As is the convention in Sydney, platform 1 is for Sydney bound trains, and platform 2 is for outbound trains towards East Hills.

Contents 1 History 2 Platforms/Services 3 Accessibility 4 Transport Links 5 Trackplan 6 Notes and References

[edit] History

Bardwell Park railway station opened in 1931 as part of the East Hills railway line between Tempe and East Hills.^[1] Bardwell Park station had been double track and electrified since its opening until 2000 when the Wolli Creek to Kingsgrove quadruplication was completed. The station now has an island platform serving the 'Up and Down East Hills Local' tracks, and an express track on either side, the 'Up and Down East Hills Main' lines.

1. ^ East Hills Line. Nswrail.net. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.

[edit] Platforms/Services

Bardwell Park is generally served by local all-stations services between the City Circle and East Hills, the frequency of which is every 15 munites during weekday daytimes, and half-hourly at nights and weekends/public holidays.

Platform 1:

• Airport & East Hills Line - all stations services around the City Circle (anticlockwise: first stop Museum).

Platform 2:

• Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to Kingsgrove, East Hills, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur.

[edit] Accessibility

Bardwell Park does not yet have Easy Access for wheelchairs.

[edit] Transport Links

Sydney Buses runs two routes via Bardwell Park station:

• Route 471 - South to Rockdale station via Turrella, Arncliffe, North to Five Dock via Earlwood, Canterbury, Ashbury, Ashfield, Haberfield, Rodd Point.
• Route 499 - South to Hurstville station via Bexley North, North to Drummoyne via Earlwood, Campsie, Croydon Park, Burwood, Croydon, Five Dock, Rodd Point, Russell Lea.

[edit] Trackplan

[edit] Notes and References

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Turrella	Airport & East Hills Line	Bexley North

• Bardwell Park railway station, Sydney is at coordinates 33°55′54″S 151°07′29″E / -33.93162222, 151.1248028 (Bardwell Park railway station, Sydney)Coordinates: 33°55′54″S 151°07′29″E / -33.93162222, 151.1248028 (Bardwell Park railway station, Sydney)