Birrong railway station, Sydney

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Birrong

Bankstown Line
Station code	BRG
Suburb	Birrong
Street(s)	Rodd St
Distance from Central Station	22.11 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	None
Transfers available	None
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

City of Bankstown Portal

Birrong is a minor railway station on the CityRail Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Birrong. It has an island platform, built with the opening of the line in 1928. The track was electrified in 1939^[1].

1 Platforms/Service
2 Accessibility
3 Neighbouring stations
4 Layout
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Platforms/Service

The station is served by 2 trains per hour on the Inner West line and 2 trains per hour on the Bankstown line, making 4 trains per which are not necessarily evenly spaced. There are additional trains in peak hours. Because the Inner West and Bankstown lines form a circle, Bankstown line train become Inner West trains as they travel from Birrong to Regents Park.

Platform 1:

Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Bankstown, Central and the City Circle.

Platform 2:

Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Lidcombe or Liverpool via Bankstown.

[edit] Accessibility

The station has an overhead footbridge connected to the platforms by stairs. Thus the station does not qualify as having Easy Access for wheelchairs.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Yagoona	Bankstown Line	Sefton (main line to Liverpool) Regents Park (via Lidcombe joining with Inner West)