Canterbury railway station, Sydney

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Canterbury

Bankstown Line
Station code	CTB
Suburb	Canterbury
Street(s)	Canterbury Rd
Distance from Central Station	10.16 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	2 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	?
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Canterbury is a CityRail railway station on Sydney's Bankstown line. Located in the suburb of Canterbury, it serves a residential area. Canterbury Park Racecourse is adjacent, and a branch line formerly led to sidings used on race-days (now demolished). It has three platforms, only two of which are now used. One of the platforms faces one of the two goods lines that pass through Canterbury- part of the Metropolitan Goods Line.

1 History
2 Platforms/Service
3 Accessibility
4 Transport Links
5 Gallery
6 See also
7 Notes and References

[edit] History

The station opened on 1 February 1895 as part of the Sydenham- Belmore railway line^[1].

[edit] Platforms/Service

The station is served by four trains an hour, in each direction, on weekdays. On weekends it is serviced by two trains an hour.

Platform 1:

■Bankstown Line - all stations services to Central and the City Circle.

Platform 2:

■Bankstown Line - all stations services to Lidcombe or Liverpool via Bankstown.

[edit] Accessibility

The station has street access to both platforms via stairs. This does not allow for Easy Access for wheelchairs.

[edit] Transport Links

Sydney Buses runs six routes via Canterbury station:

Route 428 - to Circular Quay.
Route L28 - Weekdays(Monday to Friday) peak hour limited stops services - to Circular Quay.
Route 445 - to Balmain.
Route 471 - Between Rockdale station and Five Dock.
Route 472 - Between Rockdale station and Five Dock.
Route 487 - to Bankstown station.