Lewisham railway station, Sydney
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Lewisham
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| Station code | LWI |
| Suburb | Lewisham |
| Street(s) | Cnr Victoria St & Railway Tce |
| Distance from Central Station | 6.25 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 6 |
| Platform arrangement | 2 Side |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | ? |
| Transfers available | Bus |
Disabled access  |
No |
| Station facilities | Link |
Lewisham railway station is on the Inner West Line CityRail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Lewisham. It receives 4 services an hour on weekdays and 2 on weekends. The Inner West line uses the two southernmost ('local') tracks of the six tracks of the lines passing through the station. Lewisham has two side platforms, with the 'Up' platform face fenced off against the 'Down Suburban' line used by non-stop trains.
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[edit] History
Lewisham station opened in 1886[1]. The Main Suburban Railway Line through Lewisham was quadruplicated in 1892[2], and an island platform with two side platforms was built to serve both 'fast' and 'slow' pairs of tracks. The line was sextuplicated through Lewisham in 1927 in association with electrification works[3] and the island platform serving the old 'fast' pair of tracks (to become the 'Up' and 'Down Suburban' tracks) was trimmed into a side platform to allow the provision of the new 'Up and Down Main' lines.
[edit] Platforms/Service
Platform 1:
- Inner West Line - all stations services to Central and the City Circle (clockwise).
Platform 2:
- Inner West Line - all stations services to Lidcombe and Liverpool (Lidcombe trains proceeding via the Bankstown Line.)
[edit] Transport Links
Sydney Buses runs one route via Lewisham station:
- Route 413 - East to King Street Wharf via Leichhardt, Annandale, Camperdown, University of Sydney ,Railway Square, Town Hall, Wynyard, West to Campsie station via Asbury.
NightRide runs one route via Lewisham station:
- Route N50 - Between Liverpool and City(Town Hall).
[edit] Gallery
 Lewisham Railway Station platform 1 |
 Track layout at Lewisham |
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, Google Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps and WikiMapia.
- Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
[edit] References
- ^ Main South Line. Nswrail.net.
- ^ Australian Railway History, Vol 56, No. 810, April 2005
- ^ Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, April 2001
