Macarthur railway station, Sydney

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Macarthur

Southern Highlands Line
Airport & East Hills Line
Station code	MCU
Suburb	Ambarvale
Street(s)	Menangle Rd
Distance from Central Station	56.73 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stations Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	3
Number of tracks	3
Platform arrangement	1 Island 1 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities	Link

Macarthur railway station is located in the outer southwestern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It is located on the Main South Line and is served by CityRail trains of the Airport and East Hills lines of the CityRail network. ^[1]. It is a terminus for electric trains. Diesel trains on the Southern Highlands line also stop here.

1 History
2 Services
3 Facilities
4 Gallery
5 Neighbouring stations
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

Under the Liverpool - Campbelltown electrification, completed in 1968, electrification was extended to the Glenlee coal siding and loader (now in Mount Annan) through the site of Macarthur station, so that electrically hauled coal trains could connect it and Port Kembla. The station was opened in 1985,^[2] when two platforms and two crossovers were provided. Because trains terminating on the main lines caused congestion to through trains, an additional platform was added in time for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Glenlee coal loader has closed and electrification has been cut back to Macarthur.

[edit] Services

Platform 1:

Airport & East Hills Line - Terminating services, limited stops and all stations services to Central and the City Circle (anticlockwise) via Airport or Sydenham.

Platform 2:

Airport & East Hills Line - Terminating services, limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (anticlockwise) via Airport line.
Southern Highlands Line - intercity services to Campbelltown and Sydney Terminal.

Platform 3:

Airport & East Hills Line - Terminating services, limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (anticlockwise) via Airport line.
Southern Highlands Line - intercity services to Moss Vale and Goulburn.

NightRide runs one route to and from Macarthur railway station:

Route N30 - to City (Town Hall).

[edit] Facilities

Under the CityRail Clearways Project, Macarthur is to receive a fourth platform, with the platforms arranged so that terminating trains generally use the middle two platforms, while through trains use the outer two platforms. There will also be a direct connection from Macarthur to the stabling sidings at Campbelltown.

The station is equipped with ramps, connecting the concourse with the platforms, however since the ramps were built, the standards for ramps have been tightened, requiring a less steep slope to qualify for Easy Access for wheelchairs.

[edit] Gallery

Looking south toward Menangle Park

Looking north toward Campbelltown

Entrance

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Campbelltown	Southern Highlands Line	Menangle Park
Campbelltown	Airport & East Hills Line	terminus