Merrylands railway station, Sydney

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Merrylands

South Line
Cumberland LIne
Station code	MLN
Suburb	Merrylands
Street(s)	Railway Tce
Distance from Central Station	23.47 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	2 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities	Link

Merrylands railway station is the station of the western suburb of Merrylands on the South line, Sydney of the CityRail network. It serves an area which is residential and commercial. The station has two side platforms.

1 History
2 Platforms/Service
3 Accessibility
4 Transport Links
5 Neighbouring stations
6 See also
7 References

[edit] History

Merrylands station opened in 1878^[1], on what was then the 'Main South Line'. With the opening of the new 'Main South' between Lidcombe and Cabramatta via Regents Park in 1924, this section of track became known as the 'Old Main South'. In 1996, the Harris Park to Merrylands 'Y-link' was opened, allowing direct services to operate between Merrylands and Harris Park on the Western Line and the formation of what is know known as the Cumberland Line. The station since underwent substantial renovations which were concluded by early 2007.

[edit] Platforms/Service

The station is served by two trains per hour with additional services in weekday peak hours. Cumberland line trains operate only on weekday peak hours.

Merrylands railway station, seen from an easterly aspect

Platform 1:

South Line - all stations and limited stops services to Granville, Lidcombe, Central and the City Circle (clockwise).
Cumberland Line - all stations services to Blacktown.

Platform 2:

South Line - all stations and limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown.
Cumberland Line - all stations services to Campbelltown.

[edit] Accessibility

The side platforms have access to the adjacent streets and are connected by a subway ramp, giving this station limited Easy Access for wheelchairs. In the course of the renovations which finished early 2007 two new lifts were added.

[edit] Transport Links

Veolia Transport runs one route via Merrylands railway station:

Route 908 - to Bankstown via Auburn

Westbus:

Routes 811, 813, and 815 - Merrylands, Greystanes, Pemulwuy, Parramatta and return.

Hopkinson:

Route 802 - Between Parramatta and Guildford West.
Route 803 - Between Parramatta and Guildford.
Route 804 - Between Parramatta and Fairfield.
Route 807 - to Guildford.
Route 809 - Between Parramatta and Guildford.

NightRide runs one route via Merrylands railway station:

Route N60 - Between Fairfield station and City(Town Hall).

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Granville	South Line	Guildford
Guildford	Cumberland Line Campbelltown → Blacktown	Harris Park

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Main South Line. NSWrail.net. Retrieved on 31 January 2007.

CityRail Stations

South Line	Central \| Museum \| St James \| Circular Quay \| Wynyard \| Town Hall \| Central \| Redfern \| Newtown \| Ashfield \| Burwood \| Strathfield \| Flemington \| Lidcombe \| Auburn \| Clyde \| Granville \| Merrylands \| Guildford \| Yennora \| Fairfield \| Canley Vale \| Cabramatta \| Warwick Farm \| Liverpool \| Casula \| Glenfield \| Macquarie Fields \| Ingleburn \| Minto \| Leumeah \| Campbelltown
Cumberland Line	Campbelltown \| Leumeah \| Minto \| Ingleburn \| Macquarie Fields \| Glenfield \| Casula \| Liverpool \| Warwick Farm \| Cabramatta \| Canley Vale \| Fairfield \| Yennora \| Guildford \| Merrylands \| Harris Park \| Parramatta \| Westmead \| Wentworthville \| Pendle Hill \| Toongabbie \| Seven Hills \| Blacktown