Newtown railway station, Sydney
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Newtown
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| Station code | ? |
| Suburb | Newtown |
| Street(s) | King St |
| Distance from Central Station | 3.10 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stations Suburban Limited Stops |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 6 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | No |
| Transfers available | Bus |
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| Station facilities | Link |
Newtown railway station is a station on the Inner West line and South line of the CityRail network. It services the Sydney suburb of Newtown.
The station features a single platform on the 'Local' pair of tracks (the "Inner West Line"), with trains to the city leaving from the north side and trains from the city arriving on the south side. It is located in a railway cutting and must be accessed via stairs leading down from King Street, Newtown.
The island platform is rather narrow and there are no Easy Access facilities. In its 2007 budget, the NSW state government committed to funding for a much-needed upgrade to the station[1] including the installation of lifts, new stairways and canopies, toilets and lighting.
The former Newtown Tram Depot lies disused to the south of the station.
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[edit] History
A station opened at Newtown in 1855 with the opening of the Main Suburban Railway Line[2]. This original station was to the north of Gladstone St, and to the west of where Station St "crosses" the railway line. The line through Newtown was quadruplicated in 1892[3], and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[4] An island platform on the middle pair of tracks was taken out of use and demolished as part of the sextuplication works in 1927.
[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 eight routes via Newtown station:
- Route 352 - Weekdays(Monday to Friday) daytime services - Between Bondi Junction Interchange and Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre.
- Route 355 - Between Bondi Junction Interchange and Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre.
- Route 370 - Between Leichhardt Marketplace and Coogee.
- Route 422 - Between Circular Quay and Tempe.
- Route 423 - Between Circular Quay and Kingsgrove.
- Route L23 - Weekdays(Monday to Friday) peak hour limited stops services - Between Circular Quay and Kingsgrove.
- Route 426 - Between Circular Quay and Dulwich Hill.
- Route 428 - Between Circular Quay and Canterbury.
- Route L28 - Weekdays(Monday to Friday) peak hour limited stops services - Between Circular Quay and Canterbury.
NightRide runs three routes via Newtown station:
- Route N10 - Between Sutherland station and City(Town Hall).
- Route N30 - Between Macarthur station and City(Town Hall).
- Route N40 - Between East Hills station and City(Town Hall).
[edit] Gallery
 Newtown Railway Station entrance |
 Newtown railway station sign |
[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
- ^ NSW State Budget, Infrastructure Statement 2007-08
- ^ 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.
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