Richmond railway station, Sydney

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Richmond

Western Line
Station code	RCD
Suburb	Richmond
Street(s)	East Market St
Distance from Central Station	60.68 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stations Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	3
Platform arrangement	1 island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Richmond railway station is a station on the Richmond branch of the Western line of Sydney's CityRail network. It is the terminus of the line and is the furthest distance one can travel from Central on the suburban CityRail network. It serves the residential and commercial area of Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. The station has an island platform served by two dead end tracks, plus a stabling siding. The platform has ramps down to the street access and therefore has Easy Access for wheelchairs.

1 History
2 Platforms/Service
3 Transport Links
4 Trackplan
5 Neighbouring stations
6 External links
7 Notes and References

[edit] History

The line opened in 1864. In 1926, an extension northwards to Kurrajong opened. This extension closed in 1952 after flooding, due to low and uneconomical levels of traffic, and little evidence of it now remains^[1]. Electrification was completed to Richmond station in 1991, and at that time significant remodelling of the tracks at the station was performed, including the building of the current train storage sidings on the northern side of the station and removal of tracks from the southern side.^[2]

[edit] Platforms/Service

The station is generally served by approximately two trains per hour. Trains may depart for Sydney from both platforms.

Platform 1

Western Line - Terminating services, all stations and limited stops services to Blacktown and Central; then to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby or Berowra via the North Shore Line.

Platform 2

Western Line - Terminating services, all stations and limited stops services to Blacktown and Central; then to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby or Berowra via the North Shore Line.