St Marys railway station, Sydney

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St Marys
Western Line
Station code	STM
Suburb	St Marys
Street(s)	Cnr Queen & Station Sts
Distance from Central Station	47.42 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	4
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	2 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

St Marys is a railway station on the Western line, Sydney of the CityRail network. It has four tracks, and the tracks are paired by direction down/down/up/up. This means that all trains to the city leave from the same island platform, so if a train happens to travel on the unexpected track, it is merely a matter of walking to the other side of the island platform. All 4 platforms can have trains terminated on and sent back to the origin station. St Marys platforms are accessible by lifts, and is therefore classified as an Easy Access station for wheelchairs.

Contents 1 History 2 Platforms/Services 3 Bus Services 4 Trackplan 5 Neighbouring stations 6 See also 7 Notes and References

[edit] History

St Marys station opened on 1 May 1862 as South Creek with the construction of the Main Western Line^[1]. The name was changed to St Marys on 1 August 1885 after the nearby St Mary Magdalene Church. It is the current western extent of quadruplication of the Western Line built as part of the Blue Mountains electrification in the 1950s, although the original proposal was to extend it through to Penrith. St Marys was the junction of the former Ropes Creek branch line, which opened in 1942. This line is now truncated into two storage sidings at the western end of the station.

[edit] Platforms/Services

The station is served by three trains per hour for most of the time, with additional trains at peak hours.

Platform 1

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

Platform 2

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

Platform 3

• Western Line - all stations services to Penrith and Emu Plains; peak hour limited stops services to Penrith and Emu Plains.

Platform 4

• Western Line - all stations services to Penrith and Emu Plains; peak hour limited stops services to Penrith and Emu Plains.

[edit] Bus Services

St Marys Station Bus Interchange

Westbus

• 769 - to Mount Druitt via Willmot and Tregear
• 770 - to Mount Druitt via Oxley Park
• 771 - to Colyton.
• 772 - to Mount Druitt via Erskine Park and St Clair
• 773 - to WestSt Clair.
• 781 - to Penrith.
• 782 - to Penrith.
• 790 - to Penrith.
• 835 - Between Penrith and Liverpool.
• N4 - to Mount Druitt.
• N5 - to Erskine Park.

NightRide

• N70 - Between Penrith station and Town Hall.

[edit] Trackplan

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Mount Druitt	Western Line (Via Emu Plains)	Werrington

Station Navigation
Ropes Creek line
←Previous Station	Junction	|	Dunheved	Next Station →
Closed Stations

[edit] See also

• Railways in Sydney
• CityRail

[edit] Notes and References

CityRail Stations

Western Line Central | Redfern | Burwood | Strathfield | Lidcombe | Auburn | Clyde | Granville | Harris Park | Parramatta | Westmead | Wentworthville | Pendle Hill | Toongabbie | Seven Hills | Blacktown | Doonside | Rooty Hill | Mt Druitt | St Marys | Werrington | Kingswood | Penrith | Emu Plains | Marayong | Quakers Hill | Schofields | Riverstone | Vineyard | Mulgrave | Windsor | Clarendon | East Richmond | Richmond

• St Marys railway station, Sydney is at coordinates 33°45′44″S 150°46′32″E / -33.76218611, 150.7755833 (St Marys railway station, Sydney)Coordinates: 33°45′44″S 150°46′32″E / -33.76218611, 150.7755833 (St Marys railway station, Sydney)