Villawood railway station, Sydney
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Villawood
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Station code | VWD |
Suburb | Villawood |
Street(s) | River Ave |
Distance from Central Station | 24.50 km |
Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Platform arrangement | 1 Island |
Type of station | Ground |
Ticket barriers | No |
Transfers available | Bus |
Disabled access | No |
Station facilities | Link |
Villawood is a minor railway station on the CityRail Inner West railway line, Sydney. It serves the Sydney suburb of Villawood, a residential area with some industry. It has an island platform, built with the opening of the line. Under the Southern Sydney Freight Line project, a third track will be built by 2008 to carry freight trains separately from the passenger lines.
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[edit] Platforms/Service
The station is serviced by up to 2 trains per hour in each direction on the Inner West Line during peak hours and at night on weekdays, and 2 trains per hour on the Bankstown Line all day. This makes 4 trains per hour in each direction during peak hours and at night on weekdays, and 2 trains per hour in each direction outside these times. The trains are not evenly spaced. There are additional trains in peak hours.
Platform 1:
- Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Bankstown, Central and the City Circle (anti-clockwise).
- Inner West Line - all stations and limited stops services to Lidcombe, Central and the City Circle (clockwise).
Platform 2:
- Bankstown Line - all stations services to Liverpool.
- Inner West Line - all stations services to Liverpool.
[edit] Accessibility
The station has an overhead footbridge connected to the platforms by stairs. Thus the station does not qualify as having Easy Access for wheelchairs.
[edit] Transport Links
Two Veolia Transport routes operate via Villawood Place, a short walk from Villawood station:
- Route 905 - Between Fairfield and Bankstown.
- Route 907 - Between Parramatta and Bankstown.
One NightRide route operates via Villawood station:
- Route N50 - Between Liverpool and City (Town Hall).
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