Wiley Park railway station, Sydney

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Wiley Park
Bankstown Line
Station code WLP
Suburb Wiley Park
Street(s) King Georges Rd
Distance from Central Station 15.35 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 Handicapped/disabled access No
Station facilities Link

Wiley Park is a CityRail railway station on Sydney's Bankstown line. Located in the suburb of Wiley Park, it serves a residential area and a small shopping precinct. It has two side platforms.

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[edit] History

The station was added to the line in 1938, well after the line from Belmore to Bankstown opened in 1909[1], to interchange with the strategic King Georges Road. While adjacent stations have island platforms, this station was built with side platforms and the architecture of the station buildings is significantly different.

[edit] Platforms/Service

The station is served by four trains per hour for most of the time, with additional trains at weekday peak hours, and a half hourly service late in the evenings and on weekends.

Platform 1:

■Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle.

Platform 2:

■Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Lidcombe or Liverpool via Bankstown.

[edit] Accessibility

The station has street access to both platforms via ramps. This allows for Easy Access for wheelchairs.

[edit] Transport Links

Punchbowl Bus Company runs one route via Wiley Park railway station:

NightRide runs one route via Wiley Park railway station:

[edit] Gallery

ramp to platform 2

view east from platform 1

view east from platform 2

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Bankstown Line. Nswrail.net. Retrieved on 24 January 2007.


Preceding Station
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Lakemba
Bankstown Line
Punchbowl