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Petersham
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| Station code | PSM |
| Suburb | Petersham |
| Street(s) | Trafalgar Street |
| Distance from Central Station | 5.50 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 6 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 Island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | No |
| Transfers available | Bus |
| Disabled access | No |
| Station facilities | Link |
Petersham railway station is on the Inner West Line of the CityRail network. It is located in the suburb of Petersham in Sydney, New South Wales. It receives the Inner West line services (four services an hour on weekdays and weekends, with more services during rush hour and less during late hours), which operate on the 'local' pair of tracks (the southernmost pair). A single island platform is provided on the local tracks. Petersham train station is frequently used by more than 600 students from Fort Street High School, especially between 8:00am and 8:30am and 3:15pm (when school ends). Not all of these students use the train station itself, with many transiting to bus stops for Dulwich Hill and Marrickville. Trainees for the CityRail Training School to the south of the station and Petersham TAFE to the east also use the station.
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Petersham station opened in 1857.[1] The heritage listed Victorian Italianate station built in 1885 in Terminus Street, with platform at rear, is the only major 'First Class' station building known to have been built in Sydney in the 19th century. [2] The Main Suburban Railway Line through Petersham was quadruplicated in 1892,[3] and an island platform was built to serve both 'fast' and 'slow' pairs of tracks. The line was sextuplicated through Petersham in 1927 in association with electrification works[4] and the island platform serving the old 'fast' pair of tracks (to become the 'Up' and 'Down Suburban' tracks) was demolished. An ornate station building stands to the north of the tracks, but is no longer used as part of the station. A turn-back siding previously located between the local tracks has now been removed.[5]
A pedestrian subway was provided in 1892 at the western end of the station, connecting Trafalgar Street with Terminus Street. Access to the platforms from this subway closed after 1988.[6] The footbridge remains a fascinating piece of neo-gothic architecture. Upgrades to the station took place in the late 1990s, with the wooden steps on the footbridge being replaced due to their slipperiness in wet weather, a small but high-roofed shed at the east end of the platform being removed for security reasons, and the area under the lower part of the platform stairs also being fenced-off for similar concerns.
The station is served by two to four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours. During off-peak hours two of these four train services towards Regents Park terminate in Ashfield.
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
| Inner West Line | all stations services to Central and the City Circle. | ||
| Inner West Line | all stations services to Ashfield, Strathfield, Lidcombe, Cabramatta and Liverpool via Regents Park. |
Sydney Buses runs two routes via Petersham station:
NightRide runs one route via Petersham station:
| Preceding station | CityRail | Following station | ||
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towards Liverpool
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Inner West Line |
towards Central
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