Strathfield railway station

Strathfield

Blue Mountains Line
Newcastle & Central Coast Line
Inner West Line
South Line
Western Line
Olympic Park Line
Northern Line
Station code	SFD
Suburb	Strathfield
Street(s)	Albert Road Everton Road
Distance from Central Station	11.81 km
Altitude (above sea level)	17 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops Intercity CountryLink
Number of platforms	8
Number of tracks	8
Platform arrangement	4 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus Train Coach
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Strathfield railway station is a major interchange on Sydney's CityRail network ^[1] and a hub for buses serving the northern part of the inner west. The suburb of Strathfield includes many high-rise apartments and a number of shopping centres such as Strathfield Plaza. These are mostly on the southern side of the station along with a large taxi stand and bus terminal.

Strathfield is located on the Northern, Inner West, Western and South railway lines and is also a stop for trains on the CountryLink network. The station has Easy Access for wheelchairs.

The station has eight platforms, with the northern platforms (1-3) serving Countrylink and inter-city trains; (4-6) serving the Northern and Western lines; and the southern platforms (7-8) serving the South and Inner West lines. On the north end of the station is a stop for Murrays, Greyhound Australia and other road coach services.

1 History
2 Platforms and services
3 Signalling
4 Neighbouring stations
- 4.1 City services
- 4.2 Country services
5 Bus services
6 Image gallery
7 References

History

The first platforms were opened as Redmyre in 1877. The name was changed to Strathfield on 29 August 1900.^[2] The current platforms were completed on 7 March 1927.^[3] In addition, a platform and building was erected at the up end of platform 8 which provided a mortuary receiving facility.^[4] This was subsequently converted to a store for the Railway Refreshment Room on the station.

Platforms and services

The station is served by thirteen to sixteen trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Newcastle & Central Coast Line	Intercity services to Sydney Terminal.
	CountryLink North Western	Country services to Sydney (1 per day) (set down only)
	CountryLink North Coast	Country services to Sydney (3 per day) (set down only)
	Northern Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and North Sydney via the City, then on to Hornsby via Macquarie Park.	Occasionally used.
	Blue Mountains Line	Intercity services to Sydney Terminal.	Peak hour some intercity services proceed along the ■North Shore Line.
	Olympic Park Line	Suburban weekday off-peak and special event limited stops services to Central.
	CountryLink Southern	Country services to Sydney (4 per day) (set down only).
	CountryLink Western	Country services to Sydney (1 per day, 2 on Tuesdays).
	Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central; then on to the ■North Shore Line.	Occasionally used.
	Blue Mountains Line	Intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Parramatta.
	Newcastle & Central Coast Line	Intercity services to Gosford, Wyong and Newcastle via Eastwood.
	Olympic Park Line	Suburban weekday off-peak and special event limited stops services to Olympic Park.
	CountryLink Southern	Country services to Canberra (2 per day), Melbourne (2 per day) and Griffith (1 per week).
	CountryLink Western	Country services to Dubbo (1 per day) and Broken Hill (1 per week).
	CountryLink North Western	Country services to Armidale & Moree (1 per day).
	CountryLink North Coast	Country services to Grafton (1 per day), Casino (1 per day) and Brisbane (1 per day).
	Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops and peak hour express services to Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Richmond, St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains via Parramatta.	Occasionally used.
	Northern Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Epping via Eastwood; peak hour services to Hornsby via Eastwood.	Occasionally used.
	Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central; then on to the ■North Shore Line.
	South Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle.	Occasionally used.
	Northern Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and North Sydney via the City, then on to Hornsby via Macquarie Park.
	Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops and peak hour express services to Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Richmond, St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains via Parramatta.
	Northern Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Epping via Eastwood; peak hour services to Hornsby via Eastwood.	Change at Epping for all stations to Hornsby.
	South Line	Suburban all stations and limited services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville.	Occasionally used.
	South Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle.
	Inner West Line	Suburban all stations services to Central and the City Circle.
	South Line	Suburban all stations and limited services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville.
	Inner West Line	Suburban all stations services to Lidcombe, Cabramatta and Liverpool via Regents Park.

Signalling

Rail traffic in the Strathfield area has been controlled from Strathfield signal box, which is actually situated at Homebush, since 1983. The majority of normal signalling functions at Strathfield are performed automatically by an early computerized signal control system manufactured by Westinghouse in the United Kingdom. This system is connected to double light colour light signals and electro-pneumatic switch machines on the ground. The 1926-vintage power box, which had a Westinghouse miniature lever frame, still stands to the west of platform 8.

Neighbouring stations

City services

Preceding station	CityRail	Following station
Lidcombe towards Emu Plains or Richmond	Western Line	Burwood towards Central
North Strathfield towards Epping	Northern Line	Burwood towards Central
Homebush towards Campbelltown	South Line	Ashfield towards Central
Homebush towards Liverpool	Inner West Line	Burwood towards Central
Lidcombe towards Lithgow	Blue Mountains Line	Redfern towards Central
West Ryde towards Newcastle	Newcastle and Central Coast Line	Redfern towards Central

Country services

Preceding station		Following station
Campbelltown towards Canberra, Griffith or Melbourne	CountryLink Southern	Sydney Terminus
Parramatta towards Broken Hill or Dubbo	CountryLink Western
Hornsby towards Moree or Armidale	CountryLink North Western
Hornsby towards Grafton, Casino or Brisbane	CountryLink North Coast

Bus services

Sydney Buses runs the following routes via Strathfield station:

Route 407 - to Burwood via Strathfield West
Route 408 - between Rookwood Cemetery and Burwood via Flemington Station, Homebush and Strathfield
Route 415 - between Campsie Station and Chiswick via Belmore, Belfield, Enfield Strathfield Station, Burwood Station and Five Dock Shops
Route 458 - between Ryde to Burwood via Rhodes, Concord Hospital, Concord West, North Strathfield and Strathfield Station
Route 459 - to Macquarie University via Macquarie Centre and Ryde
Route 466 - between Cabarita Wharf and Ashfield station via Concord shops, Burwood station, Enfield and Croydon Park
Route 480 - to City (Domain) via Homebush Road, Strathfield, South Strathfield, Enfield, Ashfield Shops, Annandale and Railway Square
Route 483 - to City (Domain) via Wallis Avenue, South Strathfield, Enfield, Ashfield Shops, Annandale and Railway Square
Route 525 - Burwood to Parramatta via Strathfield, Olympic Park, Newington and Victoria Road, Rydalmere
Route 526 - Burwood to Olympic Park Wharf via Strathfield, Olympic Park, and Newington

Metrobus run one service via Strathfield railway station:

Route M90 - Burwood to Liverpool via Bankstown (Operated by Veolia Transport)

Veolia Transport runs two routes via Strathfield railway station:

Route 913 - Bankstown via Roberts Road, Chullora
Route 914 - to Greenacre

Punchbowl Bus Company runs the following route via Strathfield Station:

Route 450 - Olympic Park to Hurstville

NightRide runs the following routes via Strathfield station:

Route N50 - between Liverpool and City (Town Hall)
Route N60 - between Fairfield station and City (Town Hall)
Route N61 - between Carlingford station and City (Town Hall)
Route N80 - between Hornsby station and City (Town Hall)

Image gallery

References

^ City Rail Update - Bankstown and Inner West Lines Issue No.8 2009 CityRail
^ The Department of Railways Research and Information Section (1966) Railway Quiz (Department of Railways) p11
^ Stations & Tracks Vol.1 Main Suburban State Rail Authority 1988
^ 125 Years of the Sydney to Parramatta Railway Preston, R.G. NSW Rail Transport Museum ISBN 0 909862 13 3

CityRail Stations

(Central)
(Redfern)
(Strathfield)
Olympic Park
Lidcombe

Northern Line

Blue Mountains Line

Newcastle and
Central Coast Line

(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)

CityRail Lines

Suburban	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Bankstown Inner West Airport & East Hills South Cumberland Western North Shore Carlingford Olympic Park Northern

Interurban and regional	South Coast Southern Highlands Blue Mountains Newcastle & Central Coast Hunter

Under construction or planning: South West Rail Link, North West Rail Link