Bankstown railway station

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Bankstown
Bankstown Line
Station code BAK
Suburb Bankstown
Street(s) North Terrace
Distance from Central Station 18.72 km
Altitude (above sea level) ? m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Number of platforms 2
Number of tracks 2
Platform arrangement 1 Island
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers Yes
Transfers available Bus
Disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link
Platform, view from north with historical photo inset
Opening in 1909

Bankstown is a railway station on the Sydney Trains Bankstown Line, for which the line is named. The station serves the important Sydney suburb of Bankstown in which it is located. The station has a simple island platform, with a crossover at the eastern end and a turnback at the western end of the station to allow trains to be terminated in either direction.

Bankstown Station is situated in the Old Town Centre Plaza shopping centre, with South Terrace on the southern side and North Terrace on the other.

History

With the arrival of the 20th century came the railways. The station officially opened on 14 April 1909, after the Public Works Committee agreed to an extension of the railway line from Belmore. Bankstown's 1720 residents were able to board their first steam-driven locomotive.[1] The line was electrified in 1924 and it was the terminus of the line until its extension to Regents Park on the Main South line in 1928 passing through Yagoona and Birrong along the way.[2] A Parcel platform was used by 'Fast Electric Parcels Vans' It is located opposite the northern end of Platform 2 and was used until 1966.

In 2011 the station was the scene of a fatal stabbing of a young 16-year old boy on 26 May. The teenager had gotten into a verbal altercation with a 22-year old man when he was fatally stabbed on the platform at around 7pm that evening.[3] The 22-year old, who also suffered injuries during the fight was arrested and charged with the murder of the teenager.[4]

Platforms and services

Traditionally, services operated in a loop from the city via Sydenham to Bankstown, then on to Lidcombe, returning to the city via Strathfield and the Main Suburban railway line and vice-versa. In more recent years alternate trains on the line were extended to Liverpool station. For a while, direct services operated to Blacktown via a loop connection to the Main Western Line near Lidcombe. The current method of operation is the result of two projects from the Rail Clearways Program, involving the construction of terminating platforms at Lidcombe and Homebush, which allow the Bankstown loop to be broken. Services operate to either Lidcombe or Liverpool via Birrong.

As of the new Sydney Trains timetables on Sunday the 20th of October 2013: on weekdays the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction for most of the day, with additional trains provided during peak hours; and on weekends the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction for most of the day.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
T3
 All stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle via Sydenham
2
T3
 All stations and limited stops services to Lidcombe via Regents Park or Liverpool via Sefton

Accessibility

Bankstown station has a lift to provide Easy Access for wheelchairs to the platform.

Bus services

Metrobus operated by Transdev NSW:

Metrobus M92 at Bankstown Station

Sydney Buses:

Punchbowl Bus Company:

Transdev NSW:

NightRide:

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Bankstown

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Lidcombe
 T3
Bankstown Line
towards Central

Notes and references

  1. ↑ About Bankstown Council
  2. ↑ "Bankstown Line". NSWrail.net. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2007. 
  3. ↑ Robinson, Georgina; Gardiner, Stephanie (26 May 2011). "Teen stabbed to death in front of commuters". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Teen fatally stabbed in train station brawl". ABC News. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 

External links

The Parcel Platform:

Coordinates: 33°55′04″S 151°02′05″E / 33.917870°S 151.034640°E / -33.917870; 151.034640

Sydney Trains lines and stations
T3
Bankstown Line
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