Ingleburn railway station

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Ingleburn
South Line
Cumberland Line
Airport & East Hills Line
Station code IGB
Suburb Ingleburn
Street(s) Stanley Road, Ingleburn Road
Distance from Central Station 45.65 km
Altitude (above sea level) 29.3 m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms 2
Number of tracks 3
Platform arrangement 2 side
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available Bus
Disabled access Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities Link

Ingleburn railway station is a heritage-listed[1] railway station in the serving the south-western Sydney suburb of Ingleburn. Situated on the Main South Line, it is served by Sydney Trains services on the Airport, Inner West & South and Cumberland lines.[2] Ingleburn is used by an average of 7880 commuters each weekday.[3]

History

When originally built, the Ingleburn Railway Station was named Macquarie Fields. It was renamed when a new Macquarie Fields Station was built further towards Sydney. Ingleburn was a popular spa resort in the late nineteenth century and the station provided direct services to Sydney and South. It has been in use since 1869.[4] A goods-only track, called the Glenfield- Ingleburn passing loop, was opened to the west of the station in 1995.[5] This track was incorporated into the Southern Sydney Freight Line.

The double-brick building on platform one is historically significant because it demonstrates the evolution of the station from a rural railway station to its role as a well-patronised suburban station. Reflecting the growth and change of the local area, Ingleburn Station is also historically associated with the nearby Ingleburn Army Camp established during World War II by the Commonwealth Government. This is hinted by the additional ticket office window in the heritage building on platform one, which is evidence of the high patronage from the Australian Army during World War II.

The building itself has been altered but it retains a number of internal features such as original seating in the waiting area, ceiling roses, small corrugated steel roof sheeting, cornices and the two leaved, hardwood patent sliding doors to the east and west faces of the northern end of the building. Representative of the designs in vogue at the turn of the twentieth century, Ingleburn Station's historical significance has only grown due to its rarity in the area as most other period station buildings on the suburban section of the Main South Line have since been demolished.[6]

  • Historic Ingleburn platform building photo from 1984 prior to the concrete pedestrian overbridge and canopies which were installed in the late 1980s, Heritage NSW

  • The original ornate timber seating has been retained in the waiting room, Heritage NSW

Platforms and services

There are two platforms at Ingleburn: platform 1 having 'up' services heading towards the city or Schofields, and platform 2 having 'down' services heading towards Campbelltown, and Macarthur.

The station is served by four trains per hour (not evenly spaced) for most of the time, two each on the South and East Hills lines. There are additional trains during weekday peak hours. The Cumberland Line operates only on weekdays.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 all stations and limited stops services to the City Circle via Granville or Revesby
all stations services to Schofields via Parramatta
2 all stations services to Campbelltown and Macarthur
all stations services to Campbelltown

Transport links

Bus Stop on east side of station

Interline Buses and Busabout:

Interline Buses only

NightRide:

Image gallery

  • Platform 1

  • Platform 2

  • Looking on platforms from footbridge

  • Platform 2 seen from the footbridge

  • Exterior view of platform 1 ramp

  • Entrance from east side on Ingleburn Road

  • Entrance on western side via footbridge ramp

  • Rear exterior of station building

  • Entrance to the ticket office on platform 1

  • Ticket office

  • Footbridge linking platforms at south end of station

  • Long ramp leading down to platform 2

  • North end of platforms

  • Track repairs at a close proximity to the station during trackwork

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Macarthur
 T2
Airport Line
towards Central
towards Campbelltown
 T2
Inner West & South Line
towards Circular Quay
towards Campbelltown
 T5
Cumberland Line
towards Schofields

References

  1. ↑ http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_04_2.cfm?itemid=4801088 | Heritage NSW
  2. ↑ "CityRail Timetables". CityRail. Retrieved 22 April 2007. 
  3. ↑ Robins, R. An uphill battle at the busy railway stations. Sydney Morning Herald, 4–5 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Main South Line". Nswrail.net. Retrieved 26 April 2007. 
  5. ↑ Rogers, D. The Glenfield- Ingleburn Passing Loop Project. Railway Digest, August 1994. ARHS (NSW Division).
  6. ↑ http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_04_2.cfm?itemid=4801088 Heritage NSW

External links

Sydney Trains lines and stations
T2
Airport Line
T2
South Line
T5
Cumberland
NSW TrainLink Intercity lines and stations
NSW TrainLink Regional / Interstate lines and stations
  •   NSW TrainLink Southern
  •   NSW TrainLink Western
  •   NSW TrainLink North Coast
  •   NSW TrainLink North Western
(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)
Under construction or planning: South West Rail Link, North West Rail Link

Coordinates: 33°59′50″S 150°51′53″E / 33.997325°S 150.864722°E / -33.997325; 150.864722

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