Strathfield railway station

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Strathfield

Blue Mountains Line
Newcastle & Central Coast Line
Inner West Line
South Line
Western Line
Olympic Park Line
Northern Line
Station code	STR
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 station on the Sydney Trains network and is also a stop for trains on the NSW TrainLink network. The station acts as a hub for buses serving the northern part of the inner west of Sydney. Strathfield is located on the Main Suburban railway line and has Easy Access for wheelchairs.

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 the 9th most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 19,800 passengers boarding per day.

History

Former Strathfield station

The first platforms were opened as Redmyre in 1877. The name was changed to Strathfield on 29 August 1900.^[1] The current platforms were completed on 7 March 1927.^[2] In addition, a platform and building was erected at the up end of platform 8 which provided a mortuary receiving facility.^[3] This was subsequently converted to a store for the Railway Refreshment Room on the station.

Rail traffic in the Strathfield area has been controlled from Strathfield signal box, which is actually situated at Homebush, since 1983. Signalling at Strathfield is controlled by an entrance-exit (NX) route control panel with an early automatic route setting (ARS) system, which was 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 end of platform 8.

Platforms and services

Aerial view of the station

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

Access to the platforms is via a pedestrian subway with ramps on either side of the subway leading up to the platforms. The ramps are too steep for disabled passengers, so lifts have also been provided. An indicator board is located in the centre of the subway. The subway can get congested at peak times.

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
1	Central Coast & Newcastle Line	Intercity services to Sydney Terminal.
	NSW TrainLink North Western	Country services to Sydney (1 per day) (set down only)
	NSW TrainLink 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.
2	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.
	NSW TrainLink Southern	Country services to Sydney (4 per day) (set down only).
	NSW TrainLink Western	Country services to Sydney (1 per day, 2 on Tuesdays).
	Carlingford Line	Suburban express service stopping Redfern and Central.	One service per weekday.
	T1 Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central; then on to the ■ North Shore Line.	Occasionally used.
3	Blue Mountains Line	Intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Parramatta.
	Central Coast & Newcastle 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.
	NSW TrainLink Southern	Country services to Canberra (2 per day), Melbourne (2 per day) and Griffith (1 per week).
	NSW TrainLink Western	Country services to Dubbo (1 per day) and Broken Hill (1 per week).
	NSW TrainLink North Western	Country services to Armidale & Moree (1 per day).
	NSW TrainLink North Coast	Country services to Grafton (1 per day), Casino (1 per day) and Brisbane (1 per day).
	T1	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains via Parramatta and Blacktown.	Occasionally used.
	T1	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Epping via Eastwood; peak hour services to Hornsby via Eastwood.	Occasionally used.
4	T1	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond.
4	T2	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle.	Occasionally used.
5	T1	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and North Sydney via the City, then Chatswood and beyond.
6	T1	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains via Parramatta and Blacktown.
	T1	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.
	T2	Suburban all stations and limited services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville.	Occasionally used.
7	T2	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle.
8	T2	Suburban all stations and limited services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville and Homebush.

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

Transdev NSW runs three routes via Strathfield railway station:

Route 913 – Bankstown via Roberts Road, Chullora
Route 914 – to Greenacre
metrobus M90 – Burwood to Liverpool via Bankstown

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

Strathfield Square entrance
Everton Road entrance
Kiosks selling hot food, snacks and drinks on Platforms 3 and 4, and 5 and 6
Platforms 2 and 3
Service indicators on the concourse
Countrylink manual indicators

Neighbouring stations

City services

Preceding station		Following station
Lidcombe towards Emu Plains or Richmond	T1 Western Line	Burwood towards Central
North Strathfield towards Epping	T1 Northern Line	Burwood towards Central
Homebush towards Campbelltown	T2 Inner West & South Line	Burwood towards Circular Quay
Olympic Park Terminus	T7 Olympic Park Line (occasional services only)	Redfern towards Central

Country services

Preceding station		Following station
Granville towards Bathurst	Blue Mountains Line	Central Terminus
Eastwood towards Newcastle	Newcastle and Central Coast Line
Parramatta towards Broken Hill or Dubbo	NSW TrainLink Western
Hornsby towards Moree or Armidale	NSW TrainLink North Western
Hornsby towards Grafton, Casino or Brisbane	NSW TrainLink North Coast

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Strathfield railway station, Sydney.

↑ 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

External links

Sydney Trains – Strathfield station details

Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink stations

Sydney Trains lines and stations

T1 Northern Line	Hornsby Normanhurst Thornleigh Pennant Hills Beecroft Cheltenham Epping Macquarie University Macquarie Park North Ryde Chatswood Artarmon St Leonards Wollstonecraft Waverton North Sydney Milsons Point Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Burwood Strathfield North Strathfield Concord West Rhodes Meadowbank West Ryde Denistone Eastwood Epping

T1 Western Line	Central Redfern Burwood Strathfield Lidcombe Auburn Clyde Granville Harris Park Parramatta Westmead Wentworthville Pendle Hill Toongabbie Seven Hills Blacktown Doonside Rooty Hill Mount Druitt St Marys Werrington Kingswood Penrith Emu Plains Marayong Quakers Hill Schofields Riverstone Vineyard Mulgrave Windsor Clarendon East Richmond Richmond

T2 Inner West Line	Central Museum St James Circular Quay Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Macdonaldtown Newtown Stanmore Petersham Lewisham Summer Hill Ashfield Croydon Burwood Strathfield Homebush

T2 South Line	Central Museum St James Circular Quay Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Newtown Ashfield Croydon Burwood Strathfield Flemington Lidcombe Auburn Granville Merrylands Guildford Yennora Fairfield Canley Vale Cabramatta Warwick Farm Liverpool Casula Glenfield Macquarie Fields Ingleburn Minto Leumeah Campbelltown

T7 Olympic Park Line	(Central) (Redfern) (Strathfield) Olympic Park Lidcombe

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

NSW TrainLink Intercity lines and stations

Blue Mountains Line	North Sydney Milsons Point Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Strathfield Granville Parramatta Westmead Blacktown Penrith Emu Plains Lapstone Glenbrook Blaxland Warrimoo Valley Heights Springwood Faulconbridge Linden Woodford Hazelbrook Lawson Bullaburra Wentworth Falls Leura Katoomba Medlow Bath Blackheath Mount Victoria Bell Zig Zag Lithgow Bathurst

Central Coast and Newcastle Line	Central Redfern Strathfield Eastwood Epping Town Hall Wynyard Milsons Point North Sydney Chatswood Gordon Hornsby Asquith Mount Colah Mount Kuring-gai Berowra Cowan Hawkesbury River Wondabyne Woy Woy Koolewong Tascott Point Clare Gosford Narara Niagara Park Lisarow Ourimbah Tuggerah Wyong Warnervale Wyee Morisset Dora Creek Awaba Fassifern Booragul Teralba Cockle Creek Cardiff Kotara Adamstown Broadmeadow Hamilton Wickham Civic Newcastle

NSW TrainLink Regional / Interstate lines and stations

NSW TrainLink Western Line	Sydney (Central) Strathfield Parramatta Blacktown Penrith Katoomba Mount Victoria Lithgow Rydal Tarana Bathurst Blayney Orange Stuart Town Wellington Geurie Dubbo Parkes Condobolin Euabalong Ivanhoe Darnick Menindee Broken Hill

NSW TrainLink North Coast Line	Sydney (Central) Strathfield Hornsby Gosford Wyong Fassifern Broadmeadow Maitland Dungog Gloucester Wingham Taree Kendall Wauchope Kempsey Eungai Macksville Nambucca Heads Urunga Sawtell Coffs Harbour Grafton Casino Kyogle Brisbane (Roma Street)

NSW TrainLink North Western Line	Sydney (Central) Strathfield Hornsby Gosford Wyong Fassifern Broadmeadow Maitland Singleton Muswellbrook Aberdeen Scone Murrurundi Willow Tree Quirindi Werris Creek Tamworth Kootingal Walcha Road Uralla Armidale Gunnedah Boggabri Narrabri Bellata Moree

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°52′18″S 151°05′40″E / 33.87180°S 151.09433°E / -33.87180; 151.09433

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