Cabramatta railway station

Cabramatta

Northbound view in April 2008 before the Southern Sydney Freight Line was added to the right
Location Railway Parade, Cabramatta
Coordinates 33°53′42″S 150°56′20″E / 33.8949°S 150.9388°ECoordinates: 33°53′42″S 150°56′20″E / 33.8949°S 150.9388°E
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main South
Distance 28.43 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code CTT
Fare zone MyZone 2
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 1870
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Campbelltown
T2
Inner West & South Line
towards Circular Quay
towards Liverpool
T3
Bankstown Line
towards Central
towards Campbelltown
T5
Cumberland Line
towards Schofields

Cabramatta railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 South, T3 Bankstown and T5 Cumberland services.

History

Cabramatta station opened in 1870 on the Granville to Liverpool section of the Main South line.[1] On 8 October 1924, Cabramatta line became a junction station when another branch of the Main South line opened from Sefton, joining the existing line just north of the station.

In April 1996, the junction was upgraded from a low speed one with an 80 km/h speed limit. To make the higher speeds possible, the track centres have been widened from 4 metres at the platforms to about 12 metres at the diamond crossing at the heart of the junction. Longer points were installed.[2]

As part of the Southern Sydney Freight Line project, a third line was built behind the eastern side of the station. Due to limited space, an overhead concourse was constructed to replace a building on platform 2. The new concourse opened in 2011, the line in December 2013.[3][4][5]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Granville [6]
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown[7]
services to Blacktown & Schofields[8]
2 services to Glenfield & Campbelltown [6]
services to Liverpool[7]
services to Liverpool & Campbelltown[8]

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates one route to and from Cabramatta station:

Transit Systems Sydney operate five routes to and from Cabramatta station:

Cabramatta station is served by one NightRide route:[14]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Cabramatta Station NSWrail.net
  2. ↑ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest May 1996 page 41
  3. ↑ Cabramatta Station Upgrade Gartner Rose
  4. ↑ We wanted to make sure we got it right': new rail line opens ... three years late Sydney Morning Herald 21 January 2013
  5. ↑ New Line to Reduce Congestion on Sydney Rail Network Opens Australian Rail Track Corporation 21 January 2013
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 T2 Inner West & South timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 T3 Bankstown Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 T5 Cumberland Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
  9. ↑ Routes 904 and S1 timetable Transdev NSW 31 March 2014
  10. ↑ Route 805 timetable Transit Systems 20 October 2013
  11. ↑ Route 807 timetable Transit Systems 22 September 2014
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Routes 815 and 816 timetable Transit Systems 16 January 2014
  13. ↑ Route 817 timetable Transit Systems 28 April 2014
  14. ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW

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