Concord West railway station

Concord West

Northbound view from Platform 2 before the
station was rebuilt
Location Queen Street, Concord West
Coordinates 33°50′55″S 151°05′08″E / 33.848715°S 151.085535°ECoordinates: 33°50′55″S 151°05′08″E / 33.848715°S 151.085535°E
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main North
Distance 14.54 kilometres from Central
Platforms 3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code CDW
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 1 September 1887
Rebuilt 26 October 2014
Electrified Yes
Previous names Concord
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Epping
T1
Northern Line
towards Central

Concord West railway station is located on the Main North line, serving the Sydney suburbs of Concord West and Liberty Grove. Access to the station is via an overhead concourse, with entrances from King Street to the west and Queen Street to the east. It is served by the Sydney Trains North Shore, Northern & Western Line.

History

Now demolished Queen Street entrance and ticket office

Concord West station was opened on 1 September 1887 as Concord.[1] In March 1892, a second platform was added when the Main North line was duplicated. In June 1909, it was renamed Concord West. In 1911, a third line was laid to the west of the station and a signal box added, with a platform face added by 1940.[2][3][4]

During the 2000 Olympics, Concord West was used as an alternate station to access Sydney Olympic Park for services from the Central Coast, with the platforms being extended to enable Intercity trains to make an additional stop. A temporary footbridge and an extra station exit were also provided, but were removed after the Olympics.[3]

Platform 3 is bidirectional, and for a time was used as the Sydney stopping point for the now-defunct Great South Pacific Express. It is primarily used by freight trains.

A fourth track is being laid to the east of the station as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project. As part of these works a new footbridge opened on 26 October 2014.[5][6] Platform 1 will be converted to an island platform.[7]

Platforms & services

The station is served by two trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.[8]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Hornsby via Strathfield, Central & North Sydney
2 all stations to Epping via Eastwood
3 Occasional use only
Mainly used by passing freight trains

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ The Department of Railways Research and Information Section (1966) Railway Quiz (Department of Railways) p11
  2. ↑ Concord West Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Concord West Railway Station Group & Park NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ North Strathfield Rail Underpass Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Transport for NSW
  5. ↑ "Signalling & Infrastructure" Railway Digest November 2014 page 43
  6. ↑ Upgraded Concord West Stationconcourse is now open Transport for NSW
  7. ↑ Concord West Station Transport for NSW
  8. ↑ T1 timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013

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