Erskineville railway station

Erskineville

Southbound view from Platform 1 in October 2006
Location Erskineville Road, Erskineville
Coordinates 33°54′04″S 151°11′07″E / 33.90098611°S 151.1852611°ECoordinates: 33°54′04″S 151°11′07″E / 33.90098611°S 151.1852611°E
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Illawarra
Distance 2.88 kilometres from Central
Platforms 4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code EKV
Fare zone MyZone 1
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 15 October 1884
Rebuilt 16 June 1912
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
T3
Bankstown Line
towards City Circle

Erskinville railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Erskineville. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

The original Erskinville station, situated on the north side of Erskineville Road, opened on 15 October 1884 as part of the construction of the Illawarra line to Hurstville. A new station, constructed on the south side of the overbridge, opened on 16 June 1912. The lines through Erskineville were quadruplicated on 15 June 1913 with the current arrangement of platforms. Historically, the station was served by Bankstown, East Hills and Illawarra services, however since the early 1990s it has only been served by the former.[1][2][3]

Immediately north of Erskineville, the Eastern Suburbs line emerges from underground to join the Illawarra line. This connection opened in 1979. Only the two western platforms are used, although the eastern pair are used by Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra line services when the Bankstown line is closed for engineering work.

To the west of the station, lie two incomplete platforms. They were originally built in the 1970s as part of the construction of the Eastern Suburbs line when the alignment between Sydenham and Erskineville was expanded to accommodate six tracks. This was abandoned as a cost-cutting exercise. The CityRail Clearways Project envisaged reviving this plan, with stopping trains serving only the newly completed western platforms. However, this project was cancelled in November 2008.[4]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 all stations services services to Central & the City Circle [5]
2 all stations & limited stops services services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown [5]
3 no booked services T4 Eastern Suburbs services stop during trackwork
4 no booked services T4 Illawarra services stop during trackwork

Transport links

Sydney Buses operate one route via Erskineville station:

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Erskineville

References

  1. ↑ Station Information A to F State Rail Authority 1997
  2. ↑ Erskineville Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Erskineville Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ Mini-Budget 2008/09 page 25 New South Wales Treasury November 2008
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 T3 Bankstown Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
  6. ↑ Route 355 timetable Sydney Buses 18 March 2013

External links