Guildford railway station, Sydney
Guildford | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
Military Road Guildford Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
South Line Cumberland Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 25.72 km (15.98 mi) from Central Station | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 Side) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Suburban all stops | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GUD | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
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Guildford railway station is a station on the Airport, Inner West & South Line and Cumberland Line of the Sydney Trains network. It services the residential suburb of Guildford. The station has two side platforms.
Platforms and services
As of the new Sydney Trains timetables on Sunday the 20th of October 2013: on weekdays the station is served by four to six trains per hour in each direction for most of the day, with additional trains provided during peak hours; and on weekends the station is served by two to four trains per hour in each direction for most of the day.
During off-peak hours two to four train services terminate at Glenfield, those on the Airport, Inner West & South Line; and Cumberland Line trains operate only on weekdays, providing two train services continuing after Glenfield, stopping at all stations and terminating at Campbelltown. Passengers who would like to travel to stations beyond Glenfield would have to change at stations between Merrylands and Glenfield.
During weekends two of these four train services towards Campbelltown terminate at Glenfield; and Cumberland Line trains does not operate on weekends.
A new overhead bridge with lifts on either side, has been constructed.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle via Granville | [1] | |
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| all stations services to Schofields via Parramatta | weekdays only[2] | ||
| 2 | all stations and limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Liverpool | [1] | |
| all stations services to Campbelltown via Liverpool | weekdays only[2] |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates two routes via Guildford station east side:
Transit Systems Sydney operates two routes via Guildford station west side:
- 820 to Merrylands via Guildford West[5]
- 821 peak hour to Sammut Street industrial area Smithfield, off peak, weekend services to Woodpark via Guildford West[5]
Transit Systems Sydney operates one route via Guildford station east side:
- 822 to Merrylands via Railway Tce[5]
Guildford station is served by one NightRide route:[6]
- N60 - Fairfield station to City (Town Hall)
References
- The Guildford Story - Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, January 1986, pp 3–20
- That Guildford Article Revisited Harper, Graham Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, December 1997 pp 442–448
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 T2 Inner West & South timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 T5 Cumberland Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ Route 906 timetable Transdev NSW 31 March 2014
- ↑ Route 916 timetable Transdev NSW 7 February 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Routes 820, 821 and 822 timetable Transit Systems, Sydney 20 October 2013
- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Guildford railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Sydney Trains - Guildford station details
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Coordinates: 33°51′16″S 150°59′04″E / 33.8545°S 150.9844083°E