Martin Place railway station

Martin Place

Phillip Street entrance in February 2015
Location Macquarie Street, Sydney
Coordinates 33°52′04″S 151°12′37″E / 33.86785°S 151.21014°ECoordinates: 33°52′04″S 151°12′37″E / 33.86785°S 151.21014°E
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Eastern Suburbs
Distance 2.10 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Underground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code MPC
Fare zone MyZone 1
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 23 June 1979
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

Martin Place railway station is located on the Eastern Suburbs line, serving the Sydney central business district. Named after Martin Place, it is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.

History

Station under construction in October 1951
Concourse in April 2010
Westbound view from Platform 2 in June 2006

Martin Place station opened on 23 June 1979 when the Eastern Suburbs line opened from Central to Bondi Junction.[1]

In 2010, work commenced on an upgrade to the station, consisting of two lifts and an accessible toilet.[2] The upgrade was completed in April 2011.[3]

Station configuration

The station consists of an island platform and a turnback siding east of the station.

A service tunnel extends from Martin Place railway station under Sydney Hospital into The Domain. The tunnel carries air conditioning services from an underground room, which is located beneath two ventilation towers in The Domain, by the side of the road behind Sydney Hospital.

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 all stations & limited stops services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Kiama NSW TrainLink services to Thirroul & Port Kembla operate during the evening peak[4][5]
2 all stations services to Bondi Junction
terminating services
[4][5]

Transport links

Macquarie Street

Elizabeth Street

  • 311: to Railway Square
  • 323: to Dover Heights
  • 324: to Watsons Bay via Vaucluse Heights
  • 325: to Watsons Bay via Vaulcluse
  • 326: to Bondi Junction Interchange via Victoria Road
  • 327: to Bondi Junction Interchange via Bellevue Road
  • 333: to North Bondi
  • 371: to Randwick
  • 373: to Coogee
  • X73: to Coogee
  • 374: to Coogee
  • X74: to Coogee
  • 376: to Maroubra
  • 377: to Maroubra
  • X77: to Maroubra
  • 380': to Watsons Bay via North Bondi
  • 389: to North Bondi
  • 391: to La Perouse
  • 392: to Little Bay
  • X92: to Little Bay
  • 394: to La Perouse
  • L94: to La Perouse
  • X94: to La Perouse
  • 396: to Maroubra
  • X96': to Maroubra
  • 397: to South Maroubra
  • 399: to Little Bay

Castlereagh Street

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Martin Place

References

  1. Martin Place Station NSWrail.net
  2. "Transit Newsfile: Sydney Trains" Transit Australia Volume 65 number 11 November 2010
  3. Station upgrades completed in time for ANZAC day NSW Department of Transport 20 April 2011.
  4. 4.0 4.1 T4 timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
  5. 5.0 5.1 South Coast Line timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013

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