Olympic Park railway station, Sydney

Olympic Park

Station front in June 2008
Location Murray Rose Avenue, Homebush Bay
Coordinates 33°50′48″S 151°04′10″E / 33.84663056°S 151.0694833°ECoordinates: 33°50′48″S 151°04′10″E / 33.84663056°S 151.0694833°E
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Olympic Park
Distance 17.33 kilometres from Central
Platforms 4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code OLP
Fare zone MyZone 2
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 8 March 1998
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
TerminusT7
Olympic Park Line
towards Central
Terminus
Olympic Park Sprint Line
Terminus

Olympic Park railway station is located on the Olympic Park line, serving the Sydney suburb of Homebush Bay. It is served by Sydney Trains T7 Olympic Park line services.

History

Olympic Park station was designed to support large crowds travelling to and from the stadiums and sports grounds built for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The station and sports facilities were retained after the games.

Design & Construction

The design of the station by Hassell has been critically acclaimed by many. It has won the 1998 BHP Colorbond Award for innovative use of steel architecture, and the 1998 Sir John Sulman Medal, from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.[1] It was built by Leighton Contractors.[2] It was opened by Premier of New South Wales Bob Carr on 8 March 1998.[3]

The station is located on a single track balloon loop spur line, but the station itself has 2 tracks and 4 platform faces. Ordinarily, the centre island platform is used for both boarding and alighting, but this changes when the station is operating in major event mode. In this mode, the centre island platform is used by alighting passengers and the two side platforms are brought into use for boarding passengers. This arrangement boosts the station's capacity by managing crowding and allowing trains to run closer together.

Platforms & services

Track plan
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Not in regular use Major event services to Central (pick up only)
2 Not in use during normal operation mode Major event services to & from Lidcombe (set down only)
3 Olympic Park Sprint shuttle services to Lidcombe[4] Major event services to and from Blacktown & Glenfield (set down only)
4 Not in regular use Major event services to Lidcombe, Blacktown & Glenfield (pick up only)

Transport links

Punchbowl Bus Company operates one route via Olympic Park station:

Sydney Buses operate four routes via Olympic Park station:

During the temporary closure of the Sydney Olympic Park ferry wharf from 14 January 2015 two special bus routes are operating in the Olympic Park area:-[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sydney Olympic Park Awards". Sydney Olympic Park. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
  2. ↑ Olympic Park Station Leighton Contractors
  3. ↑ "Olympic Park Officially Opened & Rail Services Commence" Railway Digest April 1998 page 7
  4. ↑ T7 Olympic Park line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
  5. ↑ Route 450 timetable Punchbowl Bus Co 22 September 2014
  6. ↑ Route 401 timetable Sydney Buses 21 March 2010
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Routes 525 and 526 timetable Sydney Buses 20 October 2013
  8. ↑ Routes 533 and 534 timetable Sydney Buses 20 October 2010
  9. ↑ Balmain East Wharf and Sydney Olympic Park Wharf closed for upgrade Transport for NSW Info 13 January 2015

External links