St Marys railway station, Sydney

St Marys
Location Queen and Station Streets, St Marys
New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°45′30″S 150°43′13″E / 33.758255°S 150.720212°E
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Western railway line
Distance 47.42 km (29.47 mi) from Central
Platforms 4 (2 island)
Tracks 4
Connections Bus (interchange)
Train
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code STM
Fare zone MyZone 3
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 1862
Electrified 1950s
Previous names South Creek
Traffic
Passengers 4320 per day
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Emu Plains
T1
Western Line
towards Central
Preceding station   Closed Lines   Following station
Dunheved
towards Ropes Creek
Ropes Creek LineTerminus

St Marys railway station is located on the Main Western railway line in the western Sydney suburb of St Marys. It is served by the T1 Western Line of the Sydney Trains system.

St Marys is the western end point of the four track section of the Main Western Line, and the former junction of the now closed Ropes Creek branch line. It has four platforms paired by direction down/down/up/up. All four platforms can have trains terminated on and sent back to the origin station. St Marys platforms are accessible by lifts, and is therefore classified as an Easy Access station for wheelchairs. St Marys is the 54th most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 4320 passengers boarding per day.

History

St Marys station opened on 1 May 1862 as South Creek with the construction of the Main Western Line.[1] The name was changed to St Marys on 1 August 1885 after the nearby St Mary Magdalene Church. It is the current western extent of quadruplication of the Western Line built as part of the Blue Mountains electrification in the 1950s, although the original proposal was to extend it through to Penrith. St Marys was the junction of the former (electrified) Ropes Creek branch line, which opened in 1942. This branch line has been truncated into two storage sidings at the western end of the station and the overhead wiring has been removed. In March 1983, 40 people were injured when a suburban train failed to stop at the station and derailed at catch-points to the west of the station.[2]

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 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 trains per hour in each direction for most of the day.

During off-peak hours two of these services terminate at Penrith and two services continue to Emu Plains. During evenings and on weekends all services operate to Penrith only, with no extensions to Emu Plains and vice versa.[3]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 All stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond. Trains from the west may terminate on this platform and return to all points west.[3]
2 All stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond. Trains from the west may terminate on this platform and return to all points west.[3]
Blue Mountains Line Limited Intercity services to Central (i).Morning and late night services only.[4]
3 All stations and limited stops services to Penrith and Emu Plains. Trains from Sydney may terminate on this platform and return to all points east.[3]
Blue Mountains Line Limited Intercity services to Springwood and Lithgow via Katoomba.Early morning and evening services only. Peak hour all stops to Springwood services[4]
4 All stations and limited stops services to Penrith and Emu Plains. Trains from Sydney may terminate on this platform and return to all points east.[3]

Transport links

St Marys Station Bus Interchange

Busways operates thirteen routes via St Marys railway station:

St Marys station is served by oneNightRide route:[18]

Image gallery

Trackplan

Track arrangement at St Marys

References

  1. ↑ "Main Western railway line". Nswrail.net. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
  2. ↑ Train derailment injures 40. The Age - 3 March 1983.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 T1 Western Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blue Mountains line timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013
  5. ↑ Route 745 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  6. ↑ Route 758 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  7. ↑ Route 759 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  8. ↑ Route 770 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  9. ↑ Route 771 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  10. ↑ Route 774 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  11. ↑ Route 775 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  12. ↑ Route 776 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  13. ↑ Route 778 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  14. ↑ Route 779 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  15. ↑ Route 781 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  16. ↑ Route 782 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  17. ↑ Route S11 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
  18. ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW

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Coordinates: 33°45′44″S 150°46′32″E / 33.76218611°S 150.7755833°E