Redfern railway station

Redfern

Northbound view from Platform 10 in October 2011

Location

Lawson Street, Redfern

Coordinates

33°53′31″S 151°11′55″E / 33.89202°S 151.19873°ECoordinates: 33°53′31″S 151°11′55″E / 33.89202°S 151.19873°E

Owned by

RailCorp

Operated by

Sydney Trains

Line(s)

Main Suburban
Illawarra

Distance

1.30 kilometres from Central

Platforms

12 (2 side, 5 island)

Tracks

Connections

Bus

Construction

Structure type

Ground: 10
Underground: 2

Other information

Status

Staffed

Station code

REF

Website

Sydney Trains

History

Opened

1878

Electrified

Yes

Previous names

Eveleigh

Services

Preceding station		Sydney Trains	Following station
Burwood towards Epping or Emu Plains or Richmond	T1 North Shore, Northern & Western Line		Central towards Hornsby or Berowra
Macdonaldtown towards Leppington or Campbelltown	T2 Inner West & South Line		Central towards Circular Quay
Sydenham towards Macarthur	T2 Airport Line (Peak hour only)		Central towards Circular Quay
Erskineville towards Lidcombe or Liverpool	T3 Bankstown Line		Central towards City Circle
Sydenham towards Waterfall or Cronulla	T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line		Central towards Bondi Junction
Strathfield towards Olympic Park	T7 Olympic Park Line (occasional services only)		Central Terminus
Preceding station		NSW TrainLink	Following station
Wolli Creek towards Bomaderry (Nowra) or Port Kembla	South Coast Line (peak hours on weekdays and on weekends and public holidays)		Central Terminus
Strathfield towards Bathurst	Blue Mountains Line (occasional services only)		Central Terminus
Strathfield towards Newcastle	Central Coast & Newcastle Line (occasional services only)		Central Terminus

Redfern railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Redfern. It is served by all Sydney Trains lines except the airport branch of the Airport, Inner West & South Line and the Cumberland Line. Some NSW TrainLink Intercity services also call at the station.

History

Lawson Street entrance

Gibbons Street entrance

Incomplete platforms

Underground platforms serve the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

In the early history of the New South Wales Railways, Redfern was the name of the principal Sydney terminus. It was located to the south of Devonshire Street and opened on 26 September 1855 in an area known as Cleveland Fields. This original Redfern station comprised one wooden platform in a corrugated iron shed. As traffic increased the original station was replaced in 1874 by a brick building containing two platforms. This second station, which grew to 14 platforms, was designed for through traffic if the lines were extended in the city direction. This second station was found to be too far from the city centre, so a new station (the present Sydney Central station) was built to the north of Devonshire Street and opened on 4 August 1906 [Sydney Morning Herald 6 August 1906, p6]. The 1874 station was soon demolished.^[1]

A station was opened in 1876 1.3 kilometres west of the original Redfern and called Eveleigh. In 1885 Eveleigh's platforms were reconstructed at the present Redfern site, and on 21 October 1906 this station was renamed Redfern.^[2]

On 1 August 1926, a further two platforms opened on the southern side (9 and 10) as part of the electrification of the Illawarra line.^[3]

Platforms 11 and 12, as well as the area containing the unfinished platforms (see below), were constructed in the late 1970s as part of the Eastern Suburbs Railway construction, which opened in 1979.^[1]

Until 1994, Redfern had an overhead footbridge at the Eveleigh end of the platforms, connecting platforms 1-10 by stairs. This was demolished because the funds for its maintenance were not available.^[1]

A single track underground tunnel was built for steam locomotives from Central station to access Eveleigh Railway Workshops. Known as the Engine Dive, it dives to the north of Platform 1 surfacing at the southern end of Platform 10. A number of chimneys still exist, especially on Platform 1.^[1]

The present Redfern station was damaged by fire in the 2004 Redfern riots. The ticketing area and station master's office were significantly damaged - and the windows in the front of the station were bricked up for almost a year afterwards to prevent further attacks. They have since been replaced with glass windows.^[1]

Station configuration

Redfern has 12 platforms, 10 above ground (linked by stairs to the concourse at Lawson Street), and 2 underground (linked by stairs and escalators to the concourse at Gibbons Street). The two concourses are linked. Station offices and facilities such as toilets and the main indicator boards are located next to the Lawson Street entry.

As part of the construction of the Eastern Suburbs Railway (now platforms 11 and 12), it was proposed to build up to four platforms for the underground route. Two of these platforms were built and now are platforms 11 and 12, however, the two platforms above were half constructed above platforms 11 and 12. These are visible through a small gap in the wall opposite Platform 11, as well as by a boarded up entry portal under the Lawson Street Bridge (which was to be the down track), and a now filled-in dive tunnel under the Wells Street Sectioning Hut on the Central side of Lawson Street. The area in which the platforms were to be situated is visible from the station concourse at the entrance to Platform 10.

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T6	one morning peak service to Central	^[4]
	Central Coast & Newcastle Line	morning peak services to Central	^[5]
	Blue Mountains Line	morning peak services to Central	^[6]
	South Coast Line	services to Central	^[7]
	T7	special event services to Central	^[8]
2	Central Coast & Newcastle Line	evening peak services to Gosford, Wyong & Hamilton via Strathfield	^[5]
	Blue Mountains Line	evening peak services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow	^[6]
	South Coast Line	services to Kiama	^[7]
	T7	special event services to Olympic Park	^[8]
3	T1	services to Berowra via Gordon services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park & Epping	^[9]
3	Central Coast & Newcastle Line	evening peak services to Gosford & Wyong via Gordon	^[5]
4	T1	services to Epping, Richmond & Emu Plains late night weekend services to Hornsby via Strathfield	^[10]^[11]
4	Blue Mountains Line	one weekday service to Springwood	^[6]
5	T2	services to Central & the City Circle	^[12]
6	T2	services to Homebush, Leppington and Campbelltown via Granville	^[12]
7	T2	morning peak services to Central & the City Circle	^[12]
7	T3	services to Central & the City Circle	^[13]
8	T2	evening peak services to Macarthur via Sydenham & East Hills	^[12]
8	T3	services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown	^[13]
9		limited services to Central & the City Circle commencing from Redfern	^[12]^[13]
10		terminating services from Central	^[12]^[13]
11	T4	services to Bondi Junction	^[14]
11	South Coast Line	services to Bondi Junction	^[7]
12	T4	services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh	^[14]
12	South Coast Line	services to Wollongong, Port Kembla, Dapto & Kiama	^[7]
13 / 14		incomplete platforms situated west of Platforms 11 & 12 and behind Platform 10

Accessibility and exits

The station has three main exits - the main entrance and exit on Lawson Street next to the ticketing area (Exit A on the diagram below), a second entrance on Gibbons Street (especially for passengers using platforms 11 and 12) (Exit B on the diagram below), and a third exit to the Australian Technology Park, which is accessed by walking along platform 10 (Exit C on the diagram).

Upgrades

Since 2013 there have been a number of announcements concerning major upgrades for Redfern Station including the building of a lift to platforms 6 and 7.^[15]^[16]^[17] In December 2014 Transport for NSW invited customers to provide feedback on plans for the new lift at Redfern station.^[18] Work on the upgrade commenced on 13 April 2015.^[19]

Station map

Station layout

Legend:

Station Concourse

Platforms

Offices/Other Facilities

Ticket Barriers

Stairs/Escalators

Transport links

Redfern does not have a connecting bus interchange. However, a stop close to the Gibbons Street entrance (near platforms 11 & 12) serves the following Sydney Buses routes:

305: Railway Square to Mascot^[20]
308: Millers Point to Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre^[21]
309: Port Botany to Circular Quay^[22]
310: Westfield Eastgardens to Circular Quay^[22]
L09: to Port Botany Bus Depot^[22]
X09: Banksmeadow to Central station^[22]
X10: Westfield Eastgardens to Central station^[22]

Redfern station is served by one NightRide route:

N11: Cronulla station to City (Town Hall)^[23]

There are stops further afield in Lawson Square, Botany Road and Redfern Street servicing bus routes to the City, Railway Square, Matraville, Pagewood and Marrickville.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Redfern Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
↑ Redfern Station NSWrail.net
↑ "60 Years Ago" Railway Digest August 1986 page 260
↑ "T6: Carlingford line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 5 January 2015.
1 2 3 "Blue Mountains line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
1 2 3 4 "South Coast line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
1 2 "T7: Olympic Park line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
↑ "T1: North Shore & Northern line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
↑ "T1: Western line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
↑ "T1: Northern line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
1 2 3 4 5 6 "T2: Inner West & South line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 13 December 2015.
1 2 3 4 "T3: Bankstown line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
↑ Accessibility upgrade for Redfern Station Transport for NSW 15 August 2013
↑ Lift to be built for Redfern Station customers Transport for NSW 30 January 2014
↑ New lift at Redfern progresses as geotech works begin Transport for NSW 10 October 2014
↑ Have your say on plans for improvements to Redfern Station Transport for NSW 17 December 2014
↑ Customers one step closer to access improvements at Redfern Station Transport for NSW 10 April 2015
↑ "Route 305 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 18 March 2012.
↑ "Route 308 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 "Routes 309, L09, X09, 310 and X10 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 18 March 2012.
↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW

External links

Media related to Redfern railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Redfern station details Sydney Trains
Gallery of unfinished platforms 13 & 14

New South Wales railway stations

Sydney Trains lines and stations

T1 Northern Line	Hornsby Normanhurst Thornleigh Pennant Hills Beecroft Cheltenham Epping Macquarie University Macquarie Park North Ryde Chatswood Artarmon St Leonards Wollstonecraft Waverton North Sydney Milsons Point Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Burwood Strathfield North Strathfield Concord West Rhodes Meadowbank West Ryde Denistone Eastwood Epping

T1 Western Line	Central Redfern Burwood Strathfield Lidcombe Auburn Clyde Granville Harris Park Parramatta Westmead Wentworthville Pendle Hill Toongabbie Seven Hills Blacktown Doonside Rooty Hill Mount Druitt St Marys Werrington Kingswood Penrith Emu Plains Marayong Quakers Hill Schofields Riverstone Vineyard Mulgrave Windsor Clarendon East Richmond Richmond

T2 Inner West Line	Central Museum St James Circular Quay Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Macdonaldtown Newtown Stanmore Petersham Lewisham Summer Hill Ashfield Croydon Burwood Strathfield Homebush

T2 Airport Line	Central Town Hall Wynyard Circular Quay St James Museum Central Redfern Sydenham Green Square Mascot Domestic Airport International Airport Wolli Creek Turrella Bardwell Park Bexley North Kingsgrove Beverly Hills Narwee Riverwood Padstow Revesby Panania East Hills Holsworthy Glenfield Macquarie Fields Ingleburn Minto Leumeah Campbelltown Macarthur

T2 South Line	Central Museum St James Circular Quay Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Newtown Ashfield Strathfield Flemington Lidcombe Auburn Granville Merrylands Guildford Yennora Fairfield Canley Vale Cabramatta Warwick Farm Liverpool Casula Glenfield Macquarie Fields Ingleburn Minto Leumeah Campbelltown

T3 Bankstown Line	Central Museum St James Circular Quay Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Erskineville St Peters Sydenham Marrickville Dulwich Hill Hurlstone Park Canterbury Campsie Belmore Lakemba Wiley Park Punchbowl Bankstown Yagoona Birrong Regents Park Berala Lidcombe Sefton Chester Hill Leightonfield Villawood Carramar Cabramatta Warwick Farm Liverpool

T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	Bondi Junction Edgecliff Kings Cross Martin Place Town Hall Central Redfern Sydenham Tempe Wolli Creek Arncliffe Banksia Rockdale Kogarah Carlton Allawah Hurstville Penshurst Mortdale Oatley Como Jannali Sutherland Loftus Engadine Heathcote Waterfall Kirrawee Gymea Miranda Caringbah Woolooware Cronulla

T7 Olympic Park Line	(Central) (Redfern) (Strathfield) Olympic Park Lidcombe

NSW TrainLink Intercity lines and stations

South Coast Line	Bondi Junction Edgecliff Kings Cross Martin Place Central Redfern Wolli Creek Hurstville Sutherland Waterfall Helensburgh Otford Stanwell Park Coalcliff Scarborough Wombarra Coledale Austinmer Thirroul Bulli Woonona Bellambi Corrimal Towradgi Fairy Meadow North Wollongong Wollongong Coniston Lysaghts Cringila Port Kembla North Port Kembla Unanderra Kembla Grange Dapto Albion Park Oak Flats Shellharbour Junction Minnamurra Bombo Kiama Gerringong Berry Bomaderry

Blue Mountains Line	North Sydney Milsons Point Wynyard Town Hall Central Redfern Strathfield Granville Parramatta Westmead Blacktown Penrith Emu Plains Lapstone Glenbrook Blaxland Warrimoo Valley Heights Springwood Faulconbridge Linden Woodford Hazelbrook Lawson Bullaburra Wentworth Falls Leura Katoomba Medlow Bath Blackheath Mount Victoria Bell Zig Zag Lithgow Bathurst

Central Coast & Newcastle Line	Central Redfern Strathfield Eastwood Epping Town Hall Wynyard Milsons Point North Sydney Chatswood Gordon Hornsby Asquith Mount Colah Mount Kuring-gai Berowra Cowan Hawkesbury River Wondabyne Woy Woy Koolewong Tascott Point Clare Gosford Narara Niagara Park Lisarow Ourimbah Tuggerah Wyong Warnervale Wyee Morisset Dora Creek Awaba Fassifern Booragul Teralba Cockle Creek Cardiff Kotara Adamstown Broadmeadow Hamilton

NSW TrainLink Regional / Interstate lines and stations

(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)

Under construction: Sydney Metro Northwest

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