Parramatta railway station

This article refers to the Heavy Rail station served by Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink. For the upcoming Sydney Metro West station, see: Parramatta metro station.

Parramatta railway station
Details
Station Code	PTA
TfNSW Stop Number	215020
Suburb	Parramatta
Number of Platforms	4
Platform Config.	2 side, 1 island
Services
Lines served

Parramatta railway station is located on the Main Western Line, serving the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. It is served by Sydney Trains , and services. It is also served by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains line and Regional Western Line services.

Parramatta is staffed 24 hours everyday.[1]

History

View of the station in 2007
Indicator boards at Parramatta station in peak hour
Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.

Prior to the Main Western line being quadrupled from Granville to Westmead in 1985, the station consisted of four platforms, platforms 3 and 4 on the main line and 1 and 2 on a loop. Platforms 1 and 4 now serve the Main Line and platforms 2 and 3 serve the Suburban Line.

In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side.

In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included upgrading the station, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened.

Parramatta was one of the first stations serviced on the Sydney Trains suburban network to utilise taller, jump-proof Opal gates. These gates are designed to crack down on fare evasion caused by customers jumping over the gates, while the faster opening and closing of the gates allows customers to access the platforms faster.

Sydney Metro Upgrade

Main article: Parramatta metro station

Parramatta station will have a major upgrade for the Sydney Metro West project, two new platforms will be made for the Sydney Metro West to take place. It will then continue until Westmead and terminate there.

Parramatta Metro Station

An artist's impression on Parramatta Metro Station

Services

Parramatta is a major interchange, serving the following lines:

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
		Suburban services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby or Berowra(most to Hornsby)	Weekdays only
		Services to Central from the Blue Mountains Line and Bathurst(most continuing to Wyong via hornsby
		XPT and Xplorer services from Dubbo and Broken Hill	Set down only
		Services to Gosford or Wyong via hornsby	AM peak only
		Suburban services to Blacktown, Penrith, Emu Plains, Schofields and Richmond	Weekdays only
		Services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow, and Bathurst Bullet services to Bathurst
		XPT services to Dubbo and Xplorer services to Broken Hill	Pick up only
		Services to Blacktown	PM peak only
		Terminating all-stations services to and from the City Circle	Weekdays only
		Suburban services to Liverpool/Leppington and Schofields/Richmond	T5 Trains leave from here on weekdays in both directions as Platform 4 is mainly used to terminate T2 line trains
		Suburban services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby or Berowra	Weekends only
		Terminating all-stations services to and from the City Circle	Weekdays only
		Suburban services to Schofields/Richmond	T5 Trains mainly leave from here on weekends and during late nights on weekdays
		Suburban services to Blacktown, Penrith, Emu Plains, Schofields and Richmond	Weekends only

Transport links

Parramatta Bus Interchange

Stand	Routes
A1: Transdev NSW	Trackwork services only
A2: Busways / CDC NSW / U-Go Mobility	549: to Epping via North Rocks 552: to Oatlands 609: to North Parramatta 625: to Pennant Hills M92: to Sutherland via Auburn, Lidcombe, Bankstown and Menai
A3: Busways	520: to Circular Quay via West Ryde (peak only) 521: to Eastwood via Rydalmere and Mobbs Lane 523: to West Ryde 524: to Ryde via West Ryde 525: to Strathfield via Newington and Sydney Olympic Park 545: to Macquarie Park (Lachlan Estate) via Telopea, Dundas Valley and Eastwood 546: to Epping via Oatlands 550: to Macquarie Park via Carlingford and Epping
A4: CDC NSW	600: to Hornsby via Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill, Cherrybrook and Pennant Hills 601: to Rouse Hill via Hills Showground and North Kellyville 603: to Rouse Hill via Glenhaven 604: to Dural via Castle Hill 606: to Winston Hills 706: to Blacktown via Winston Hills
B1: Transit Systems	906: to Fairfield via Guildford 907: to Bankstown via Bass Hill and Woodville Road 909: to Bankstown via Auburn and Birrong M91: to Hurstville via Granville, Chester Hill and Bankstown
B2: CDC NSW / Transit Systems	665: to Rouse Hill via Northwest T-Way 700: to Blacktown 802: to Liverpool via Merrylands and Green Valley 804: to Liverpool via Hinchinbrook 806: to Liverpool via Abbotsbury 810: to Merrylands via Pemulwuy 811: to Pemulwuy via Hilltop Road T80: to Liverpool via T-Way
B3: Transit Systems	Trackwork services only
B4: CDC NSW / Transit Systems	660: to Castlewood Estate 661: to Blacktown via Kings Langley and Northwest T-Way 662: to Castle Hill via Bella Vista and Northwest T-Way 663: to Rouse Hill via Kellyville Ridge 664: to Rouse Hill via Kellyville 705: to Blacktown via Seven Hills 708: to Constitution Hill via Pendle Hill 712: to Westmead

T1 North Shore and Western Line

Richmond Branch ↑ Terminus, Richmond, East Richmond, Clarendon, Windsor, Mulgrave, Vineyard, Riverstone, Schofields, Quakers Hill, Marayong, Western Line ↓ Western Line ← Terminus, Emu Plains, Penrith, Kingswood, Werrington, St Marys, Mount Druitt, Rooty Hill, Doonside, Blacktown (Richmond Branch ↑), Seven Hills, Toongabbie, Pendle Hill, Wentworthville, Westmead, Parramatta, Harris Park, Granville, Clyde, Auburn, Lidcombe, Strathfield, Redfern, Central, Town Hall, Wynyard, North Shore Line → North Shore Line ← Western Line, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Waverton, Wollstonecraft, St Leonards, Artarmon, Chatswood, Roseville, Lindfield, Killara, Gordon, Pymble, Turramurra, Warrawee, Wahroonga, Waitara, Hornsby, Asquith, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-gai, Berowra, Terminus → Fleet A set (Waratah) - T set (Tangara) - H set (OSCAR) Line details - Sydney Trains

T2 Inner West and Leppington Line

City Circle Town Hall, Wynyard, Circular Quay, St James, Museum, Central Main Suburban City Circle ← Redfern, Macdonaldtown, Newtown, Stanmore, Petersham, Lewisham, Summer Hill, Ashfield, Croydon, Burwood, Strathfield, Homebush, Flemington, Lidcombe, Auburn, Clyde, Granville Parramatta Branch → Main South ↓ Main South Merrylands, Guildford, Yennora, Fairfield, Canley Vale, Cabramatta, Warwick Farm, Liverpool, Casula, Glenfield South West → Parramatta Branch Harris Park, Parramatta Terminus ← South West Edmondson Park, Leppington Terminus ← Fleet B set (Waratah Series 2) - A set (Waratah) - M set (Millennium) - K set Line details - Sydney Trains

T5 Cumberland Line

Richmond Branch ↑ Terminus, Richmond, East Richmond, Clarendon, Windsor, Mulgrave, Vineyard, Riverstone, Schofields, Quakers Hill, Marayong, Main Western ↓ Main Western ↑ Richmond Branch, Blacktown, Seven Hills, Toongabbie, Pendle Hill, Wentworthville, Westmead, Parramatta, Harris Park, Main South ↓ Main South ↑ Main Western, Merrylands, Guildford, Yennora, Fairfield, Canley Vale, Cabramatta, Warwick Farm, Liverpool, Casula, Glenfield, South West ← South West → Main South, Edmondson Park, Leppington, Terminus ← Fleet A set (Waratah) - M set (Millennium) Line details - Sydney Trains

Blue Mountains Line

Sydney Metropolitan ← Terminus, Central, Redfern, Strathfield, Parramatta, Westmead, Blacktown, Penrith, Emu Plains Blue Mountains area 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, Rydal, Tarana, Bathurst, Terminus → Fleet V set - N set (Endeavour) Line details - NSW TrainLink

NSW TrainLink Regional Western Line
Sydney Metropolitan ↑ Terminus, Central, Strathfield, Parramatta, Blacktown, Penrith, Blue Mountains and Western NSW Katoomba, Mount Victoria, Lithgow, Rydal, Tarana, Bathurst, Blayney, Orange, Dubbo Branch Line Stuart Town, Wellington, Geurie, Dubbo, Terminus ← Broken Hill Branch Line Parkes, Condoblin, Eubalong West, Ivanhoe, Darnick, Menindee, Broken Hill, Terminus ←