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St Peters railway station is on the Illawara railway line of the Sydney Trains network. It serves the inner-western suburb of St Peters, as well as parts of Newtown and Alexandria. Sydney Park is also located opposite the station's entrance.
St Peters is staffed from 6:00am to 7:00pm on weekdays, and 8:00am to 4:00pm on weekends and public holidays.[1]
History[]
St Peters station opened on 15 October 1884 as part of the construction of the Illawarra line to Hurstville. St Peters was one of the more substantial stations of the eight built in 1884 reflecting the importance of the locality for industry and residential development. The two brick side platform buildings were constructed as a large second-class station building (Platform 1/2, demolished) and a smaller third-class station building (on the current Platform 3/4) with a small footbridge at the "Down" end of the platforms.
In 1887, Josiah Gentle moved the Bedford Brickworks (established 1877 in Alexandria) to St Peters (located opposite the station on land which is now Sydney Park). This was one of the most important brickworks in Sydney in the late 19th century. The brickworks continued to operate at St Peters until the 1970s.
With quadruplification of the line in 1900, brick retaining walls were built at the station side boundaries. The original Platform 1/2 building was demolished in c. 1925 and replaced by a standard island platform building.
Historically, the station was served by Bankstown, East Hills and Illawarra services, however from the early 1990s to 2017 it was served only by the former. Following the introduction of the 2017 Sydney Trains timetable, East Hills services once again stop at St Peters (in peak hours only).
To the west of the station, lies an incomplete island platform. It was originally built in the 1970s as part of the construction of the Eastern Suburbs line when the alignment between Erskineville and Sydenham was expanded to accommodate six tracks. This was abandoned as a cost-cutting exercise. The CityRail Clearways Project envisaged reviving this plan, with stopping trains serving only the newly completed western platforms. However, this project was cancelled in November 2008.
In 1990, the station building on the western platform was demolished and replaced by a waiting shelter.
As part of the Transport Access Program, planning is under way for a station upgrade at St Peters to improve accessibility. The upgrade is expected to be completed in 2023.[2]
As part of the Sydney Metro project, in 2024 the Bankstown Line will be converted to a rapid transit single-deck metro railway line with a new underground line north of Sydenham that will bypass St Peters, with the line instead going to a new metro-only station at Waterloo. St Peters, along with Erskineville, will become permanently serviced by the T8 Airport and South line starting in 2024. Customers travelling towards the existing Bankstown Line's converted metro stations will need to interchange at Sydenham.
Configuration[]
St Peters has two island platforms, with platforms 1/2 facing the Illawara Local tracks and 3/4 facing the Illawara (Main) tracks. Both platforms have stairs up to a footbridge, which has a small shop, toilet and office above platform 3/4. The footbridge has exits to Lord St, Princes Hwy and Goodsell St.
Services[]
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
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Services to the City Circle | |
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Services to the City Circle | AM peak only | |
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All to Lidcombe All to Liverpool (late nights and weekends only) | |
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Express to Campbelltown or Macarthur via East Hills | PM peak only | |
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Trains do not stop | T4 and T8 line services may stop here during T3 Bankstown Line trackwork or service disruptions |
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Trains do not stop | T4 and T8 line services may stop here during T3 Bankstown Line trackwork or service disruptions |
Map[]
| T3 Bankstown Line |
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City Circle Redfern to Birrong Lidcombe Branch Liverpool Branch Fleet |
| T8 Airport and South Line |
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City Circle Airport Line East Hills Line Main South Line Illawarra Junction (peak only) Fleet |