Strathfield railway station

Details

Suburb

Strathfield

Number of Platforms	Platform Config.
8	4 island

Services

Lines served

Strathfield railway station is a major interchange on the Sydney Trains network and a hub for buses serving the northern part of the inner west. It also serves many nearby shops and restaurants, as well as a few large apartment blocks. There is a large taxi stand and bus terminal to the south of the station. It is served by many Sydney Trains services, as well as NSW TrainLink intercity and regional services. The station is fully accessible, with ramps and lifts to all platforms. Station entry is located on Everton Road to the north, and Albert Road to the south. Both entrances also have several bus stops, with routes serviced by Transit Systems, Busways, Punchbowl Bus Company and Transdev.

Strathfield is staffed 24 hours everyday.[1]

History[]

The first platforms were opened as Redmyre in 1877. The name was changed to Strathfield on 29 August 1900. The current platforms were completed on 7 March 1927. In addition, a platform and building was erected at the up end of platform 8 which provided a mortuary receiving facility. This was subsequently converted to a store for the Railway Refreshment Room on the station.

Rail traffic in the Strathfield area has been controlled from Strathfield signal box, which is actually situated at Homebush, since 1983. Signalling at Strathfield is controlled by an entrance-exit (NX) route control panel with an early automatic route setting (ARS) system, which was manufactured by Westinghouse in the United Kingdom. This system is connected to double light colour light signals and electro-pneumatic switch machines on the ground. The 1926-vintage power box, which had a Westinghouse miniature lever frame, still stands to the west end of platform 8. Since 2019, the area can also be controlled from the Rail Operations Centre in Alexandria.

As part of the Transport Access Program, Strathfield received a station upgrade. Improvements included removal of retail kiosks, relocation of public location displays, a handrail around the central columns and lighting and new tiling. Construction began in October 2013 and finished in January 2014.[2]

Platforms[]

The station has eight platforms, with the northern platforms (1-3) serving NSW TrainLink trains; (4-6) serving the T1 Western and T9 Northern lines; and the southern platforms (7-8) serving the T2 South and Inner West lines. The station is served by thirteen to sixteen trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours. Eastbound intercity trains departing from platform 1 and 2 do not wait for their scheduled departure time if they are early as passengers for Central usually take a suburban service.

On the north end of the station is a stop for Murrays, Greyhound Australia and other road coach services. Access to the platforms is via a pedestrian subway with ramps on either side of the subway leading up to the platforms. The ramps are too steep for disabled passengers, so lifts have also been provided. An indicator board is located in the centre of the subway. The subway can get congested at peak times.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
		Services to Central	Set down only
		Services to Central	Set down only
		Services to Central	Set down only
		Services to Central	Set down only
		Services to Central from Olympic Park	Special events only
		Central Coast & Newcastle Line services to Wyong and Newcastle Interchange
		Services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria, Lithgow and Bathurst
		Services to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane (Roma Street)	Pick up only
		Services to Armidale and Moree	Pick up only
		Services to Dubbo and Broken Hill	Pick up only
		Services to Olympic Park	Special events only
		Suburban services to Hornsby or Berowra via City
		Suburban services to Gordon, Hornsby via City
		Suburban services to Penrith/Emu Plains or Schofields/Blacktown/Richmond
		Suburban services to Hornsby or Epping
		Suburban services to City Circle
		Suburban services to Parramatta, Leppington or Homebush