Town Hall railway station

Town Hall railway station
Details
Station Code	TWH
TfNSW Stop Number	200070
Suburb	Sydney CBD
Number of Platforms	6
Platform Config.	2 side, 2 island
Services
Lines served

Wynyard Town Hall Central

Central Town Hall Wynyard

Wynyard Town Hall Central

Martin Place Town Hall Central

Wynyard Town Hall Central

Wynyard Town Hall Central

Martin Place Town Hall Central

Town Hall railway station is the second-busiest railway station on the Sydney Trains network (after Central station), located in Sydney, Australia. Located underground, it is situated in the Sydney central business district, under the street in front of the Sydney Town Hall, which the station is named after, about 1.2 km north of Central.

History

The station is built on the site of Sydney's earliest colonial cemetery. In 2008, part of this cemetery was being excavated from under the Town Hall.

The station opened on 28 February 1932. It was built with six platforms, which were split over two levels with three platforms on each level. When the station opened, only four of the platforms were in use: platforms 1, 2 and 3 on the upper level and platform 6, served by escalators, on the lower level. The other two platforms were built in preparation for a proposed western suburbs line from the city to Gladesville, as envisaged under the Bradfield scheme. This line was never built, and the platforms (4 and 5) remained disused until they were taken over for use for the Eastern Suburbs line when it was constructed in the 1970s.

The station concourse had a major restructure in 2005 when the shops inside were closed to make way for the increasing crowds.

In April 2006, Transport Minister John Watkins announced plans for a $2 million inquiry into concept designs for upgrading the station. The station requires upgrading due to a large number of people using the station per day (70,000), and needs congestion relief to cater for an expected 2% yearly increase in commuters using the station. Clyde Livingstone, a former Mayor of Burwood Council has been the Station Master since 1982.

On 23rd August 2019, a Tangara, T50, was stopped on platform 3 due to a loose roof hatch on driving trailer car D6223. The hatch was dangerously close to overhead wiring, so power had to be isolated for the hatch to be removed. This resulted in an entire service day of delays and cancellations, with replacement buses being unable to handle the demand. It is likely that T50 may have hit an external object prior to entering the City tunnels, as scratches were detected on the affected hatch.

Station Configuration

Town Hall has two levels, each with three platforms - physically two island platforms, but set up so that one faces two tracks and the other faces the other track. The station has stairs, escalators and lifts connecting the concourse with the platforms, providing access for wheelchairs. These facilities were constructed during 2003-2004. Stairs connect the concourse with platforms 1-3, while platforms 4-6 are connected via escalators. The western side of the platform area (platforms 3/5/6) are served by one lift, and the eastern side (platforms 1/2/4) are accessed by the other. The station's configuration means that easy cross-platform transfer is available for some services.

The station is an easy walk to the Galeries Victoria and World Square shopping centres, with walkways linking directly to the station. It is also linked to other shopping centres such as the Queen Victoria Building, Town Hall Square and the Pavilion Plaza. Other popular City destinations within access of the station include Darling Harbour and the Chinatown precinct. The Sydney CBD's flagship Woolworths supermarket is also linked with the station concourse.

Some gatelines at Town Hall are fitted with the new, taller gates. To manage passenger flow around the station during peak times, sometimes all gates at one gateline will be set to the same direction.

Platforms and Services

The station is served by eighteen to twenty-four trains per hour in each direction, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Services	Track Name
1	Towards Leppington, Parramatta, Homebush & Liverpool	Down Inner City Circle
2	Towards Hornsby, Richmond & Penrith	Up Shore
3	Towards Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra	Down Shore
4	(peak/weekend only) Towards Hurstville, Waterfall, Cronulla & Kiama	Up Eastern Suburbs
5	(peak/weekend only) Towards Bondi Junction	Down Eastern Suburbs
6	Towards Lidcombe, Revesby & Macarthur	Up Outer City Circle

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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

T3 Bankstown Line

City Circle Town Hall, Wynyard, Circular Quay, St James, Museum, Central Redfern to Birrong ← City Circle Redfern, Erskineville, St Peters, Sydenham, Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, Campsie, Belmore, Lakemba, Wiley Park, Punchbowl, Bankstown, Yagoona, Birrong Lidcombe Branch ↓ Liverpool Branch → Lidcombe Branch Regents Park, Berala, Lidcombe Terminus ← Liverpool Branch Sefton, Chester Hill, Leightonfield, Villawood, Carramar, Cabramatta, Warwick Farm, Liverpool Terminus ← Fleet B set (Waratah Series 2) - A set (Waratah) - M set (Millennium) - K set Line details - Sydney Trains

T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line

City & Eastern Suburbs Terminus ← Bondi Junction, Edgecliff, Kings Cross, Martin Place, Town Hall, Central, Redfern Sydenham to Sutherland Sydenham, Tempe, Wolli Creek, Arncliffe, Banksia, Rockdale, Kogarah, Carlton, Allawah, Hurstville, Penshurst, Mortdale, Oatley, Como, Jannali, Sutherland Cronulla Branch → Main Illawarra Line ↓ Main Illawarra Line Loftus, Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall Terminus ↓ Cronulla Branch Kirrawee, Gymea, Miranda, Caringbah, Woolooware, Cronulla Terminus → Fleet T set (Tangara) - H set (OSCAR) Line details - Sydney Trains

T8 Airport and South Line

City Circle Town Hall, Wynyard, Circular Quay, St James, Museum, Central Airport Line City Circle ← Green Square, Mascot, Domestic, International, Wolli Creek East Hills Line Airport Line ← Turrella, Bardwell Park, Bexley North, Kingsgrove, Beverly Hills, Narwee, Riverwood, Padstow, Revesby, Panania, East Hills, Holsworthy Main South Line East Hills Line ← Glenfield, Macquarie Fields, Ingleburn, Minto, Leumeah, Campbelltown, Macarthur Terminus → Illawarra Junction (peak only) Redfern, St Peters, Sydenham East Hills Line → Fleet B set (Waratah Series 2) - A set (Waratah) - M set (Millennium) - K set Line details - Sydney Trains

T9 Northern Line

City & North Shore ↑ Terminus Gordon, Killara, Lindfield, Roseville, Chatswood, Artarmon, St Leonards, Wollstonecraft, Waverton, North Sydney, Milsons Point, Wynyard, Town Hall, Central Redfern to Hornsby Redfern, Burwood, Strathfield, North Strathfield, Concord West, Rhodes, Meadowbank, West Ryde, Denistone, Eastwood, Epping, Cheltenham, Beecroft, Pennant Hills, Thornleigh, Normanhurst, Hornsby Terminus ← Fleet A set (Waratah) - T set (Tangara) Line details - Sydney Trains

South Coast Line

Sydney Metropolitan Terminus ← Bondi Junction, Edgecliff, Kings Cross, Martin Place, Town Hall, Central, Redfern, Wolli Creek, Hurstville, Sutherland, Loftus, Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall Main Illawarra Line ↓ Main Illawarra Line Helensburgh, Otford, Stanwell Park, Coalcliff, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona, Corrimal, Towradgi, Fairy Meadow, North Wollongong, Wollongong, Coniston Port Kembla Branch → Kiama Branch ↓ Kiama Branch Unanderra, Kembla Grange, Dapto, Albion Park, Oak Flats, Shellharbour Junction, Minnamurra, Bombo, Kiama Bomaderry Line ↓ Bomaderry Line Gerringong, Berry, Bomaderry Terminus ↓ Port Kembla Branch Lysaghts, Cringila, Port Kembla North, Port Kembla Terminus → Fleet T set (Tangara) - H set (OSCAR) - N set (Endeavour) Line details - NSW TrainLink