Sydenham Station

History

Platforms/Service

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Sydenham Station

Sydenham railway station is a major interchange station located in the small Sydney suburb of Sydenham, serving the East Hills, Illawarra and Bankstown lines on the CityRail system. The Illawarra line platforms are also used by a very small number of South Coast line services. All platforms are accessed via stairs from the entrance and ticket office on the road bridge at the southern end of the station. This does not allow for Easy Access for wheelchairs. There are plasma screen indicator boards on the concourse, and LED light indicator boards on all platforms.

History

Sydenham station opened in 1884 with the construction of the Illawarra railway line to Hurstville[1], and was originally constructed as four platforms (the current platforms 3-6). The substantial platform building on the platform 2/3 island previously faced the street. Platforms 1 and 2 were added as part of a plan to add an additional 2 tracks between Sydenham and Erskineville for the Eastern suburbs/Illawarra line, however this project was never fully completed.

Sydenham station now has side platforms at both the eastern and western extremities of the station (platforms 1 and 6 respectively) and two island platforms for the four inner tracks. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the Bankstown line, Platforms 5 and 6 serve the Illawarra line. Platforms 3 and 4 now receive only an intermittent peak hour East Hills line service (most East Hills line services are now diverted through the Airport underground line).

Platforms/Service

Bankstown Line services operate every 15 minutes during weekday daytimes and half hourly at other times to the City Circle from platform 1 and to Liverpool or Lidcombe via Bankstown from platform 2. East Hills Line services operate intermittently (mainly during peak hours) to the City Circle from platform 3 and to Campbelltown via East Hills from platform 4. Illawarra Line services operate from platform 5 to Bondi Junction every 5- 15 minutes, and from platform 6 to Hurstville, Waterfall and Cronulla (every 15-30 minutes to each).

Platform 1:

Bankstown Line - all stations services around the City Circle (anticlockwise: via Museum).

Platform 2:

Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Bankstown, Lidcombe and Liverpool.

Platform 3:

Airport & East Hills Line - peak hour all stations services around the City Circle (anticlockwise: via Museum).

Platform 4:

Airport & East Hills Line - peak hour express services to Campbelltown and Macarthur via East Hills.

Platform 5:

Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line - all stations services to Bondi Junction.

Platform 6:

Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line - all stations and limited stops services to Hurstville, Mortdale, Sutherland, Cronulla, and Waterfall.

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Sydney Buses runs three routes via Sydenham station:

Route 357 - Weekdays(Monday to Friday) - to Bondi Junction Railway Station Bus Interchange.

Route 422 - Between Circular Quay and Tempe.

Route 425 - Between Rockdale and Dulwich Hill.