Circular Quay railway station

Circular Quay
Bankstown Line
Inner West Line
Airport & East Hills Line
South Line
Station code	CQY
Suburb	Sydney
Street(s)	Alfred Street
Distance from Central Station	2.97 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	2 side
Type of station	Elevated
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Train Bus Ferry
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Circular Quay is a CityRail station located in Sydney, Australia and is situated on the City Circle line. The station is elevated with the elevated Cahill Expressway roadway directly above it, and lies directly behind the Circular Quay ferry terminals from which services operate to a number of locations around Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour). The area is also the terminus for a number of bus services. Circular Quay is the nearest railway station to the Sydney Opera House and The Rocks area of Sydney.

History

The station opened on 20 January 1956, and its construction completed the City Circle railway as originally envisaged by Bradfield making it the newest station on the line. There have been various proposals to relocate the station underground in conjunction with the demolition of the Cahill Expressway, however these have not come to fruition. In 2006 RailCorp performed maintenance and cleaning of the station's 50 year old facade. Tenders have been called for a major refurbishment in 2007, including new lighting, toilets and an upgrade of the ticket office and shopfront facades.

Platforms and services

Trains on the East Hills, South, Bankstown and Inner West lines pass through Circular Quay, and the station is considered the terminal point for these services (technically it is where the run number for the service changes). Services on the Illawarra line used the station until the 1979 completion of the Eastern Suburbs line. The station is manned from first to last train, and is fully accessible to wheelchairs.

The station is served by six to ten trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Inner West Line	all stations and limited stops services to Ashfield, Strathfield, Lidcombe, Cabramatta and Liverpool via Regents Park	continuation of services from East Hills or Bankstown line
	South Line	all stations and limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville	continuation of services from East Hills or Bankstown line
	Airport & East Hills Line	all stations and limited stops services to Kingsgrove, Revesby, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur via the Airport or Sydenham	continuation of services from Inner West or South line
	Bankstown Line	all stations and limited stops services to Bankstown, Lidcombe and Liverpool via Sydenham	continuation of services from Inner West or South line

Bus services

Beyond the railway station is the Sydney Buses Alfred Street terminus. A large number of Sydney Buses services originate from this stop. They are:

Stand A:

• 111 - Sydney Explorer tourist bus (inbound)
• 222 - Bondi Explorer tourist bus (outbound)

Stand B:

• 422 - to Tempe Bus Depot; to Newtown, New South Wales Bridge (King Street) Some services extended to Kogarah Railway Station
• 423 - to Kingsgrove Bus Depot (Richland Street)
• 426 - to Dulwich Hill (Marrickville Road near New Canterbury Road)
• 428 - to Canterbury (Broughton St, near Canterbury Railway Station

Stand C:

• 436 - Chiswick to Circular Quay
• 438 - Abbotsford to Circular Quay
• 439 - Mortlake to Circular Quay
• 440 - Rozelle to Circular Quay
• 443 - Pyrmont to Circular Quay
• 470 - Lilyfield to Circular Quay

Stand D:

• 373 - to Coogee - (Arden and Dolphin Streets)
• 309 - to Matraville - (Port Botany terminus)
• 324 - to Watsons Bay - (Military Road terminus)
• 303 - to Sans Souci - (Botany Road and Hollingshed Street)
• 377 - to Maroubra - (Maroubra Beach)
• 310 - to Pagewood - (Eastgardens Shopping Centre -Bunnerong Road and Wentworth Avenue)
• 374 - to Coogee - (Arden and Dolphin Streets)
• 301 - to Pagewood - (Eastgardens Shopping Centre - Bunnerong Road and Wentworth Avenue)
• 325 - to Watsons Bay - (Military Road Terminus)
• 326 - to Bondi Junction Railway Station Bus Interchange
• 376 - to Maroubra - (Maroubra Beach)
• 302 - to Pagewood - (Eastgardens Shopping Centre lower level)

Stand E:

• 396 - to Maroubra - (Maroubra Beach)
• 394 - to La Perouse - (Anzac Parade terminus)
• 389 - to North Bondi terminus
• 311 - to Railway Square (Central Railway Station)
• 392 - to Little Bay - (Anzac Parade at Prince Henry Hospital)
• 399 - to Little Bay - (Anzac Parade at Prince Henry Hospital)
• L94 - to La Perouse - (Anzac Parade Terminus)
• 397 - to South Maroubra - (Minneapolis and Midway Streets)
• 380 - to Watsons Bay - (Military Road terminus)
• 333 - to North Bondi - (Campbell Parade terminus)

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Circular Quay

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Wynyard towards Central		Airport and East Hills Line City Circle clockwise		St James towards Macarthur
Wynyard towards Central		Bankstown Line City Circle clockwise		St James towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Wynyard towards Campbelltown		South Line City Circle anticlockwise		St James towards Central
Wynyard towards Liverpool		Inner West Line City Circle anticlockwise		St James towards Central

External links

• Celebrating Circular Quay's 50th birthday