Ingleburn railway station

Ingleburn
South Line
Cumberland Line
Airport & East Hills Line
Station code	IGB
Suburb	Ingleburn
Street(s)	Stanley Road, Ingleburn Road
Distance from Central Station	45.65 km
Altitude (above sea level)	29.3 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	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities	Link

Ingleburn railway station is a heritage-listed railway station in the serving the south-western Sydney suburb of Ingleburn. Situated on the Main South Line, it is served by CityRail trains of the South, Cumberland and East Hills lines. Ingleburn is used by an average of 7880 commuters each weekday.

History

When originally built, the Ingleburn Railway Station was named Macquarie Fields. It was renamed when a new Macquarie Fields Station was built further towards Sydney. Ingleburn was a popular spa resort in the late nineteenth century and the station provided direct services to Sydney and South. It has been in use since 1869. A goods-only track, called the Glenfield- Ingleburn passing loop, was opened to the west of the station in 1995. This track will be incorporated into the Southern Sydney Freight Line.

The double-brick building on platform one is historically significant because it demonstrates the evolution of the station from a rural railway station to its role as a well-patronised suburban station. Reflecting the growth and change of the local area, Ingleburn Station is also historically associated with the nearby Ingleburn Army Camp established during World War II by the Commonwealth Government. This is hinted by the additional ticket office window in the heritage building on platform one, which is evidence of the high patronage from the Australian Army during World War II.

The building itself has been altered but it retains a number of internal features such as original seating in the waiting area, ceiling roses, small corrugated steel roof sheeting, cornices and the two leaved, hardwood patent sliding doors to the east and west faces of the northern end of the building. Representative of the designs in vogue at the turn of the twentieth century, Ingleburn Station's historical significance has only grown due to its rarity in the area as most other period station buildings on the South and Cumberland Lines have since been demolished.

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  Historic Ingleburn platform building photo from 1984 prior to the concrete pedestrian overbridge and canopies which were installed in the late 1980s, Heritage NSW

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  The original ornate timber seating has been retained in the waiting room, Heritage NSW

Platforms and services

There are two platforms at Ingleburn: platform 1 having 'up' services heading towards the city or Blacktown, and platform 2 having 'down' services heading towards Campbelltown, and Macarthur.

The station is served by four trains per hour (not evenly spaced) for most of the time, two each on the South and East Hills lines. There are additional trains during weekday peak hours. The Cumberland line operates only during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	South Line	all stations and limited stops services to the City Circle via Granville	selected services operate via the Bankstown and Inner West lines
	Cumberland Line	all stations services to Blacktown via Parramatta	one weekday morning peak services continues west to Quakers Hill, does not operate on weekends
	Airport & East Hills Line	all stations and limited stops services to the City Circle via East Hills	selected peak services run via Sydenham, rather than the Airport
	South Line	all stations services to Campbelltown	selected services operate via the Bankstown and Inner West lines
	Cumberland Line	all stations services to Campbelltown	one weekday afternoon peak services starts from Quakers Hill, does not operate on weekends
	Airport & East Hills Line	all stations services to Campbelltown and Macarthur	selected peak services run via Sydenham, rather than the Airport

Transport links

Bus Stop on east side of station

Interline Buses and Busabout:

• 870 - between Campbelltown Hospital and Liverpool
• 871 - between Campbelltown Hospital and Liverpool
• 872 - between Campbelltown Hospital and Glenfield.
• 873 - to Minto

NightRide:

• N30 - between Macarthur station and City (Town Hall)

Image gallery

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  Platform 1

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  Platform 2

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  Looking on platforms from footbridge

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  Platform 2 seen from the footbridge

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  Exterior view of platform 1 ramp

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  Entrance from east side on Ingleburn Road

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  Entrance on western side via footbridge ramp

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  Rear exterior of station building

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  Entrance to the ticket office on platform 1

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  Ticket office

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  Footbridge linking platforms at south end of station

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  Long ramp leading down to platform 2

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  North end of platforms

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  Track repairs at a close proximity to the station during trackwork

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Minto towards Campbelltown		South Line		Macquarie Fields towards Central
Minto towards Campbelltown		Cumberland Line		Macquarie Fields towards Blacktown
Minto towards Macarthur		Airport and East Hills Line		Macquarie Fields towards Central