Parramatta railway station

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Parramatta
Western Line
Blue Mountains Line
Cumberland Line
Station code PAR
Suburb Parramatta
Street(s) Darcy Street
Argyle Street
Distance from Central Station 23.21 km
Altitude (above sea level) ? m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stations
Suburban limited stops
Intercity
CountryLink
Number of platforms 4
Number of tracks 4
Platform arrangement 2 Side
1 Island
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers Yes
Transfers available Bus
Train
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link

Parramatta Railway Station is the main station in Sydney's satellite city of Parramatta. It serves the Parramatta central business district and the surrounding area. The station lies on the Western Line and Cumberland Line on Sydney's CityRail network. Parramatta station is also served by intercity trains on the Blue Mountains Line and CountryLink services operating between Sydney and Dubbo and Broken Hill.

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[edit] History

Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.[1]

The station was proposed to link to Chatswood via the Parramatta Rail link; however, with the demise of the link between Parramatta and Chatswood with the line cut to Epping, the station was given a major upgrade nonetheless. In late 2003 work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta, Sydney's largest shopping centre. The works included upgrading the station, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened to the public.

[edit] Platforms and services

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

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
CR Plat 1.png
 Western Line all stations and limited stops services to Central; then on to the ■North Shore Line
Blue Mountains Line intercity services to Sydney Terminal.
CountryLink Western country services to Sydney (1 per day, 2 on Tuesdays)
CR Plat 2.png
 Western Line all stations and limited stops services to Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Schofields, Riverstone, Richmond, St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains via Blacktown.
Blue Mountains Line intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Katoomba.
CountryLink Western country services to Dubbo (1 per day) and Broken Hill (1 per week)
CR Plat 3.png
 Western Line all stations and limited stops services to Central; then on to the ■North Shore Line one weekday afternoon peak services starts from Quakers Hill
Cumberland Line all stations services to Campbelltown via Liverpool.
CR Plat 4.png
 Western Line all stations and limited stops services to Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Schofields, Riverstone, Richmond, St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains via Blacktown. one weekday morning peak services continues west to Quakers Hill
Cumberland Line all stations services to Blacktown.

[edit] Station configuration

Track arrangement at Parramatta
The eastern end of the station
The station and bus interchange at night
Indicator boards at Parramatta station in peak hour

The station consists of a centre island platform (platforms 2 and 3) and 2 side platforms (platforms 1 and 4). The western end sits atop a viaduct above street level. The entry concourses are slightly below the street level. The western concourse connects to shops and the bus interchange, which caters for local bus services as well as services for the Liverpool-Parramatta Rapid Bus Transitway and North-West T-way (T-Ways). A set of trailing points on the eastern side of the station side allows 'down' trains on the Down Main track to terminate on platform 4 and return towards the city on the 'Up Main' track. Likewise, a set of trailing points on the western side allows 'Up' trains on the Up Main track to terminate on platform 3 and return towards the west on the 'Down Main' track.

Parramatta is an Easy Access station.

[edit] Bus services

Parramatta Station Bus Interchange
Countrylink Travel Centre

Parramatta Transport Interchange

STAND A2:

STAND A3:

STAND A4:

STANDB1:

  • 906 - weekdays (Monday to Friday) and Saturday services - to Fairfieldvia Harris Park, Granville, Excelsior Street South Granville and Old Guildford (Veolia)
  • 907 - to Bankstown via Granville, Blaxcell Street South Granville, Chester Hill and Yagoona (Veolia)
  • 909 - to Bankstown via Harris Park, Parramatta Road, Auburn Station, Regents Park and Potts Hill (Veolia)
  • M91 - metrobus service - to Hurstville via Granville, Blaxcell Street South Granville, Chester Hill, Yagoona, Bankstown, Padstow and Peakhurst (Veolia)

STANDB2:

STANDB4:

[edit] Gallery

  • Exit to concourse, City end

  • Platforms 1 and 2

  • South end of Platforms 1 and 2

  • North end of Platforms 3 and 4

  • The station in 1870

  • The entrance c.1882

  • The station c.1910

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Main West Line Line". Nswrail.net. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Parramatta&line=NSW:main_west:0. Retrieved 2 February 2007. 

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[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   CityRail   Following station
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
 Western Line
towards Central
towards Blacktown
 Cumberland Line
towards Campbelltown
towards Lithgow
 Blue Mountains Line
towards Central
Preceding station   CountryLink   Following station
towards Dubbo
 CountryLink Western
Dubbo XPT
towards Sydney
towards Broken Hill
 CountryLink Western
Broken Hill Outback Xplorer
CityRail Stations
Cumberland
Western Line
Blue Mountains Line
(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)
CityRail Lines
Suburban
Interurban and regional
Under construction or planning: South West Rail Link, North West Rail Link

Coordinates: 33°49′04″S 151°00′20″E / 33.81770833°S 151.0055694°E / -33.81770833; 151.0055694

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