St Marys railway station, Sydney
St Marys
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| Station code | STM |
| Suburb | St Marys |
| Street(s) | Corner Queen and Station Streets |
| Distance from Central Station | 47.42 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Number of tracks | 4 |
| Platform arrangement | 2 Island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | Yes |
| Transfers available | Bus |
Disabled access  |
Yes |
| Station facilities | Link |
St Marys is a railway station on the Western line, Sydney of the CityRail network. It has four tracks, and the tracks are paired by direction down/down/up/up. This means that all trains to the city leave from the same island platform, so if a train happens to travel on the unexpected track, it is merely a matter of walking to the other side of the island platform. All four platforms can have trains terminated on and sent back to the origin station. St Marys platforms are accessible by lifts, and is therefore classified as an Easy Access station for wheelchairs.
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[edit] History
St Marys station opened on 1 May 1862 as South Creek with the construction of the Main Western Line[1]. The name was changed to St Marys on 1 August 1885 after the nearby St Mary Magdalene Church. It is the current western extent of quadruplication of the Western Line built as part of the Blue Mountains electrification in the 1950s, although the original proposal was to extend it through to Penrith. St Marys was the junction of the former (electrified) Ropes Creek branch line, which opened in 1942. This branch line has been truncated into two storage sidings at the western end of the station and the overhead wiring has been removed. In March 1983, 40 people were injured when a suburban train failed to stop at the station and derailed at catch-points to the west of the station.[2]
[edit] Platforms and services
The station is served by two trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
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Western Line | All stations and limited stops services to Central, then on to the ■North Shore Line. | Trains from the west may terminate on this platform and return to all points west. |
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Western Line | All stations and limited stops services to Central, then on to the ■North Shore Line. | Trains from the west may terminate on this platform and return to all points west. |
| Blue Mountains Line | Intercity services to Sydney Terminal.[3] | Morning and late night services Only. | |
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Western Line | All stations services to Penrith and Emu Plains via Penrith; peak hour limited stops services to Penrith and Emu Plains via Penrith. | Trains from Sydney may terminate on this platform and return to all points east. |
| Blue Mountains Line | Intercity services to Springwood and Lithgow via Katoomba.[3] | Early morning and evening services Only. | |
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Western Line | All stations services to Penrith and Emu Plains via Penrith; peak hour limited stops services to Penrith and Emu Plains via Penrith. | Trains from Sydney may terminate on this platform and return to all points east. |
[edit] Bus services
St Marys Station Bus Interchange
Busways
- 745 - to Castle Hill
- 758 - to Mount Druitt
Westbus
- 759 - to Mount Druitt
- 770 - to Mount Druitt and Penrith
- 771 - to Mount Druitt
- 774 - to Mount Druitt and Penrith
- 775 - to Mount Druitt and Penrith
- 776 - to Mount Druitt and Penrith
- 778 - to Claremont Meadows
- 779 - to Erskine Park Industrial
- 781 - to Penrith
NightRide
- N70 - between Penrith station and Town Hall.
[edit] Image Gallery
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Station in 1953
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Platform 1
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Platform 2
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Platform 3
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Platform 4
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Entrance on west side
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Multi-storey commuter capark
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Concourse footbridge
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Concourse
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Western side (Platform 1) seen from footbridge
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Eastern side (Platform 4) seen from footbridge
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Middle platforms 2 and 3
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South end of platforms
[edit] Trackplan
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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towards Emu Plains
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Western Line |
towards Central
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towards Lithgow
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Blue Mountains Line |
towards Central
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| Preceding station | Closed Lines | Following station | ||
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towards Ropes Creek railway station
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Ropes Creek Line | Terminus |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Main Western railway line". Nswrail.net. http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:main_west. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
- ^ Train derailment injures 40. The Age - Mar 3, 1983.
- ^ a b Blue Mountains Line Timetables - CityRail Website
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Coordinates: 33°45′44″S 150°46′32″E / 33.76218611°S 150.7755833°E
