Town Hall railway station

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Town Hall
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Bankstown Line
Inner West Line
Airport & East Hills Line
South Line
North Shore Line
Northern Line
Station code THL
Suburb Sydney
Street(s) George Street
Bathurst Street
Park Street
Distance from Central Station 1.18 km
Altitude (above sea level) 12 (upper level)
6 (lower level) m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Suburban limited stops
Intercity (peak hour)
Number of platforms 6
Number of tracks 6
Platform arrangement 2 island
2 side
Type of station Underground
Ticket barriers Yes
Transfers available Train
Bus
Monorail
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link

Town Hall railway station is the second-busiest railway station on the CityRail network (after Central station),[citation needed] located in Sydney, Australia. Located underground, it is situated in the Sydney central business district, under the street in front of the Sydney Town Hall, about 1.2 km north of Central.

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[edit] History

The station prior to opening.

The station is built on the site of Sydney's earliest colonial cemetery. In 2008, part of this cemetery was being excavated from under the Town Hall.

The station opened on 28 February 1932. It was built with six platforms, which were split over two levels with three platforms on each level. When the station opened, only four of the platforms were in use: platforms 1, 2 and 3 on the upper level and platform 6, served by escalators, on the lower level.[1] The other two platforms were built in preparation for a yet to be constructed western suburbs line from the city to Gladesville, as envisaged under the Bradfield scheme.[1] This line was never built, and the platforms (4 and 5) remained disused until they were taken over for use for the Eastern Suburbs line when it was constructed in the 1970s.

The station concourse had a major restructure in 2005 when the shops inside were closed to make way for the increasing crowds.

In April 2006, Transport Minister John Watkins announced plans for a $2 million inquiry into concept designs for upgrading the station. The station requires upgrading due to a large number of people using the station per day (70,000), and needs congestion relief to cater for an expected 2% yearly increase in commuters using the station.[2] Clyde Livingstone, a former Mayor of Burwood Council has been the Station Master since 1982.

[edit] Station configuration

Town Hall has two levels, each with three platforms - physically two island platforms, but set up so that one faces two tracks and the other faces the other track. The station has lifts connecting the concourse with the platforms, providing Easy Access for wheelchairs. These facilities were constructed during 2003-2004.

The station is an easy walk to the Galeries Victoria and World Square monorail stations, located in the shopping centre adjacent to the station. It is also linked to other shopping centres such as the Queen Victoria Building, Town Hall Square and the Pavilion Plaza.

Way Out signs installed on platform exit areas in mid 2010

[edit] Platforms and services

The station services the CityRail trains of several lines: the Northern Line, the North Shore, the Eastern Suburbs line and the lines served by the City Circle, namely the Bankstown Line, the Airport & East Hills Line, and the South Line. Some South Coast line services which originate from Bondi Junction service the station in peak hours. The station's configuration means that easy cross-platform transfer is available for some services. Stairs and lifts connect the two platform levels without need to return to the concourse. The station closes on the last train service and reopens on the first train service in the morning.

The station is served by eighteen to twenty-four trains per hour in each direction, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

The services are:

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
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 Inner West Line Services towards Ashfield and Liverpool via Regents Park Continuation of East Hills and Bankstown line trains from Wynyard
South Line Services towards Campbelltown via Granville
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 Western Line Services towards Richmond and Emu Plains Some peak hour ■Blue Mountains Line services
Northern Line Services towards Epping via Strathfield; peak hour services to Hornsby via Strathfield
CR Plat 3.png
 North Shore Line Services towards Berowra via Chatswood Some PM peak hour services extend to Wyong or Gosford
Northern Line Services towards Hornsby via Macquarie Park and Epping.
CR Plat 4.png
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Services towards Cronulla and Waterfall Some peak hour ■South Coast Line intercity services
CR Plat 5.png
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Services to Bondi Junction Some peak hour intercity services to Bondi Junction from the ■South Coast Line
CR Plat 6.png
 Airport & East Hills Line Services towards Revesby and Macarthur via the Airport or Sydenham Continuation of ■Inner West Line and ■South Line services from Central
Bankstown Line Services towards Lidcombe and Liverpool via Sydenham and Bankstown

[edit] Bus services

QVB (Stand A):

QVB (Stand B):

QVB (Stand C):

  • 251 - to Lane Cove West - (Cope Street via Pacific Highway)[3]
  • 252 - to Lane Cove West - (Cope Street via Freeway)[3]
  • 253 - to Riverview - (Tambourine Bay Road via Pacific Highway)[3]
  • 254 - to Riverview - (Tambourine Bay Road via Freeway)[3]
  • 261 - to Lane Cove - (Longueville Road Lane Cove via North Sydney, Crows Nest, Northwood and Longueville)[3]
  • 285 - to Lane Cove West - (Lane Cove Industrial, Mars Road)[3]
  • 286 - to Denistone East - (Lovell Road and Colvin Crescent via Pacific Highway)[3]
  • 288 - to Epping - (Interchange Set Down, Langston Place via Freeway)[3]
  • 290 - to Epping - (Interchange Set Down, Langston Place via Pacific Highway)[3]
  • 292 - to Marsfield - (Busaco Road Terminus via Freeway)[3]
  • 293 - to Marsfield - (Busaco Road Terminus via Freeway and Lane Cove Tunnel)[3]
  • 294 - to Epping - (Interchange Set Down,Langston Place via Freeway)[3]
  • 297 - to Denistone East - (Lovell Road near Colvin Crescent via Freeway and Lane Cove Tunnel)[3]

Note that ONLY Pacific Highway services travel through North Sydney, Crows Nest and Artarmon. Freeway services do not travel that way. Also, Lane Cove Tunnel services DO NOT STOP at Lane Cove, they travel underneath it.[3]

QVB (Stand D) :

Town Hall (Stand G):

Druitt Street (Stand H):

QVB (Stand I):

Bathurst Street (Stand J):

Park St (Stand K):

Town Hall NightRide Services (Stand G):

Town Hall NightRide Services (George St West / Town Hall Steps):

[edit] Trackplan

Track arrangement at Town Hall

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   CityRail   Following station
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Terminus
 Airport and East Hills Line
City Circle clockwise
towards Macarthur
Terminus
 Bankstown Line
City Circle clockwise
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
towards Campbelltown
 South Line
City Circle anticlockwise
towards Central
towards Liverpool
 Inner West Line
City Circle anticlockwise
towards Central
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
 Western Line ↔ North Shore Line
towards Wyong or Berowra
towards Epping
 Northern Line
towards Hornsby

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b "The St James Railway Tunnels". http://www.bunkerboyz.org/stjames.txt. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "$2 million concept: New designs on stations", Matt Sun, MX, 6 April 2006, p. 4
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n http://www.sydneybuses.info/uploads/File/pdfs/regular_timetables

[edit] External links

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Eastern Suburbs
& Illawarra Line
Bankstown Line
Inner West Line
Airport and
East Hills Line
South Line
North Shore Line
Northern 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°52′24″S 151°12′24″E / 33.8734°S 151.20678°E / -33.8734; 151.20678

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