Canterbury railway station, Sydney
Canterbury | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Canterbury Road, Canterbury | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′43″S 151°07′06″E / 33.911877°S 151.118347°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bankstown | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.16 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes, to platform 2 only | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CTB | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 February 1895 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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For the station in Melbourne with the same name, see Canterbury railway station, Melbourne.
Canterbury railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Canterbury. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Canterbury station opened on 1 February 1895 when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham to Belmore.[1][2]
To the north of the station, lie two tracks that are part of the Metropolitan Goods Line. The westbound line has a platform face, however this has been fenced off. A platform on the eastbound line was demolished in 1995. These were previously used for raceday specials when Canterbury Park Racecourse was operating. Several sidings were located just beyond the station for stabling raceday trains.[2][3]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle | [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown | [4] |
Transport links
Sydney Buses operate six routes via Canterbury station:
- 428: Canterbury to Circular Quay[5]
- L28: Canterbury to Circular Quay[5]
- 444: Campsie to Balmain East wharf via Norton Street, Leichhardt[6]
- 445: Campsie to Balmain East wharf via Leichhardt Marketplace[6]
- 487: Canterbury to Bankstown Central Shopping Centre[7]
- 491: Five Dock to Hurstville[8]
Canterbury station is served by one NightRide route:[9]
- N40: East Hills station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ^ Canterbury Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b Canterbury Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Oakes, John (2001). Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 71. ISBN 0 909650 54 3.
- ^ a b "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Transit Systems route 428". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Transit Systems route 444". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 487". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 491". Transport for NSW.
- ^ NightRide bus services Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Canterbury railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Canterbury station details Sydney Trains
