Flemington railway station
Flemington | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in August 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | The Crescent, Homebush West | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°51′54″S 151°04′12″E / 33.86495556°S 151.0698778°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Suburban | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.32 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | FMG | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1884 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 25 May 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Flemington railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Homebush West. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & South line services.
History
Flemington station opened in 1884. On 25 May 1924 it was relocated further west to its present site when the Main Suburban line was quadrupled from Homebush to Lidcombe.[1][2]
From 1923 until 1972, extensive cattle yards existed opposite the station.[2][3] This was redeveloped as the Sydney Markets in 1975. It included railway sidings for produce trains. These have since been decommissioned. When Enfield Yard was closed for redevelopment in the mid-1990s, the sidings became a locomotive changeover point for freight trains.[4]
To the west of the station is the Flemington Maintenance Depot where the Olympic Park line branches off. Between the station and the Sydney Markets lie two tracks exclusively used by freight trains travelling between the Main North line and the Metropolitan Goods line.[5]
Upgrade
In December 2014, scoping began for an upgrade to the station.[6]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | no scheduled services | ||
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| 2 | no scheduled services | ||
| 3 | services to Central & the City Circle | [7] | |
| 4 | services to Leppington & Campbelltown via Granville | [7] |
Transport links
State Transit operate one route via Flemington station:
Flemington station is served by two NightRide routes:[9]
- N60 Fairfield Station to City (Town Hall)
- N61 Carlingford Station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ^ Flemington Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b Flemington Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "20 Years Ago" Railway Digest October 1992 page 402
- ^ "Flemington" Railway Digest May 1992 page 190
- ^ Flemington Middle Junction SA Track & Signal
- ^ Have your say on major upgrade of Flemington Station Transport for NSW 2 December 2014
- ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 407". Transport for NSW.
- ^ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Flemington railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Flemington station details Sydney Trains
