Macquarie Fields railway station
Macquarie Fields | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 in November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Parade, Macquarie Fields | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°59′06″S 150°52′43″E / 33.985°S 150.878527°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 43.80 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MQF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 3 October 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Macquarie Fields railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport, T2 Inner West & South and T5 Cumberland lines.
History
Macquarie Fields station opened on 3 October 1888.[1]
An additional track was opened to the west of the station in 1995 as part of the Glenfield - Ingleburn passing loop.[2] This unelectrified track was used by freight and long distance passenger trains. In December 2012, the track was incorporated into the Southern Sydney Freight Line and became freight only.
It has been reported that a ghost of a teenage girl haunts the station, where screaming is often heard at night after train services have stopped. In July 1906, a woman named Emily Gengeson was reportedly ran over and killed by a train.[3]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Granville services to Central & the City Circle via Revesby |
[4] [5] |
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| services to Blacktown & Schofields | [6] | ||
| 2 | services to Campbelltown & Macarthur | [4][5] | |
| services to Campbelltown | [6] |
Transport links
Interline Bus Services operates one route to and from Macquarie Fields station:
- 876: to Eucalyptus Drive, peak extension to Long Point[7]
References
- ^ Macquarie Fields Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "The Glenfield - Ingleburn Passing Loop Project" Railway Digest August 1994 pages 18-19
- ^ ‘Teenage ghost girl’ haunts commuters at Macquarie Fields railway station (News.com.au)
- ^ a b "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Interline route 876". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Macquarie Fields railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Macquarie Fields station details Sydney Trains
