Museum railway station

This article is about the railway station in Sydney. For the railway station in Melbourne formerly called Museum, see Melbourne Central railway station.

Museum
Northbound view from Platform 2, June 2013
General information
Location	3 Elizabeth Street, Sydney CBD, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°52′34″S 151°12′35″E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	City Circle
Distance	4.99 km (3.10 mi) from Central (clockwise)
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Architect	John Bradfield (designer)
Architectural style	Inter-War Stripped Classical
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MSM
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	20 December 1926
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013	10,670 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	21
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Route map City Circle route map

Museum railway station is a heritage-listed underground commuter rail station that is located on the City Circle route at the southern end of Hyde Park in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia. The station is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & Leppington and T3 Bankstown T8 Airport & South lines. The station is named after the nearby Australian Museum.

Design

Designed by John Bradfield in the Inter-War Stripped Classical architectural style, the station comprises two platforms, each 158.5 metres (520 ft) long by 3.8 metres (12 ft) wide, under an arch with span 14.6 metres (48 ft). Museum's signage and cream tiling with maroon highlights are reminiscent of a typical London Underground tube station of the era, however its layout of central tracks under a grand arch are more in keeping with older stations of the Paris Métro. Until the construction of the Airport Line in the 1990s, it was the only underground station in Sydney without an island platform. It is a companion to St James station, both opened at the same time and use a roundel design on their station signage that is similar to the one used on the London Underground. The station opened on 20 December 1926 with the opening of the eastern city line from Central to St James. It became part of the City Circle loop on 22 January 1956.

The main entrance to the station is located at the corner of Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets. Another entrance featuring a sandstone façade is located on the corner of Liverpool and Castlereagh Streets. This entrance sits at the foot of the District Court of New South Wales' Downing Centre, formerly the site of the Mark Foy's department store. Other entrances are also located on three corners of the intersection of Elizabeth and Bathurst Streets.

There are photos of the station being built and a complete photo history through the pedestrian tunnels of this station. The platforms feature various period advertisements.

Work commenced 27 May 2015 on lifts between the street and the concourse level at the Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets entrance with further lifts to the platforms.

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T2	services to Homebush, Parramatta & Leppington
	T3	weekday services to Liverpool via Bankstown
2	T8	services to Revesby, Campbelltown & Macarthur
	T3	services to Lidcombe & Liverpool (weekend only) via Bankstown

Gallery

• 
  Main entrance on Elizabeth Street
• 
  Main concourse
• 
  Station trackplan

See also

• Architecture of Sydney
• List of Sydney railway stations
• Railways in Sydney
• Rail transport in New South Wales
• Sydney underground railways

External links

• Museum Station at Transport for New South Wales (Archived 3 December 2017)