Parramatta railway station

Parramatta
Eastbound view from Platform 2 in November 2011
General information
Location	Argyle Street, Parramatta
Coordinates	33°49′04″S 151°00′20″E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	23.21 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground Major Interchange
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	PAR
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	2 July 1860
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013	29,840 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	4
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Parramatta railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line, T2 Inner West & Leppington and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line, Central West XPT and Outback Xplorer services.

History

Aerial view of the station in 2007

Indicator boards at Parramatta station in peak hour

Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.

Prior to the Main Western line being quadrupled from Granville to Westmead in 1985, the station consisted of four platforms, platforms 3 and 4 on the main line and 1 and 2 on a loop.

In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side.

In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included upgrading the station, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened.

The Darcy Street entrance to the station is closed from 1 September 2018 to late 2019 while improvements are made to the station.

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	Services to Hornsby or beyond via either Gordon or Macquarie Park
	BMT	Services to Central
	Western Region	Services to Central	XPT services and Xplorer Services from Dubbo and Broken Hill (Set down only)
2	T1	Services to Richmond & Emu Plains
	BMT	Services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria, Lithgow & Bathurst
	Western Region	Services to Dubbo & Broken Hill	Pick up only
3	T2	Terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle
	T5	Services to Leppington, Schofields and Richmond	T5 Trains leave from here on weekdays in both directions as Platform 4 is mainly used to terminate T2 line trains
4	T2	Terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle
	T5	Services to Schofields and Richmond	T5 Trains leave from here on weekends and during late nights on weekdays

Trackplan

Track layout

External links

• Media related to Parramatta railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Parramatta Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW
• Parramatta station details Transport for New South Wales