Regents Park railway station
Regents Park | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in August 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Park Road, Regents Park | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′59″S 151°01′27″E / 33.88298611°S 151.0241694°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.86 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | RGP | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 November 1912 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Regents Park railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Regents Park. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
The original Regents Park station opened on 11 November 1912 when a line was built from Lidcombe. The present station opened on 8 October 1924, when the Main South line was extended to Cabramatta in an attempt to reduce overcrowding on the Main Western railway line.[1][2][3]
Immediately south of the station lies Sefton Park Junction with services heading south to Bankstown via the Bankstown line and west to Liverpool via the Main South line. The Southern Sydney Freight Line passes beneath the junction. Until it closed in April 1966, Regents Park was the junction for a line to Potts Hill Reservoir and sidings serving an industrial complex to the north-west of the station.[3][4]
Platforms & services
Historically Regents Park was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Bankstown and Liverpool on an alternate basis. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Regents Park is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Lidcombe and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[5][6]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| services to Lidcombe | [6] | ||
| 2 | services to Liverpool | 1 service on weekdays[5] | |
| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | [6] |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operate two routes via Regents Park station:
- 908: Bankstown station to Merrylands station[7]
- 909: Bankstown station to Parramatta station[8]
Regents Park station is served by one NightRide route:[9]
- N50: Liverpool to City (Town Hall)
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Regents Park Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b Regents Park Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "20 Years Ago" Railway Digest April 1986 page 126
- ^ a b c "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b c "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 908". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 909". Transport for NSW.
- ^ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Regents Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Regents Park station details Sydney Trains
