Auburn railway station, Sydney

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Auburn
Auburn railway station platforms.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 3 showing shelters and buildings, January 2008
General information
LocationRawson Street, Auburn
Australia
Coordinates 33°50′58″S151°01′58″E / 33.84930556°S 151.03285°E / -33.84930556; 151.03285
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Suburban
Distance18.63 kilometres (11.58 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code AUB
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1877
Rebuilt1913
1954
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 8,446,450 (year)
  • 23,141 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Clyde
towards Penrith
North Shore & Western Line
Weekday limited and weekends only
 Lidcombe
towards Berowra
Clyde
towards Parramatta or Leppington
Leppington & Inner West Line Lidcombe
towards City Circle

Auburn railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Auburn. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western and T2 Inner West & Leppington line services. The station serves one of the most multi-culturally diverse suburbs in the city.

Contents

To the west of the station lies Auburn Railway Signal Box, UGL Unipart's Maintrain maintenance facility, the Auburn Maintenance Centre and a Pacific National depot.

History

Auburn station opened in 1877. [3] The station was rebuilt in 1913 and again in 1954 when the line was quadrupled. [4]

The original subway underneath the platforms was closed in the 1990s, replaced by a new subway further east, which remains in use to this day.

The station was upgraded in 2007 with new lifts and tiling by Haslin Constructions for RailCorp at a cost of $5.5 million. [5]

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
12 weekday early morning services to Berowra
weekday late night services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood 		infrequently used [6]
2
T1
weekday early morning & late night services to Penrith infrequently used [6]
3
T1
weekend services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood [6]
T2
services to the City Circle [7]
4
T1
weekend services to Penrith [6]
T2
weekday services to Parramatta
services to Leppington 		[7]

Busways operates two bus routes via Auburn station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Transdev NSW operates four bus routes via Auburn station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Auburn railway station is served by two NightRide routes:

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Auburn Auburn trackplan.png
Track arrangement at Auburn

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References

  1. ↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. ↑ Auburn Station NSWrail.net
  4. ↑ Auburn Railway Signal Box NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ↑ Haslin Constructions
  6. 1 2 3 4 T1 timetable Transport for NSW
  7. 1 2 T2 timetable Transport for NSW
  8. ↑ Route 540 timetable Transport for NSW
  9. ↑ Route 544 timetable Transport for NSW
  10. ↑ Route 908 timetable Transport for NSW
  11. ↑ Route 909 timetable Transport for NSW
  12. ↑ Route 911 timetable Transport for NSW
  13. ↑ Route S3 timetable Transport for NSW
  14. ↑ Route N60 timetable Transport for NSW
  15. ↑ Route N61 timetable Transport for NSW

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