Bankstown railway station

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Bankstown
Bankstown railway station 20180929 01.jpg
Southern entrance, September 2018
General information
LocationNorth Terrace, Bankstown
Australia
Coordinates 33°55′04″S151°02′05″E / 33.917870°S 151.034640°E / -33.917870; 151.034640
Elevation30 metres (98 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Bankstown
Distance18.72 kilometres (11.63 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 24/7

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 24/7
Station code BWU
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened14 April 1909
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 4,375,690 (year)
  • 11,988 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Yagoona
towards Lidcombe
Lidcombe & Bankstown Line Terminus
Preceding station TfNSW M.svg Sydney Metro Following station
Future services
Terminus Metro North West & Bankstown Line Punchbowl
towards Tallawong
Former services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Yagoona
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Bankstown Line (1895-2024) Punchbowl
towards City Circle

Bankstown railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Bankstown railway line in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. It is currently the southern terminus of T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown services, and will in future be the southwestern terminus of M1 Metro North West & Bankstown services.

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History

Northern entrance Bankstown railway station 20180929 02.jpg
Northern entrance
Concourse Bankstown railway station 20180929 03.jpg
Concourse

Bankstown station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore. [3] [4] [5] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Regents Park on the Main South line in 1928. Opposite platform 2 lies a parcel platform that was used by Electric Parcels Vans until 1966.

The station was upgraded in 1998 and received a lift to the platform and canopies.

In December 2013, planning approval was granted for an upgrade project including the installation of new stairs, ramps, canopies and ticket barriers. [6] Work commenced in July 2014 and completed in 2015. [7]

Sydney Metro City and Southwest

Transport for NSW is currently extending the Sydney Metro to Bankstown, with a delayed opening date of 2025. [8] Before the extension opens, the line between Bankstown and Sydenham will close, so that the nine intermediate stations can be converted for driverless Metro operation. Sydney Trains continues to run services between Bankstown station and the Main Southern railway line to the west.

As part of the project, Bankstown station will be upgraded to have an additional at-grade station entrance at the eastern end of the existing platforms, which will align with The Appian Way and Restwell Street. [9] The new entrance will also provide access to Sydney Metro platforms, which will be built east of the new entrance over the road connection between North and South Terraces. The existing station entrance will be retained and the existing platforms is proposed to be retained and extended westwards. The former parcels office, as well as a crossover at the eastern end of the station, will be removed for construction. [10]

Platforms and services

Prior to the closure of the Bankstown line, services operated in a loop from the city via Sydenham to Bankstown, then on to Lidcombe, returning to the city via Strathfield and the Main Suburban line and vice versa. Alternate trains on the line were extended to Liverpool station and trains to Lidcombe no longer return via Strathfield. Further back, there were also limited services to Blacktown via a loop connection to the Main Western line near Lidcombe.

Services operated to Lidcombe and Liverpool on an alternate basis until 30 September 2024. [11] To the west of the station, lies a headshunt to allowed trains to terminate. This facility was only used by a few trains each night and during trackwork, as no trains were scheduled to terminate at Bankstown at other times. Since 19 October 2024, services consist of 4-car trains running a shuttle service known as the T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line to Lidcombe only.

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1Terminating services to & from Lidcombe
2No scheduled services
3 & 4
M1
Terminating services to & from Tallawong (from late 2025)Platforms under construction as part of Sydney Metro City & Southwest
Transdev NSW Volgren bodied Volvo B7RLE in March 2011 M92 Bankstown.jpg
Transdev NSW Volgren bodied Volvo B7RLE in March 2011

Transit Systems operates nine bus routes via Bankstown station:

U-Go Mobility operates 12 bus routes via Bankstown station:

Bankstown station is served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan

Legend
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W↑ to Yagoona
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BSicon SHI1l.svg
BSicon vSTR.svg
BSicon dSTR.svg
Turnback
BSicon vSHI2g+l-.svg
BSicon v-SHI2g+r.svg
BSicon num2m.svg
BSicon dSTR.svg
BSicon dPLT.svg
BSicon num1r.svg
BSicon dSTR.svg
Current platforms
BSicon SHI1+r.svg
BSicon dPLT-.svg
BSicon SHI1+l.svg
BSicon exdPLT.svg
BSicon vUSTxl.svg
BSicon exdPLT.svg
Platforms under construction (crossover removed for construction)
BSicon vCONTf.svg
E↓ to Punchbowl

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