Barangaroo railway station

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Barangaroo
Barangaroo railway station close.jpg
Station entrance, August 2024
General information
LocationHickson Road, Barangaroo
Australia
Coordinates 33°51′49″S151°12′11″E / 33.86373°S 151.20298°E / -33.86373; 151.20298
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Metro Trains Sydney
Line(s) Metro North West & Bankstown Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOpen
History
Opened19 August 2024
Services
Preceding station TfNSW M.svg Sydney Metro Following station
Victoria Cross
towards Tallawong
Metro North West & Bankstown Line Martin Place
towards Sydenham
Future services
Victoria Cross
towards Tallawong
Metro North West & Bankstown Line
(From 2025)
 Martin Place
towards Bankstown
Location
Barangaroo railway station
Location of Barangaroo station

Barangaroo railway station is an underground Sydney Metro station in the Barangaroo precinct of Sydney, Australia. The station is served by the Metro North West & Bankstown Line.

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Description

Barangaroo station is located in the Barangaroo district of the Sydney central business district, beneath Hickson Road and south of Munn Street. The next station to the north is Victoria Cross and the next station to the south is Martin Place. [1]

The northern entrance consists of separate buildings for the lifts and escalators, which connect down to the station concourse. The two buildings are on the west side of Hickson Road and were designed to be minimalist. The southern entrance will be designed and built in the future. [2] : 62  On the east side of Hickson Road are nine service pods, which are used for ventilation and emergency egress. [2] : 66 

History

Excavation

The contract for the excavation of the six stations and twin 15.5-kilometre (9.6 mi) bored tunnels on the City & Southwest project was awarded to a joint venture between John Holland, CPB Contractors, and Ghella in June 2017, for A$2.81 billion. To reduce traffic congestion, the crushed rock excavated from the Barangaroo station site was taken away by barge on Sydney Harbour. [3] [4] A temporary facility was built in Clyde along the Parramatta River to receive the crushed rock and load it on trucks. [5] The City & Southwest project involved two tunnels, which were bored using five tunnel boring machines (TBMs). Barangaroo station was the endpoint for the two TBMs that bored the 8.1-kilometre (5.0 mi) tunnels from Marrickville to Barangaroo. The station was also the start point for the TBM that bored the two 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) tunnels to Blues Point on the other side of Sydney Harbour. [6] During excavation, several archaeological remains were found, including an old wharf from the 1890s [7] and the wreck of a wooden boat built in the 1830s, which was the oldest boat of its kind discovered in New South Wales. [8]

Station box under construction in 2020 Barangaroo Station Box.jpg
Station box under construction in 2020

In February 2019, the pieces of the TBM used to bore under the Sydney Harbour, TBM Kathleen, arrived at Barangaroo station to be assembled. The machine was launched from a cavern north of Barangaroo station, which had been excavated to allow for a crossover to be built. [9] TBM Kathleen began boring north in July 2019. [10] [11] The TBM reached Blues Point in December 2019, after which, the cutterhead and front end of the TBM was transported back to Barangaroo station by barge and the back end of the TBM was transported back via the tunnel. [12]

Also in December 2019, Nancy, the first of the TBMs from Marrickville, broke through the southern end of Barangaroo station. [13] The second TBM, Mum Shirl, reached Barangaroo station in January 2020. By that point, TBM Kathleen had begun boring the second tunnel between Barangaroo station and Blues Point. [14] Each TBM was lifted out of the station box by a tower crane. [15] By October 2021, station excavation was complete and the site was handed over to the station construction contractor. [16]

Station construction

Construction in April 2022 Barangaroo railway station construction site April 2022.jpg
Construction in April 2022

Following expressions of interest, three companies were shortlisted for the station construction contract by the end of 2019: Hutchinson Builders, John Holland, and Besix Watpac. [17] In March 2021, Besix Watpac was awarded the $217 million contract. [18] By April 2022, the station platform had been installed. It was made of 195 precast concrete pieces. The first four out of ten escalators, which were 25 metres (82 ft) long, had also been installed. [19] By October 2022, two out of the five lifts had been put in place and the installation of platform screen doors was underway, [20] which was completed by April 2023. [21] All ten escalators and five lifts were complete and undergoing testing by November 2023. Other, more minor components were also complete by November 2023, including the terrazzo tiling, station signage, Opal fare gates, and sandstone wall panels. [22]

The station opened on 19 August 2024. [23] [24]

Services

Barangaroo station is served by the Metro North West & Bankstown Line. [25] This line is operated under contract by Metro Trains Sydney. [26] Upon opening, the Metro North West & Bankstown Line will run between Tallawong station to the north-west and Sydenham station to the south-west. In 2025, an extension to Bankstown station further south-west will open.

The Metro North West & Bankstown Line is planned to operate at a four-minute headway during peak and a ten-minute headway outside of peak. [27]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1Services to Sydenham [28]
2
M1
Services to Tallawong [28]

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