Erskineville railway station

Erskineville
Southbound view of the station platforms, April 2022
General information
Location	Erskineville Road, Erskineville, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°54′04″S151°11′07″E / 33.90098611°S 151.1852611°E / -33.90098611; 151.1852611
Elevation	20 metres (66 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Illawarra
Distance	2.88 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	EKV
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	15 October 1884
Rebuilt	16 June 1912
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	1,354,020 (year) 3,710 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station St Peters towards Sydenham or Campbelltown Airport & South Line Redfern towards City Circle       Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station St Peters towards Lidcombe or Liverpool Bankstown Line (until 2024) Redfern towards City Circle

Erskineville railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Illawarra railway line in the Sydney suburb of Erskineville. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South services.

History

Early history

The original Erskineville station, situated on the north side of Erskineville Road, opened in 1884 as part of the construction of the Illawarra railway line to Hurstville. The line through Erskineville was later quadruplicated in the early 1910s. As part of these works, the station was relocated to the south side of the road overbridge and rebuilt with four platforms. ^[3]

Link to Eastern Suburbs railway line

In the late 1970s, the underground Eastern Suburbs railway line was connected to the Illawarra railway line immediately north of Erskineville, creating Erskineville Junction. At the same time, additional platforms to the west of the station were partially built to enable sextuplication from Erskineville to Sydenham. ^[3] This was abandoned as a cost-cutting exercise. The CityRail Clearways Project envisaged reviving this plan, with stopping trains serving only the newly completed western platforms. However, this project was cancelled in November 2008. ^[4]

Accessibility upgrades

In 2021, proposed upgrades to the station were announced, involving the addition of a new southern footbridge, lifts and canopies. ^[5] These upgrades were completed in 2024. ^[6]

Service changes

Trains from the Bankstown railway line ceased calling at Erskineville in 2024 due to the conversion of that line for Sydney Metro services. Instead, T8 Airport & South services began stopping at the station from October 2024, alongside occasional T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra services. Transport for NSW has indicated that the station will fully switch to T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra services at an unspecified future date. ^[7]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T8	services to Central & the City Circle	[8]
2	T8	services to Sydenham 8 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown	[8]
3		not in use	T4 services sometimes stop when T8 is suspended for trackwork
4		not in use	T4 services sometimes stop when T8 is suspended for trackwork

Transport links

Transdev John Holland operates one bus route via Erskineville station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 355: Bondi Junction Interchange to Marrickville Metro ^[9]

Trackplan

Track layout

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. "Erskineville Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
4. NSW Treasury (November 2008), Mini-Budget 2008–09 (PDF), NSW Government, p. 25, retrieved 1 November 2024
5. Rabe, Tom (5 April 2021). "Upgrades to inner west stations before services reroute to eastern suburbs". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 1 November 2024.
6. Transport for NSW (15 July 2024). "Erskineville Station Upgrade". NSW Government . Retrieved 1 November 2024.
7. Transport for NSW (October 2024), Train and bus timetable changes FAQs: 2024 train and bus timetable (PDF), NSW Government , retrieved 1 November 2024
8. "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
9. Transport for NSW. "355 Marrickville Metro to Bondi Junction via Moore Park & Erskineville". transportnsw.info. NSW Government . Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Erskineville Station at Transport for New South Wales