Erskineville railway station

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Erskineville
Erskineville railway station April 2022.jpg
Southbound view of the station platforms, April 2022
General information
LocationErskineville Road, Erskineville, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°54′04″S151°11′07″E / 33.90098611°S 151.1852611°E / -33.90098611; 151.1852611
Elevation20 metres (66 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Illawarra
Distance2.88 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station code EKV
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened15 October 1884
Rebuilt16 June 1912
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 1,354,020 (year)
  • 3,710 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png 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 TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
St Peters
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Bankstown Line (1895-2024) 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.

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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]

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

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Central & the City Circle [8]
2
T8
services to Sydenham
8 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown 		[8]
3not in useT4 services sometimes stop when T8 is suspended for trackwork
4not in useT4 services sometimes stop when T8 is suspended for trackwork

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

Trackplan

Track layout Erskineville trackplan.png
Track layout

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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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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