Granville railway station

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Granville
Granville-NSW-RailwayStation.jpg
Station building and entrance, February 2007
General information
LocationBridge Street, Granville
Australia
Coordinates 33°50′00″S151°00′45″E / 33.8332°S 151.0125°E / -33.8332; 151.0125
Elevation12 metres (39 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Suburban
Main Western
Main South
Distance21.22 kilometres (13 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code GAV
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened2 July 1860
Rebuilt
  • 1880
  • 1960
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesParramatta Junction (1860-1880)
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 4,012,450 (year)
  • 10,993 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Harris Park
towards Penrith
North Shore & Western Line
Weekday limited and weekends only
Clyde
towards Berowra
Harris Park
Weekdays only
towards Parramatta
Leppington & Inner West Line Clyde
towards City Circle
Merrylands
towards Leppington

Granville railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the suburb of Granville, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T2 Leppington & Inner West Line services. It is the junction for the Main Western line and the Main South line.

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History

Plaque commemorating the Granville railway disaster Granville Railway Station Disaster Memorial Plaque b.jpg
Plaque commemorating the Granville railway disaster
The station in 1890 Railway Station - Granville, 1890.jpg
The station in 1890

Granville station opened on 2 July 1860 as Parramatta Junction, and is close to the original terminus of the first railway line in New South Wales which was completed in 1855. On 1 September 1880 it was relocated to its present location and renamed Granville. [3] [4]

Granville Junction lies immediately to the west of the station and is the junction point of the Main Western and the original Main South lines, now referred to as the Old Main South after the opening of the Lidcombe to Cabramatta bypass.

As part of the quadruplication of the Main Suburban line from Lidcombe, the station was rebuilt in the 1950s. [4] [5]

On 18 January 1977, the Granville railway disaster, Australia's worst rail disaster, occurred resulting in the death of 84 people, approximately 200 metres (656 ft) west of the station. [6]

On the station's northern side lay a parcel's dock and siding. This was removed in August 1990. [4] [7]

Granville has traditionally served as a transfer station, a role that has been diluted since the construction of a 'Y-link' track between the neighbouring Harris Park and Merrylands stations. Since 1996, this track has allowed direct travel between the Main Western and Main South lines via the Cumberland Line.

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1occasional early morning & late night services to Hornsby & Berowra infrequently used
2
T1
Weekday early morning & late night services to Penrith infrequently used
3
T1
Weekend services to North Sydney, Chatswood and Lindfield weekends and late nights only
T2
Services to Central & the City Circle
4
T1
Services to Penrith weekends and late nights only
T2
Services to Parramatta & Leppington Parramatta services only run on weekdays.

Transdev NSW operates three bus routes via Granville railway station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Granville station is served by one NightRide route: [11]

Trackplan

Track layout Granville trackplan.png
Track layout

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  2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
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