Harris Park railway station

Harris Park
Southbound view of platform and concourse, August 2018
General information
Location	Station Street, Harris Park Australia
Coordinates	33°49′24″S151°00′28″E / 33.82323611°S 151.0076889°E / -33.82323611; 151.0076889
Elevation	20 metres (66 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	22.53 kilometres (14.00 mi) from Central
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Partial (platforms 3 and 4 only)
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	HPK
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1883-1885
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	1,544,650 4,232 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Parramatta towards Penrith North Shore & Western Line Weekday limited and weekends only Granville towards Berowra Parramatta Terminus Leppington & Inner West Line Weekdays only Granville towards City Circle Parramatta towards Richmond Cumberland Line Merrylands towards Leppington

Harris Park railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Harris Park. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western Line, T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and T5 Cumberland Line services.

History

Harris Park station initially opened as a platform in the late 1800s, ^[3] although it only received timetabled services from 4 March 1885. Originally built as two side platforms, both were rebuilt as island platforms during the quadruplication of the Granville to Westmead line in the mid-1980s. ^[4] On 2 November 1996, the Harris Park to Merrylands Y-Link opened allowing direct train operation between these two stations by what is now known as the Cumberland Line. ^[5]

On 30 June 2013, a landslide occurred and a retaining wall collapsed in heavy rain, burying one track and partially covering platform 4. ^{[6] [7]}

An accessibility upgrade, including lift access to the station, was announced in 2015. ^[8]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	occasional early morning & late night services to Hornsby & Berowra	infrequently used [9]
2	T1	weekday early morning & late night services to Penrith	infrequently used [9]
3	T1	services to North Sydney, Chatswood and Lindfield	weekends only [9]
	T2	weekday services to the City Circle	[10]
	T5	services to Leppington and Liverpool	[11]
4	T1	services to Penrith	weekends & late nights only [9]
	T2	weekday services to Parramatta	[10]
	T5	services to Schofields and Richmond	[11]

Track plan

Track layout, the junction to the Y-Link is actually a double ladder junction and the facing (right hand) crossover does not exist

Entrance on Station Street

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. Harris Park Station NSWrail.net
4. "Harris Park" Railway Digest August 1985 page 226
5. "Cumberland Line Officially Opened" Railway Digest December 1996 page 6
6. Passengers warned to expect delays after train station wall collapses Sydney Morning Herald 30 June 2013
7. Sydney Trains boss takes blame as report into Harris Park station landslip released ABC News 9 August 2013
8. "Budget delivers more accessible public transport". Transport for NSW. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
9. "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
10. "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
11. "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Harris Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Harris Park station details Transport for New South Wales