Hurlstone Park railway station

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Hurlstone Park
Hurlstone Park Railway Station Upgraded Footbridge Aug '24.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationFloss Street, Hurlstone Park
Australia
Coordinates 33°54′38″S151°07′55″E / 33.9105°S 151.1319°E / -33.9105; 151.1319
Elevation23 metres (75 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Metro Trains Sydney (from 2025)
Line(s) Bankstown
Distance8.80 kilometres (5.47 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code HPK
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1 February 1895
Closed30 September 2024
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesFern Hill (1895-1911)
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 562,020 (year)
  • 1,540 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW M.svg Sydney Metro Following station
Future services
Canterbury
towards Bankstown
Metro North West & Bankstown Line Dulwich Hill
towards Tallawong
Former services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Canterbury
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Bankstown Line (1895-2024) Dulwich Hill
towards City Circle

Hurlstone Park railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Hurlstone Park.

Contents

Station entrance on Floss Street Hurlstone Park Railway Station Entrance.jpg
Station entrance on Floss Street

History

Hurlstone Park station opened on 1 February 1895 as Fern Hill when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham to Belmore. It was renamed Hurlstone Park on 19 August 1911. [3] [4]

To the north of the station, lie two tracks that are part of the Metropolitan Goods line. The westbound line has a platform face, this was taken out of use when the Metropolitan Goods line was built in 1915. [4]

The station was upgraded and received lifts and tactile indicators in 2023 in preparation for the line’s conversion to Sydney Metro in 2025 which commenced on 30 September 2024.

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Tallawong (from 2025)
2
M1
services to Bankstown (from 2025)

Transit Systems operates two bus routes via Hurlstone Park station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

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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. Hurlstone Park Station NSWrail.net
  4. 1 2 Hurlstone Park Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. "Transit Systems route 406". Transport for NSW.
  6. "Transit Systems route 418". Transport for NSW.