Merrylands railway station

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Merrylands
Merrylands railway station.jpg
Exterior view of the concourse, June 2022
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Merrylands
Australia
Coordinates 33°50′11″S150°59′35″E / 33.83639167°S 150.992925°E / -33.83639167; 150.992925
Elevation22 metres (72 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main South
Distance23.47 kilometres (14.58 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am–10pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 6am–7pm
Station code MLN
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened6 July 1878
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 3,096,450 (year)
  • 8,483 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.svg Sydney Trains Following station
Guildford
towards Leppington
Leppington & Inner West Line Granville
towards City Circle
Cumberland Line Harris Park
towards Richmond
Location
Merrylands railway station

Merrylands railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Merrylands. It is served by the Sydney Trains T2 Leppington & Inner West and T5 Cumberland line services.

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History

Merrylands station opened on 6 July 1878. [3] [4]

In 1969, the Merrylands Road level crossing to the south of the station was replaced by the Mombri Street overpass to the north. In 1972, the signal box at Merrylands closed with operations transferred to Granville signal box. [5] On 2 November 1996, the Merrylands to Harris Park Y-Link opened allowing direct train operation between these two stations by what is now known as the Cumberland Line. [6]

The station was upgraded in 2006, with lifts added for easy access. [7]

Until at least the mid-1990s, sidings existed to the north-west of the station to serve a flour mill.

The top view of both platforms at night, June 2024 Merrylands Railway Station at Night.jpg
The top view of both platforms at night, June 2024
View from Platform 1, June 2022 Merrylands railway station platform 1.jpg
View from Platform 1, June 2022

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Central & the City Circle [8]
T5
services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond [9]
2
T2
services to Leppington [8]
T5
services to Leppington
weekend services to Liverpool
[9]

Merrylands Bus Interchange

Stand 1: Transit Systems Sydney

Stand 2: Transit Systems Sydney

Stand 3: Transit Systems NSW

Stand 4 Transit Systems Sydney

Bus in Merrylands Road Transit Systems Sydney

Merrylands station is served by one Nightride route:

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. Merrylands Station NSWrail.net
  4. Merrylands Railway Station Building NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. "The Merrylands Story" Australian Railway History June 2010
  6. "Cumberkand Line Officially Opened" Railway Digest December 1996 page 6
  7. "MERRYLANDS RAILWAY STATION Project in Merrylands, NSW - Cordell Connect".
  8. 1 2 "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. 1 2 "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. "Transit Systems route 809". Transport for NSW.
  11. "Transit Systems route 818". Transport for NSW.
  12. 1 2 "Transit Systems route 806". Transport for NSW.
  13. "Transit Systems route 810". Transport for NSW.
  14. "Transit Systems route 810X". Transport for NSW.
  15. "Transdev NSW route 908". Transport for NSW.
  16. 1 2 "Transit Systems route 802". Transport for NSW.
  17. 1 2 "Transit Systems route 804". Transport for NSW.
  18. "Transit Systems route 820". Transport for NSW.
  19. "Transit Systems route 822". Transport for NSW.
  20. "N60 Nightride". Transport for NSW.