Parramatta railway station

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Parramatta
Parramatta Station 15 Nov 2023.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 1 in November 2023
General information
LocationArgyle Street, Parramatta
Coordinates 33°49′04″S151°00′20″E / 33.81770833°S 151.0055694°E / -33.81770833; 151.0055694
Elevation21 metres (69 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Western
Distance23.21 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code PAR
Fare zoneOpal
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened2 July 1860
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 21,482,600 (year)
  • 58,856 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Westmead
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
North Shore & Western Line Harris Park
towards Berowra
Terminus Inner West & Leppington Line
Weekdays only
Harris Park
towards City Circle
Westmead
towards Richmond
Cumberland Line Harris Park
towards Leppington
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Blacktown
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Strathfield
towards Central
Westmead
towards Bathurst
Blue Mountains Line
(twice daily) Bathurst Bullet
Central
Terminus
Blacktown
towards Dubbo
NSW TrainLink Western Line
Dubbo XPT
Strathfield
towards Sydney
Penrith
towards Broken Hill
NSW TrainLink Western Line
Broken Hill Outback Xplorer

Parramatta railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving Parramatta in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line, T2 Inner West & Leppington and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line, Central West XPT and Outback Xplorer services.

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History

The station in 1870 Parramatta stn 1870.jpg
The station in 1870

Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860. [3]

Prior to the Main Western line being quadrupled from Granville to Westmead in 1985, the station consisted of four platforms, platforms 3 and 4 on the main line and 1 and 2 on a loop. [4]

In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side. [5]

In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included extending the platforms on the western end and providing a new taller shelter with lifts and tactile indicators along the platform, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened.

In October 2016, the Parramatta Turnback Project was completed, adding crossovers to allow trains to terminate on platforms 3–4 in either direction. [6]

The Darcy Street entrance to the station is closed from 1 September 2018 to late 2019 while improvements are made to the station. [7]

Parramatta metro station will be located around a block to the north of the current station and is planned to open in the late 2020s.

Platform 1, with the original station buildings Parramatt stn start of afternoon peak.jpg
Platform 1, with the original station buildings

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1
T1
Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby and Berowra via Central
1 weekday morning service to North Sydney
BMT
Services to Central Most weekday services depart from here.
Services to Central Set down only
CCN
Services to Gosford and Wyong 6 afternoon peak services
2
T1
Services to Blacktown, Schofields, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains Most weekday services depart from here.
BMT
Services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow
2 evening services to Bathurst (Pick up only)
Services to Dubbo and Broken Hill Pick up only
CCN
Express services to Blacktown 6 morning peak services
3
T2
Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle Only operates in the middle of the day.
T5
Services to Blacktown, Leppington, Liverpool, Schofields and Richmond T5 Trains leave from here on weekdays in both directions as Platform 4 is mainly used to terminate T2 line trains
T1
Services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Hornsby and Berowra via Gordon Mainly on weekends. Some Richmond services depart from here on weekday evenings.
4
T2
Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle
T5
Services to Schofields and Richmond T5 Trains mainly leave from here on weekends and during late nights on weekdays
T1
Services to Blacktown, Schofields, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains Richmond services depart from here only on weekdays off-peak and weekends. Penrith services depart from here only early in the morning, late at night or on weekends.
Indicator boards Indicator board at Parramatta station.JPG
Indicator boards
Southern entrance (1)Parramatta Railway Station 023.jpg
Southern entrance

Parramatta station has a large bus interchange located on the west side of the station between platform 4 and Westfield Parramatta. It serves a large number of routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW, Transit Systems, Transdev NSW and U-Go Mobility.

Stand A1

Stand A2

Stand A3

Stand A4

Stand B1

Stand B2

Stand B3

Stand B4

Route 535 operates from Valentine Avenue as a shuttle service to Carlingford while the Parramatta Light Rail is constructed. This routes stops at all the former stations along the former Carlingford railway line except Rosehill station.

Trackplan

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Track layout

As part of the Parramatta Turnback project, an additional crossover from the Up Main to the Down Main was constructed (not shown) west of the station. [8]

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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. Parramatta Station Archived 12 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  4. "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest April 1985 page 133
  5. "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest June 1985 page 165
  6. "Completed projects". Transport for NSW. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. "Changes at Parramatta Station". Transport for NSW. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018.
  8. Sydney Trains. "Drivers Route Knowledge Diagrams - Main West Line" (PDF). Railsafe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2023.