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Location | Argyle Street, Parramatta Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°49′04″S151°00′20″E / 33.81770833°S 151.0055694°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 21 metres (69 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 23.21 kilometres (14.42 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 side, 1 island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus Parramatta Square | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | PAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 2 July 1860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Leppington & Inner West and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line, Central West Express and Outback Xplorer services.
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 2032.
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby and Berowra via Central 1 weekday morning service to North Sydney | ||
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Services to Central | Most weekday services depart from here. | ||
Services to Central | Set down only | ||
Services to Gosford and Wyong | 6 afternoon peak services | ||
2 | Services to Blacktown, Schofields, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains | Most weekday services depart from here. | |
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 | ||
Express services to Blacktown | 6 morning peak services | ||
3 | Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle | Only operates in the middle of the day. | |
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 | ||
Services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Hornsby and Berowra via Gordon | Mainly on weekends. Some Richmond services depart from here on weekday evenings. | ||
4 | Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle | ||
Services to Schofields and Richmond | T5 Trains mainly leave from here on weekends and during late nights on weekdays | ||
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. |
Parramatta station connects with the Parramatta Square light rail station on the L4 Westmead & Carlingford Line. [8]
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 and U-Go Mobility.
Stand A1
Stand A2
Stand A3
Stand A4
Stand B1
Stand B2
Stand B3
Stand B4
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. [9]
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