Schofields railway station

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Schofields
Schofields Railway Station.JPG
Station building and entrance, November 2011
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Schofields
Australia
Coordinates 33°42′17″S150°52′26″E / 33.704693°S 150.873886°E / -33.704693; 150.873886
Elevation33 metres (108 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Richmond
Distance43.75 kilometres (27.18 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code SFS
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1870
Rebuilt29 October 2011
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 2,101,790 (year)
  • 5,758 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Riverstone
towards Richmond
North Shore & Western Line Quakers Hill
towards Berowra
Riverstone
Late night services only
towards Richmond
Cumberland Line Quakers Hill
towards Leppington
Terminus

Schofields railway station is located on the Richmond line, serving the Sydney suburb of Schofields. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western and T5 Cumberland line services.

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History

Eastbound view of the former station in November 2009 Old Schofields railway station 2009.jpg
Eastbound view of the former station in November 2009
Eastbound view Schofields Railway Station Building.jpg
Eastbound view

Schofields station opened in 1870. [3] It was named after John Schofield, a local pioneer who was a former convict who later settled in the area after building a saw mill beside the railway line. The former station was originally opened as a siding stop with a platform made from railway sleepers in the early 1870s on the western side of the track, which was later rebuilt in brick in 1888 along with a goods loop after the Richmond line was upgraded by John Whitton, the then engineer-in-chief. [4] The history of the station and surrounding local area have been highlighted through signs placed near the entrances to both former and present station sites.

Former station

The old Schofields station consisted of a single side platform with street level access on the eastern side of the track. A pedestrian level crossing to the north of the platform allowed access to the other side of the track. An interesting feature of the station was the adjacent grain and produce facility that protruded into the railway platform. The old station closed on 3 October 2011.

Current station

Background

From 2009 to 2011, the track between Quakers Hill and Schofields was duplicated for more than three kilometres as part of the Rail Clearways Program. [5] This was intended as the first stage of a broader plan to duplicate the line as far as Vineyard. In order to be able to continue the duplication towards Richmond, it was proposed re-align a short section of track and relocate Schofields station to a site with fewer space constraints, 800 metres south of the existing station. The proposal to relocate the station was a controversial one and raised concerns amongst residents and businesses located near the former station, in relation to accessibility and urban decay. [6] Despite opposition to the plans from Blacktown City Council and the government's own local representative, John Aquilina MP, construction commenced and the station opened on 29 October 2011. The new station is located in a developing area, foreseeing future residential development, and is designed to support a dramatic increase in patronage. [7]

Design

The station features a distinctive colour scheme of maroon and cream as seen on the tin roofing, inspired by the station master's residence at Riverstone station and reflecting on the European heritage of the local Richmond area and consists of an island platform. The station also includes indicator screens on the platforms and network status screens indicating trackwork or service interruptions on the concourse. The station is equipped for disabled access with lifts from street level to the concourse and to the platform levels.

230 parking spaces are available at the station with 110 on the Railway Terrace side and 120 on the Bridge Street side (opened in mid December 2011), with both including disabled parking spaces. Although claimed to be three times the size of the previous station car park, [8] issues have arisen concerning the size of the area. 40 bicycle racks are available. A "kiss-and-ride" zone is located parallel to the bus interchange. [8] [9] As part of the relocation, a shared pedestrian and cycling path was built between the former station to the current site and a footbridge was constructed at the site of the former station to replace the pedestrian level crossing.

Schofields Eastern Entrance Panorama.jpg
Eastern side of the station; the bus interchange is on the left, station entrance via stairs in the centre and one of the carparks on the right

Future

A scoping study into rail investment to service Western Sydney and the proposed Western Sydney Airport was announced by the New South Wales and Australian governments in November 2015. [10] The study's final report was released in March 2018. There is a plan to extend the Metro North West & Bankstown Line from Tallawong to Schofields, St Marys and the under-construction Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport Line, however due to electrification issues, the lines will not be interoperable. [11] [12] [13]

Platforms and services

During the week, T5 Cumberland Line services terminate at Schofields. Late night services throughout the week however, extend to Richmond, replacing T1 services at these times.

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to and from Hornsby and Berowra or Gordon and Lindfield via Central [14]
T5
services to Leppington and Liverpool [15]
2
T1
services to Richmond and Lindfield or North Sydney via Central [14]
T5
services to Richmond or Leppington late at night. [15]
Trackplan
Legend
↑S To Quakers Hill
Up
Down
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1
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↓N To Riverstone

Busways operates two bus routes via Schofields station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Schofields station is served by one NightRide route:

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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. ↑ Schofields Station Archived 4 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  4. ↑ Schofields History Signs Archived 29 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Image
  5. ↑ Rail Clearways Program – Completed Projects Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 15 August 2014
  6. ↑ Schofields station on the move Rouse Hill Times 11 November 2009
  7. ↑ Sydney train station's isolation earns few friends Archived 5 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 4 November 2011
  8. 1 2 New Schofields Station and timetable adjustments to trains and Busways services from 29 October 131500 October 2011
  9. ↑ New Schofields Station opens on 29 October 2011 Archived 19 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport Construction Authority October 2011
  10. ↑ "Western Sydney Airport". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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