Strathfield railway station, Sydney

Strathfield
Blue Mountains Line
Newcastle & Central Coast Line
Inner West Line
South Line
Western Line
Olympic Park Line
Northern Line
CountryLink Southern
CountryLink Western
CountryLink North Coast
CountryLink North Western
Station code	SFD
Suburb	Strathfield
Street(s)	Albert Rd Everton Rd
Distance from Central Station	11.81 km
Altitude (above sea level)	17 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops Intercity CountryLink
Number of platforms	8
Number of tracks	8
Platform arrangement	4 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus Train
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Strathfield Square entrance

Everton Road entrance

Aerial view of Strathfield Station

Strathfield Station at Night

Strathfield railway station is a major interchange on Sydney's CityRail network ^[1] and a hub for buses serving the northern part of the inner west. The suburb of Strathfield includes many high-rise apartments and a number of shopping centres such as Strathfield Plaza. These are mostly on the southern side of the station along with a large taxi stand and bus terminal.

Strathfield is located on the Northern, Inner West, Western and South railway lines and is also a stop for trains on the CountryLink network. The station has Easy Access for wheelchairs.

The station has 8 platforms, with the northern platforms (1-3) serving Countrylink and inter-city trains; (4-6) serving the Northern and Western lines; and the southern platforms (7-8) serving the South and Inner West lines. On the north end of the station is a stop for Murrays, Greyhound Australia and other road coach services.

History

The first platforms were opened as Redmyre in 1877. The name was changed to Strathfield on 29 August, 1900. The current platforms were completed on 7 March, 1927.^[2] In addition, a platform and building was erected at the up end of platform 8 which provided a mortuary receiving facility.^[3] This was subsequently converted to a store for the Railway Refreshment Room on the station.

Platforms/Service

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes and Comments
	CountryLink North Coast	Country services to Sydney (3 per day) (set down only)
	CountryLink North Western	Country services to Sydney (1 per day) (set down only)
	Newcastle & Central Coast Line	Intercity services to Sydney Terminal.
	Northern Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and North Sydney via the City, then on to Hornsby via Macquarie Park.	Occasionally used by inbound services only.
	CountryLink Southern	Country services to Sydney (4 per day) (set down only).
	CountryLink Western	Country services to Sydney (1 per day, 2 on Tuesdays).
	Southern Highlands Line	Intercity services to Sydney Terminal.	Peak hour some intercity services proceed along the City Circle.
	Blue Mountains Line	Intercity services to Sydney Terminal.	Peak hour some intercity services proceed along the North Shore Line.
	Olympic Park Line	Suburban weekday off-peak and special event limited stops services to Central.
	Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central; then on to the North Shore Line.	Occasionally used by inbound services only.
	CountryLink North Coast	Country services to Grafton (1 per day), Casino (1 per day) and Brisbane (1 per day).
	CountryLink North Western	Country services to Armidale & Moree (1 per day).
	CountryLink Southern	Country services to Canberra (2 per day), Melbourne (2 per day) and Griffith (1 per week).
	CountryLink Western	Country services to Dubbo (1 per day) and Broken Hill (1 per week).
	Southern Highlands Line	Intercity services to Moss Vale and Goulburn via Bowral.
	Blue Mountains Line	Intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Katoomba.
	Newcastle & Central Coast Line	Intercity services to Gosford, Wyong and Newcastle via Epping.
	Olympic Park Line	Suburban weekday off-peak and special event limited stops services to Olympic Park.
	Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops and peak hour express services to Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Richmond, St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains via Parramatta.	Occasionally used by outbound services only.
	Northern Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Epping via Eastwood; peak hour services to Hornsby via Eastwood.	Occasionally used by outbound services only.
	South Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle.	Occasionally used by inbound services only.
	Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central; then on to the North Shore Line.
	Northern Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and North Sydney via the City, then on to Hornsby via Macquarie Park.
	South Line	Suburban all stations and limited services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville.	Occasionally used by outbound services only.
	Western Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops and peak hour express services to Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Richmond, St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains via Parramatta.
	Northern Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Epping via Eastwood; peak hour services to Hornsby via Eastwood.
	Inner West Line	Suburban all stations services to Central and the City Circle.
	South Line	Suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle.
	Inner West Line	Suburban all stations services to Lidcombe, Cabramatta and Liverpool via Regents Park.
	South Line	Suburban all stations and limited services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville.

• During Trackwork some trains on Platform 2 will go to the City Circle via Town Hall and some trains on Platform 3 will go to Campbelltown via Granville as the South Line Trackwork used platforms.
• During Trackwork some trains on Platform 5 will go to Hornsby and Berowra via the City and the North Shore Line as the Western Line Trackwork used platforms.
• During Trackwork some trains on Platform 5 will go to the City Circle as the Inner West Line or South Line Trackwork used platforms.
• During Trackwork some trains on Platform 5 will go to Central and some trains on Platform 6 will go to Wyong and Newcastle via Gosford as the Newcastle & Central Coast Line Trackwork used platforms.
• During Trackwork some trains on Platform 7 will go to Central and some trains on Platform 8 will go to Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Katoomba as the Blue Mountains Line Trackwork used platforms.
• During Trackwork some trains on Platform 7 will go to Hornsby and Berowra via the City and the North Shore Line and some trains on Platform 8 will go to Richmond or Emu Plains via the Western Line as the Western Line Trackwork used platforms.
• Southern Highlands Line trains do not stop at Strathfield, instead they travel to Sydney Terminal via the East Hills Line.

Neighbouring stations

City services

Country services

Bus services

Sydney Buses runs the following routes via Strathfield station:

• Route 407 - to Burwood via Strathfield West.
• Route 408 - Between Flemington Station or Rookwood Cemetery to Burwood via Homebush and Strathfield.
• Route 415 - Between Campsie Station and Burwood Station via Belmore, Belfield, Enfield and Strathfield Station.
• Route 458 - Between Ryde to Burwood via Rhodes, Concord Hospital, Concord West, North Strathfield and Strathfield Station.
• Route 459 - to Macquarie University via Macquarie Centre and Ryde
• Route 480 - to City (Domain) via Homebush Road, Strathfield, South Strathfield, Enfield, Ashfield Shops, Annandale and Railway Square.
• Route 483 - to City (Domain) via Wallis Avenue, South Strathfield, Enfield, Ashfield Shops, Annandale and Railway Square.
• Route 525 - Burwood to Parramatta via Strathfield, Olympic Park, Newington and Victoria Road, Rydalmere.

Veolia Transport runs three routes via Strathfield railway station:

• Route 900 - Burwood to Liverpool via Bankstown
• Route 913 - Bankstown via Roberts Rd, Chullora.
• Route 914 - to Greenacre.

Punchbowl Bus Company runs the following route via Strathfield Station:

• Route 450 - Olympic Park to Hurstville

NightRide runs three routes via Strathfield station:

• Route N50 - Between Liverpool and City (Town Hall).
• Route N60 - Between Fairfield station and City (Town Hall).
• Route N80 - Between Hornsby station and City (Town Hall)

References

External links

Coordinates: 33°52′18″S 151°05′40″E / 33.87180°S 151.09433°E / -33.87180; 151.09433

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, Google Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps and WikiMapia.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.

CityRail Stations

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