Summer Hill railway station

Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

33°53′26″S 151°08′22″E / 33.89055°S 151.13951°E / -33.89055; 151.13951Elevation26 metres (85 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated bySydney TrainsLine(s)Main SuburbanDistance7.03 kilometres from CentralPlatforms3 (1 side, 1 island)Tracks6ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatus
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pmStation codeSMHWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened15 September 1879ElectrifiedYesPassengers2023[2]
  • 1,730,440 (year)
  • 4,741 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Ashfield
towards Parramatta or Leppington
 Inner West & Leppington Line Lewisham
towards City Circle
     North Shore & Western Line does not stop here
     Northern Line does not stop here

Summer Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Summer Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & Leppington line services.

History

Carlton Cres Entrance in October 2023
Platform 3

Summer Hill station opened on 15 September 1879.[3][4] The Main Suburban line through Summer Hill was quadruplicated in 1892,[5] and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[6][7]

As part of the 1892 work, the northern side platform was converted to an island platform and a new platform constructed on the most northern line. The latter was demolished as part of the 1927 works.[7]

In 2004, Summer Hill was provided with lift facilities which are accessed from the subway. Initial plans called for a new overhead footbridge to access the station however this was opposed by locals on both aesthetic and access grounds, and the plans were subsequently altered to the current arrangement.[8]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 not in regular use
2
T2
 services to Central & the City Circle [9]
3
T2
 services to Homebush, Leppington & Parramatta [9]

Summer Hill station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Summer Hill Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "125 Years of the Sydney to Parramatta Railway" Ron Preston New South Wales Rail Transport Museum ISBN 0-909862-13-3
  5. ^ "NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" Australian Railway History Vol 56 No 810 April 2005 page 141
  6. ^ "Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin April 2001 page 128
  7. ^ a b Summer Hill Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  8. ^ Summer Hill station, new plans lodged Action for Public Transport NSW 2 May 2002.
  9. ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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