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

Summer Hill railway station is 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]

Transport links

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. ^ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

  • Media related to Summer Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Summer Hill station details Transport for New South Wales
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