Town Hall railway station, Sydney
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![]() George Street entrance, February 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | George Street, Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°52′25″S 151°12′17″E / 33.8736819°S 151.2047579°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | City Circle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1.18 km (0.73 mi) from Central (clockwise) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 6 (2 island, 2 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | John Bradfield (designer)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 28 February 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Town Hall railway station is a heritage-listed[1] underground commuter rail station located in the centre of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened on 28 February 1932.[4] It is named after the Sydney Town Hall, located directly above the station.
History
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Town_Hall_station_1932.jpg/220px-Town_Hall_station_1932.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Town_Hall_railway_station_Concourse_under_renovation_201708.jpg/220px-Town_Hall_railway_station_Concourse_under_renovation_201708.jpg)
The station is built on the site of Sydney's earliest colonial cemetery, the Old Sydney Burial Ground.[5][6][7] In 2008, part of this cemetery was being excavated from under the Town Hall.
The station opened on 28 February 1932[1][8] and was built with six platforms, which were split over two levels with three platforms on each level. When the station opened, only four of the platforms were in use: platforms 1, 2 and 3 on the upper level and platform 6, served by escalators, on the lower level.[9] The other two platforms were built in preparation for a proposed western suburbs line from the city to Gladesville, as envisaged under the Bradfield scheme.[9] This line was never built, and the platforms (4 and 5) remained disused until incorporated into the Eastern Suburbs line when it opened in June 1979.
The station concourse had a major restructure in 2005 when the shops inside were closed to make way for the increasing crowds.
During a refurbishment of the station in 2014, a sign pointing to an air-raid shelter was uncovered on a staircase leading to Platforms 1 and 2. It has been encased in a Perspex casing.[10]
Station configuration
[edit]Town Hall has two platform levels, each with three platforms – physically two island platforms, but set up so that one faces two tracks and the other faces the other track. Each platform has one lift in the centre connecting the concourse with the platforms, providing Easy Access for wheelchairs. These facilities were constructed in 1999. The lower-level platforms (4 to 6) have 4 escalators to the concourse. As the platform is not wide enough, the escalators are in a cross configuration, with two at either end of the platform and another two at the centre. The escalator directions can be changed by staff throughout the day as the passenger flow dictates. The upper-level platforms have stairs up to the concourse. There are also small staircases linking the two platform levels.
The concourse is above the two platform levels and immediately below street level. The station is linked to nearby shopping centres including the Queen Victoria Building, The Galeries, Town Hall Square, Pavilion Plaza and, Woolworths Supermarket. There are also several exits up to each side of George Street.
Opened in 2024, the Sydney Metro line includes another station located at Gadigal.[11]
Platforms and services
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Town_Hall_railway_station%2C_Sydney%2C_2022.jpg/220px-Town_Hall_railway_station%2C_Sydney%2C_2022.jpg)
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Homebush, Parramatta & Leppington | [12] | |
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weekday services to Liverpool via Bankstown | |||
2 | services to Penrith, Richmond & Emu Plains | 6 weekday morning peak NSW TrainLink services to Blacktown[13] | |
services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield | [14] | ||
3 | services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Chatswood | 3 weekday evening peak NSW TrainLink services to Gosford 3 weekday evening peak NSW TrainLink services to Wyong[15][16] |
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services to Gordon via Chatswood | [14] | ||
4 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | [17] | |
Limited services to Wollongong, Dapto or Kiama | [18] | ||
5 | services to Bondi Junction | [17] | |
Limited services to Bondi Junction or Martin Place | [18] | ||
6 | services to Revesby & Macarthur 2 weekday evening services to Campbelltown |
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services to Lidcombe & Liverpool (weekend only) via Bankstown | [20] |
Transport links
[edit]Town Hall station is served by bus routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW, Transdev John Holland and Transit Systems, under contract to Transport for NSW.
- 324: to Watsons Bay via Old South Head Road
- 325: to Watsons Bay via Vaucluse
Stand B, QVB:
- 441: to Birchgrove
- 442: to Balmain East wharf
- 437: to Five Dock
Stand C, QVB:
- 607X: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via M2 Motorway and North-West T-way
- 610X: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via Castle Hill and Kellyville
- 617X: to Rouse Hill – Adelphi Street (PM peak only)
- 618X: to Norwest Business Park via Baulkham Hills (AM peak only)
Stand D, QVB:
- 120: to Chatswood via Willoughby
Stand F, Market Street
- 441: to Art Gallery of New South Wales
Stand G, Park Street
- 311: to Eddy Avenue via Potts Point, Kings Cross and Darlinghurst
- 324: to Watsons Bay via Old South Head Road
- 325: to Watsons Bay via Vaucluse
- 389: to Bondi Junction station
Stand H, Park Street
- 320: to Green Square
- 441: to Art Gallery of New South Wales
- 500X: to Hyde Park
- 504: to The Domain
- 506 to The Domain
Stand J, Park Street
- 311: to Millers Point
- 324: to Walsh Bay
- 325: to Walsh Bay
- 389: to Australian National Maritime Museum
Stand K, Park Street
- 320: to Gore Hill
- 500X to: to West Ryde station
- 502: to Cabarita wharf
- 503: to Drummoyne
- 504: to Chiswick
- 505: to Woolwich wharf
- 506: to Macquarie University via East Ryde
- 507: to Meadowbank station
Stand L, Druitt Street
- 500X: to West Ryde station
- 502: to Cabarita wharf
- 503: to Drummoyne
- 504: to Chiswick
- 505: to Woolwich wharf
- 506: to Macquarie University via East Ryde
- 507: to Meadowbank station
Trackplan
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Town_Hall_trackplan.png/500px-Town_Hall_trackplan.png)
See also
[edit]- Architecture of Sydney
- List of Sydney railway stations
- Railways in Sydney
- Rail transport in New South Wales
- Sydney underground railways
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Town Hall Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Point, Holiday (16 March 2018). "Town Hall Station, Sydney - Underground Platform Map, Exits & Shops". Sydney Point. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Old Sydney Burial Ground". City of Sydney. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Town Hall Surrounds". Sydney Town Hall. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Burial: Early Sydney cemeteries". Australian Museum. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Town Hall Station Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
- ^ a b "The St James Railway Tunnels". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Town Hall Station upgrade" Railway Digest January 2015 pages 44-45
- ^ "Gadigal Station | Sydney Metro". www.sydneymetro.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
[edit] Media related to Town Hall railway station, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons
- Town Hall Station at Transport for New South Wales (Archived 2 May 2020)
- Town Hall station map Transport for NSW