Macquarie Fields railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South line services.
History Macquarie Fields station opened on 3 October 1888.Macquarie Fields Station NSWrail.net
An additional track was opened to the west of the station in 1995 as part of the Glenfield - Ingleburn passing loop."The Glenfield - Ingleburn Passing Loop Project" Railway Digest August 1994 pages 18-19 This unelectrified track was used by freight and long-distance passenger trains. In December 2012, the track was incorporated into the Southern Sydney Freight Line and became freight only.
It has been reported that a ghost of a woman haunts the station, where crying and screaming are often heard at night after train services have stopped. In July 1906, a 42-year-old woman named Emily Hay Georgeson was reportedly run over and killed by a train.KILLED BY A TRAIN, A WOMAN'S TRAGIC END.
Since the second half of 2017, Macquarie Fields railway station has been served exclusively by the Airport and East Hills line, meaning commuters have to change at Glenfield to travel to either the city via Granville or to Blacktown via the Cumberland Line.
In 2024, it was announced that the station would be receiving a multi-million dollar upgrade and overhaul, improving accessibility, commuter access and parking. Construction began in late 2024 and was completed in the middle of 2026.
Platforms and services
Transport links Transit Systems operates one bus route via Macquarie Fields station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 876: to Eucalyptus Drive, peak extension to Long Point
Gallery
Bumberry Junction railway station
Bumberry Junction railway station was a temporary railway station on the Main Southern line between Ingleburn and Macquarie Fields stations.
History Bumberry Junction (likely a play on words based it being located at the bridge over Bunbury Curran creek) was built for the duplication effort of the line between Liverpool and Campbelltown. The station opened 27 March 1891.Bulletin May 1968 No 367. Australian Railway Historical Society, accessed 18/02/2024, https://arhs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/332560 It did not appear in passenger timetables however it appeared in working timetables "for the use of officers and employees only".New South Wales Government Railways monthly notice no. 12 : December 1891. Australian Railway Historical Society, accessed 18/02/2024, https://arhs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/375898
In August 1891, the station was receiving 4 down services and 4 up services.New South Wales Railways Working Timetable for Goods, Stock and Mineral Trains, Southern Division, starts Sunday, 2 August 1891. Australian Railway Historical Society, accessed 18/02/2024, https://arhs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/378266 With the occasional Special running such as "Cook's Special Cheap Excursions".New South Wales Government Railways weekly notice no. 47 : Saturday, 21 November 1891 to Friday, 27 November 1891. Australian Railway Historical Society, accessed 18/02/2024, https://arhs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/376008New South Wales Government Railways weekly notice no. 49 : Saturday, 5 December 1891 to Friday, 11 December 1891 | Australian Railway Historical Society (recollect.net.au)New South Wales Government Railways weekly notice no. 05 : Saturday, 30 January 1892 to Friday, 5 February 1892. Australian Railway Historical Society, accessed 18/02/2024, https://arhs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/376018
The station had access to the railway telegraph network until 4 April 1892.New South Wales Government Railways weekly notice no. 14 : Saturday, 2 April 1892 to Friday, 8 April 1892. Australian Railway Historical Society, accessed 18/02/2024, https://arhs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/376027
The station was decommissioned 2 June 1892 with the completion of the bridge across Bunbury Curran Creek.Bulletin May 1968 No 367. Australian Railway Historical Society, accessed 18/02/2024, https://arhs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/332560
References
External links
Macquarie Fields station details Transport for New South Wales