Parramatta railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving Parramatta in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 North Shore & Western Line, T2 Leppington & Inner West Line, T5 Cumberland Line services and intercity Blue Mountains Line, Central West Express and Outback Xplorer services.
It is located near Parramatta Square.
History
Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.Parramatta Station NSWrail.net
Prior to the Main Western line being quadrupled from Granville to Westmead in 1985, the station consisted of four platforms, platforms 3 and 4 on the main line and 1 and 2 on a loop."Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest April 1985 page 133
In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side."Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest June 1985 page 165
In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included extending the platforms on the western end and providing a new taller shelter with lifts and tactile indicators along the platform, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened.
In October 2016, the Parramatta Turnback Project was completed, adding crossovers to allow trains to terminate on platforms 3–4 in either direction.
The Darcy Street entrance to the station was closed from 1 September 2018 to late 2019 while improvements were being made to the station.
Parramatta metro station will be located around a block to the north of the current station and is planned to open in 2032.
Platforms and services
Transport links
Parramatta station connects with the Parramatta Square light rail station on the L4 Westmead & Carlingford Line.
Parramatta station has a large bus interchange located on the west side of the station between platform 4 and Westfield Parramatta. It serves a large number of routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW, Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility.
Stand A1 Arrivals only
Stand A2 546: To Epping via Oatlands and North Rocks 549: To Epping via North Rocks 550: To Macquarie Park via Carlingford and Epping 609: To North Parramatta 625: To Pennant Hills 920: To Bankstown via Lidcombe NightRide route N60: Fairfield to Town Hall station NightRide route N70: Penrith to Town Hall station NightRide route N71: Richmond to Town Hall station NightRide route N81: To Town Hall station via Sydney Olympic Park
Stand A3 52: To Hyde Park via Ryde 521: To Eastwood 523: To West Ryde 524: To Ryde via West Ryde 525: To Lidcombe via Newington 545: To Macquarie Park via Telopea and Eastwood
Stand A4 600: To Pennant Hills 601: To Rouse Hill Station via Hills Showground 603: To Rouse Hill Station via Glenhaven 604: To Dural via Castle Hill 606: To Winston Hills 706: To Blacktown via Kings Langley and Winston Hills
Stand B1 906: To Fairfield via Guildford 907: To Bankstown via Bass Hill 909: To Bankstown via Auburn and Birrong 910: To Bankstown via Chester Hill
Stand B2 802: To Liverpool via Green Valley 804: To Liverpool via Hinchinbrook 806: To Liverpool via Abbotsbury 810: To Merrylands via Pemulwuy 811: To Pemulwuy via Bathurst Street, Greystanes 824: To Westmead Hospital via Hilltop Road NightRide route N60: Town Hall station to Fairfield NightRide route N70: Town Hall station to Penrith NightRide route N71: Town Hall station to Richmond T-Way route 80: To Liverpool via T-Way
Stand B3 Arrivals only
Stand B4 660: To Castle Hill via Winston Hills and Norwest 661: To Blacktown station via North-West T-Way and Kings Langley 662: To Castle Hill via North-West T-Way and Bella Vista 663: To Rouse Hill Station via Glenwood 664: To Rouse Hill Station via Norwest 665: To Rouse Hill Station via North-West T-way direct 700: To Blacktown via Wentworthville 705: To Blacktown via Seven Hills 708: To Constitution Hill via Pendle Hill 711: To Blacktown via Constitution Hill
Trackplan As part of the Parramatta Turnback project, an additional crossover from the Up Main to the Down Main was constructed (not shown) west of the station.
References
External links
Parramatta Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW Parramatta station details Transport for New South Wales