Ashfield railway station, Sydney

Ashfield
The station's southern entrance, building and concourse, August 2017
General information
LocationBrown Street, Ashfield
Coordinates33°53′15″S 151°07′32″E / 33.88761°S 151.12550°E / -33.88761; 151.12550
Elevation31 metres (102 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Suburban
Distance8.38 kilometres (5 mi) from Central
Platforms5 (1 side, 2 island)
Tracks7
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 24/7

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 24/7
Station codeAFD
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened26 September 1855
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 5,721,860 (year)
  • 16,676 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Croydon Leppington & Inner West Line Summer Hill
towards City Circle
Burwood
towards Leppington
Leppington & Inner West Line
Express
Newtown
towards City Circle
Croydon
towards Liverpool
Liverpool & Inner West Line Summer Hill
towards City Circle
Burwood
towards Liverpool
Liverpool & Inner West Line
Express (Weekdays only)
Newtown
towards City Circle
     North Shore & Western Line does not stop here
     Northern Line does not stop here
Location
Ashfield
Location in New South Wales
Ashfield
Location in Australia

Ashfield railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the suburb of Ashfield, in Sydney, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services.

History

Ashfield station opened on 26 September 1855 as part of the original Sydney to Parramatta line.[3][4][5]

In 2002, the station was largely rebuilt with a new concrete aerial concourse and most of the platform buildings were demolished.[5] Before completion of those facilities, the platforms were accessed from two pedestrian subways which incorporated separate booking offices. The western subway remains as a pedestrian thoroughfare.

In May 2018 Ashfield became the first station in New South Wales to have the OpalPay Park & Ride facility installed.[6]

Platforms and services

The station has five platforms (two city bound, two outward bound, and one used as a turnback to the city).

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 not in regular use
2 not in regular use
3 services to Central & the City Circle [7]
services to Central & the City Circle[8]
4 terminating services to & from Central & the City Circle [7]
5 services to Homebush, Leppington & Parramatta [7]
services to Liverpool via Regents Park[8]


Transit Systems operates three bus routes via Ashfield station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Ashfield station is served by three NightRide routes:

Trackplan

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. ^ "125 Years of the Sydney to Parramatta Railway'" Ron Preston New South Wales Rail Transport Museum ISBN 0-909862-13-3
  4. ^ Ashfield Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ a b Ashfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  6. ^ Opal park & ride securing more parking for public transport customers Transport for NSW
  7. ^ a b c "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ a b "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Transit Systems route 406". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "Transit Systems route 464". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "Transit Systems route 491". Transport for NSW.
  12. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  13. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  14. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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