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Town Hall railway station, Sydney

Heritage-listed railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Town Hall railway station, Sydney

Heritage-listed railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

FieldValue
nameTown Hall
styleSydney Trains
imageTown Hall Railway Station, Sydney.jpg
captionGeorge Street entrance, February 2015
addressGeorge Street, Sydney
coordinates
distance
lineCity Circle
connections{{plainlist
structureUnderground
platform6 (2 island, 2 side)
depth{{plainlist
levels2
tracks6
opened
architectJohn Bradfield (designer)
electrifiedYes
accessibleYes
ownedNew South Wales Government via Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
operatorSydney Trains
statusStaffed
passengers*48,528,470 (year)
*132,955 (daily)<ref name"note1"This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
pass_year2023
pass_systemSydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
services{{Adjacent stations
system1Sydney Trains
line2T1left2=Centralright2=Wynyard
line3T2left3=Centralright3=Wynyardnote-right3=as the Airport & South Lineto-right3=Macarthur
line5T3left5=Centralright5=Wynyardnote-mid5=clockwise only
line7T4left7=Centralright7=Martin Place
line9T8left9=Centralright9=Wynyardnote-left9=as the Inner West & Leppington Lineto-left9=Parramatta or Leppingtonto-right9=Macarthur
line10T9left10=Centralright10=Wynyard
system11Sydney Trains Intercity
line12Central Coast & Newcastleleft12=Wynyardright12=Centralnote-mid12=(peak hour services)to-left12=Gosford or Wyong
line13South Coastright13=Martin Placeleft13=Centralto-left13=Kiamato-right13=Bondi Junctionnote-mid13=(morning and evening services)
  • Gadigal
  • Bus
  • Town Hall}}
  • 6 m (upper level)
  • 12 m (lower level) }}
  • 132,955 (daily) City Circle route map

Town Hall railway station is a heritage-listed It is named after the Sydney Town Hall, located directly above the station.

History

Platform 2 in 1932
Concourse during renovation in 2017

The station is built on the site of Sydney's earliest colonial cemetery, the Old Sydney Burial Ground. In 2008, part of this cemetery was being excavated from under the Town Hall.

The station opened on 28 February 1932 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. 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. 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.

Station configuration

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.

Platforms and services

Platforms 5 and 6

& Leppington 3 weekday evening peak Intercity train services to Wyong 2 weekday evening services to Campbelltown

Trackplan

Track layout

References

References

  1. {{cite NSW SHR. 4802010. Town Hall Railway Station
  2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. "Train Station Monthly Usage".
  4. Point, Holiday. (2018-03-16). "Town Hall Station, Sydney - Underground Platform Map, Exits & Shops".
  5. "Old Sydney Burial Ground". City of Sydney.
  6. "Town Hall Surrounds". Sydney Town Hall.
  7. "Burial: Early Sydney cemeteries". Australian Museum.
  8. "The St James Railway Tunnels".
  9. "Town Hall Station upgrade" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' January 2015 pages 44-45
  10. "Gadigal Station {{!}} Sydney Metro".
  11. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. T2
  12. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. T3
  13. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. Western
  14. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. Northern
  15. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. North Shore
  16. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. Central Coast & Newcastle
  17. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. T4
  18. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. South Coast
  19. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. Airport
  20. {{Cite New South Wales transport timetables. Airport
  21. "Town Hall stop guide".
  22. "Randwick Line".
  23. "Kingsford Line".
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