Bankstown railway station

Bankstown railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Bankstown railway line in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. It is currently the southern terminus of T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown services, and will in future be the southwestern terminus of M1 Metro North West & Bankstown services.

Bankstown
Southern entrance, September 2018
General information
Location	North Terrace, Bankstown Australia
Coordinates	33°55′04″S 151°02′05″E
Elevation	30 metres (98 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Bankstown
Distance	18.72 kilometres (11.63 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 24/7 Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 24/7
Station code	BWU
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	14 April 1909
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	4,375,690 (year) 11,988 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Yagoona towards Lidcombe Lidcombe & Bankstown Line Terminus Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station Future services Terminus Metro North West & Bankstown Line Punchbowl towards Tallawong
Former services Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Yagoona towards Lidcombe or Liverpool Bankstown Line (until 2024) Punchbowl towards City Circle

History

Northern entrance

Concourse

Bankstown station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore.^[3][4][5] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Regents Park on the Main South line in 1928. Opposite platform 2 lies a parcel platform that was used by Electric Parcels Vans until 1966.

The station was upgraded in 1998 and received a lift to the platform and canopies.

In December 2013, planning approval was granted for an upgrade project including the installation of new stairs, ramps, canopies and ticket barriers.^[6] Work commenced in July 2014 and completed in 2015.^[7]

Sydney Metro City and Southwest

Transport for NSW is currently extending the Sydney Metro to Bankstown, with a delayed opening date of 2025.^[8] Before the extension opens, the line between Bankstown and Sydenham will close, so that the nine intermediate stations can be converted for driverless Metro operation. Sydney Trains continues to run services between Bankstown station and the Main Southern railway line to the west.

As part of the project, Bankstown station will be upgraded to have an additional at-grade station entrance at the eastern end of the existing platforms, which will align with The Appian Way and Restwell Street.^[9] The new entrance will also provide access to Sydney Metro platforms, which will be built east of the new entrance over the road connection between North and South Terraces. The existing station entrance will be retained and the existing platforms is proposed to be retained and extended westwards. The former parcels office, as well as a crossover at the eastern end of the station, will be removed for construction.^[10]

Platforms and services

Prior to the closure of the Bankstown line, services operated in a loop from the city via Sydenham to Bankstown, then on to Lidcombe, returning to the city via Strathfield and the Main Suburban line and vice versa. Alternate trains on the line were extended to Liverpool station and trains to Lidcombe no longer return via Strathfield. Further back, there were also limited services to Blacktown via a loop connection to the Main Western line near Lidcombe.

Services operated to Lidcombe and Liverpool on an alternate basis until 30 September 2024.^[11] To the west of the station, lies a headshunt to allow trains to terminate. This facility was only used by a few trains each night and during trackwork, as no trains were scheduled to terminate at Bankstown at other times. Since 19 October 2024, services consist of 4-car trains running a shuttle service known as the T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line to Lidcombe only.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T6	Terminating services to & from Lidcombe
2		No scheduled services
3 & 4	M1	Terminating services to & from Tallawong (from late 2025)	Platforms under construction as part of Sydney Metro City & Southwest

Transport links

Transdev NSW Volgren bodied Volvo B7RLE in March 2011

Transit Systems operates nine bus routes via Bankstown station:

• 487: to Canterbury^[12]
• 905: to Fairfield station^[13]
• 907: to Parramatta station^[14]
• 908: to Merrylands station^[15]
• 909: to Parramatta station^[16]
• 911: to Auburn station^[17]
• 913: to Strathfield station^[18]
• 920: to Parramatta station^[19]
• M90: Liverpool station to Westfield Burwood^[20]
• M91: Parramatta station to Hurstville^[21]

U-Go Mobility operates 12 bus routes via Bankstown station:

• 922: to East Hills^[22]
• 923: to Panania^[23]
• 924: to East Hills^[24]
• 925: Lidcombe to East Hills^[25]
• 926: to Revesby Heights (to Padstow weekdays off peak only)^[26]
• 939: to Greenacre^[27]
• 940: to Hurstville station^[28]
• 941: to Hurstville station^[29]
• 944: to Mortdale^[30]
• 945: to Hurstville station^[31]
• 946: to Roselands Shopping Centre^[32]
• 960: to Sutherland station^[19]

Bankstown station is served by one NightRide route:

• N40: East Hills station to Town Hall station^[33]

Trackplan

Legend
W↑ to Yagoona Turnback Current platforms Platforms under construction (crossover removed for construction) E↓ to Punchbowl

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Bankstown Station NSWrail.net
4. Bankstown Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
5. The Railways Arrive Bankstown Council
6. Bankstown Station Upgrade gets the go ahead Archived 21 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 23 December 2013
7. Work starting on $10 million Bankstown Station upgrade Archived 21 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 22 July 2014
8. Service, NSW Department of Customer (21 June 2022). "Budget delivers transport future and jobs for communities | NSW Government". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
9. "Sydenham to Bankstown Upgrade – Bankstown Station modification report". Department of Planning, Infrastructure & Environment – Major Projects Portal. Sydney Metro. May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
10. "Bankstown Station Design & Precinct Plan" (PDF). 3 September 2021.
11. "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
12. "Transit Systems route 487". Transport for NSW.
13. "Transdev NSW route 905". Transport for NSW.
14. "Transdev NSW route 907". Transport for NSW.
15. "Transdev NSW route 908". Transport for NSW.
16. "Transdev NSW route 909". Transport for NSW.
17. "Transdev NSW route 911". Transport for NSW.
18. "Transdev NSW route 913". Transport for NSW.
19. "Transdev NSW route M92". Transport for NSW.
20. "Transdev NSW route M90". Transport for NSW.
21. "Transdev NSW route M91". Transport for NSW.
22. "Transdev NSW route 922". Transport for NSW.
23. "Transdev NSW route 923". Transport for NSW.
24. "Transdev NSW route 924". Transport for NSW.
25. "Transdev NSW route 925". Transport for NSW.
26. "Transdev NSW route 926". Transport for NSW.
27. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 939". Transport for NSW.
28. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 940". Transport for NSW.
29. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 941". Transport for NSW.
30. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 944". Transport for NSW.
31. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 945". Transport for NSW.
32. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 946". Transport for NSW.
33. "N40 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

Media related to Bankstown railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Bankstown station details Transport for New South Wales
• Bankstown Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW
• Bankstown Metro station Sydney Metro