Concord West railway station

Concord West railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Concord West. It is served by the Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line services.

Concord West
Northbound view from Platform 2, showing the station's pedestrian footbridge and concourse and a freight train passing Platform 1, April 2018
General information
Location	Queen Street, Concord West Australia
Coordinates	33°50′55″S 151°05′08″E
Elevation	14 metres (46 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	14.54 kilometres (9.03 mi) from Central
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	CDW
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1 September 1887
Rebuilt	26 October 2014
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Concord (1887–1909)
Passengers
2023[1]	994,810 (year) 2,726 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Rhodes towards Hornsby Northern Line North Strathfield towards Gordon via Central

History

View of the station before the fourth platform was built

Concord West station was opened on 1 September 1887 as Concord.^[3] In March 1892, a second platform was added when the Main Northern line was duplicated. In June 1909, it was renamed Concord West. In 1911, a third line was laid to the west of the station and a signal box added, with a platform face added by 1940.^[4][5][6]

During the 2000 Olympics, Concord West was used as an alternate station to access Sydney Olympic Park for services from the Central Coast, with the platforms being extended to enable Intercity trains to make an additional stop. A temporary footbridge and an extra station exit were also provided, but were removed after the Olympics.^[5]

Platform 4 is signalled for bi-directional working, and for a time was used as the Sydney stopping point for the now-defunct Great South Pacific Express. It is primarily used by freight trains.

A fourth track was laid to the east of the existing tracks as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project. As part of these works, Concord West received an Easy Access upgrade and an additional platform. A new overhead concourse with lifts opened on 26 October 2014, replacing the existing concourse.^[7][8] The existing eastern platform was converted to an island platform. The new platform (numbered 1) opened on 9 June 2015 and the existing platforms were renumbered.^[9][10]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1		No booked services	Primarily used by passing freight trains
2	T9	Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney	[11]
3	T9	Northbound services to Hornsby	[11]
4	T9	2 morning peak and 16 afternoon peak services to Hornsby	Primarily used by passing freight trains