Merrylands railway station

Merrylands railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Merrylands. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Leppington & Inner West and T5 Cumberland line services.

Merrylands
Exterior view of the concourse, June 2022
General information
Location	Railway Terrace, Merrylands Australia
Coordinates	33°50′11″S 150°59′35″E
Elevation	22 metres (72 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main South
Distance	23.47 kilometres (14.58 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am–10pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 6am–7pm
Station code	MLN
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	6 July 1878
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	3,096,450 (year) 8,483 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Guildford towards Leppington Leppington & Inner West Line Granville towards City Circle Cumberland Line Harris Park towards Richmond

History

Merrylands station opened on 6 July 1878.^[3][4]

In 1969, the Merrylands Road level crossing to the south of the station was replaced by the Mombri Street overpass to the north. In 1972, the signal box at Merrylands closed with operations transferred to Granville signal box.^[5] On 2 November 1996, the Merrylands to Harris Park Y-Link opened allowing direct train operation between these two stations by what is now known as the Cumberland Line.^[6]

The station was upgraded in 2006, with lifts added for easy access.^[7]

Until at least the mid-1990s, sidings existed to the north-west of the station to serve a flour mill.

The top view of both platforms at night, June 2024

View from Platform 1, June 2022

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T2	services to Central & the City Circle	[8]
	T5	services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond	[9]
2	T2	services to Leppington	[8]
	T5	services to Leppington weekend services to Liverpool	[9]

Transport links

Merrylands Bus Interchange

Stand 1: Transit Systems Sydney

• 809: to Pemulwuy via Hilltop and South Wentworthville, then continues to Parramatta via route 811/811X^[10]
• 818: to Westmead via South Wentworthville^[11]

Stand 2: Transit Systems Sydney

• 806: to Liverpool via Greystanes, Prairiewood and Abbotsbury^[12]
• 810 and 810X: to Parramatta via Pemulwuy, Greystanes, South Wentworthville^[13][14] No difference between 810 and 810X until South Wentworthville

Stand 4: Transdev NSW

• 908: to Bankstown via Auburn^[15]

Stand 4 Transit Systems Sydney

• 802: to Liverpool via Guildford West, Fairfield, Canley Heights, Bonnyrigg, Miller and Cartwright^[16]
• 804: to Liverpool via Guildford West, Fairfield, Greenfield Park, Hinchinbrook^[17]
• 820: to Guildford station via Bristol Street^[18]
• 822: 2 weekday offpeak services to Guildford station via Railway Tce^[19]

Bus in Merrylands Road Transit Systems Sydney

• 802: to Parramatta via Pitt Street^[16]
• 804: to Parramatta via Pitt Street^[17]
• 806: to Parramatta via Pitt Street^[12]

Merrylands station is served by one Nightride route:

• N60: Fairfield station to City (Town Hall)^[20]

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. Merrylands Station NSWrail.net
4. Merrylands Railway Station Building NSW Environment & Heritage
5. "The Merrylands Story" Australian Railway History June 2010
6. "Cumberkand Line Officially Opened" Railway Digest December 1996 page 6
7. "MERRYLANDS RAILWAY STATION Project in Merrylands, NSW - Cordell Connect".
8. "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
9. "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
10. "Transit Systems route 809". Transport for NSW.
11. "Transit Systems route 818". Transport for NSW.
12. "Transit Systems route 806". Transport for NSW.
13. "Transit Systems route 810". Transport for NSW.
14. "Transit Systems route 810X". Transport for NSW.
15. "Transdev NSW route 908". Transport for NSW.
16. "Transit Systems route 802". Transport for NSW.
17. "Transit Systems route 804". Transport for NSW.
18. "Transit Systems route 820". Transport for NSW.
19. "Transit Systems route 822". Transport for NSW.
20. "N60 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Merrylands railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Merrylands station details Transport for New South Wales