Parramatta railway station

For the proposed Sydney Metro station, see Parramatta metro station.

Parramatta railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving Parramatta in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western Line, T2 Leppington & Inner West and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line, Central West XPT and Outback Xplorer services.

Parramatta
Westbound view from Platform 1, November 2023
General information
Location	Argyle Street, Parramatta Australia
Coordinates	33°49′04″S 151°00′20″E
Elevation	21 metres (69 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	23.21 kilometres (14.42 mi) from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus Parramatta Square
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	PAR
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	2 July 1860
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	21,482,600 (year) 58,856 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Westmead towards Emu Plains or Richmond North Shore & Western Line Weekday limited and weekends only Harris Park towards Berowra North Shore & Western Line Lidcombe towards Berowra Strathfield towards Berowra Terminus Leppington & Inner West Line Weekdays only Harris Park towards City Circle Westmead towards Richmond Cumberland Line Harris Park towards Leppington Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Blacktown towards Lithgow Blue Mountains Line Strathfield towards Central Westmead towards Bathurst Blue Mountains Line (twice daily) Bathurst Bullet Central Terminus Blacktown towards Dubbo NSW TrainLink Western Line Dubbo XPT Strathfield towards Sydney Penrith towards Broken Hill NSW TrainLink Western Line Broken Hill Outback Xplorer

History

The station in 1870

Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.^[3]

Prior to the Main Western line being quadrupled from Granville to Westmead in 1985, the station consisted of four platforms, platforms 3 and 4 on the main line and 1 and 2 on a loop.^[4]

In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side.^[5]

In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included extending the platforms on the western end and providing a new taller shelter with lifts and tactile indicators along the platform, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened.

In October 2016, the Parramatta Turnback Project was completed, adding crossovers to allow trains to terminate on platforms 3–4 in either direction.^[6]

The Darcy Street entrance to the station is closed from 1 September 2018 to late 2019 while improvements are made to the station.^[7]

Parramatta metro station will be located around a block to the north of the current station and is planned to open in 2032.

Platform 1, with the original station buildings

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby and Berowra via Central 1 weekday morning service to North Sydney
	BMT	Services to Central	Most weekday services depart from here.
	Western Region	Services to Central	Set down only
	CCN	Services to Gosford and Wyong	6 afternoon peak services
2	T1	Services to Blacktown, Schofields, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains	Most weekday services depart from here.
	BMT	Services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow 2 evening services to Bathurst (Pick up only)
	Western Region	Services to Dubbo and Broken Hill	Pick up only
	CCN	Express services to Blacktown	6 morning peak services
3	T2	Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle	Only operates in the middle of the day.
	T5	Services to Blacktown, Leppington, Liverpool, Schofields and Richmond	T5 Trains leave from here on weekdays in both directions as Platform 4 is mainly used to terminate T2 line trains
	T1	Services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Hornsby and Berowra via Gordon	Mainly on weekends. Some Richmond services depart from here on weekday evenings.
4	T2	Weekday terminating services, returning as services to the City Circle
	T5	Services to Schofields and Richmond	T5 Trains mainly leave from here on weekends and during late nights on weekdays
	T1	Services to Blacktown, Schofields, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains	Richmond services depart from here only on weekdays off-peak and weekends. Penrith services depart from here only early in the morning, late at night or on weekends.

Transport links

Indicator boards in 2011

Southern entrance

Parramatta station has a large bus interchange located on the west side of the station between platform 4 and Westfield Parramatta. It serves a large number of routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW, Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility.

Stand A1

• Arrivals only

Stand A2

• 546: To Epping via Oatlands & North Rocks
• 549: To Epping via North Rocks
• 550: To Macquarie Park via Carlingford and Epping
• 552: To Oatlands
• 609: To North Parramatta
• 625: To Pennant Hills
• M92: To Sutherland station
• NightRide route N60: Fairfield to Town Hall station
• NightRide route N70: Penrith to Town Hall station
• NightRide route N71: Richmond to Town Hall station
• NightRide route N81: To Town Hall station via Sydney Olympic Park

Stand A3

• 501: To Railway Square via Ryde
• 521: To Eastwood
• 523: To West Ryde
• 524: To Ryde via West Ryde
• 525: To Strathfield via Sydney Olympic Park
• 545: To Macquarie Park via Telopea and Eastwood

Stand A4

• 600: To Hornsby
• 601: To Rouse Hill Station via Hills Showground
• 603: To Rouse Hill Station via Glenhaven
• 604: To Dural via Castle Hill
• 606: To Winston Hills
• 706: To Blacktown via Winston Hills

Stand B1

• 906: To Fairfield
• 907: To Bankstown via Bass Hill
• 909: To Bankstown via Auburn & Birrong
• M91: To Hurstville via Chester Hill & Padstow

Stand B2

• 802: To Liverpool via Green Valley
• 804: To Liverpool via Hinchinbrook
• 806: To Liverpool via Abbotsbury
• 810: To Merrylands via Pemulwuy
• 810X: To Merrylands via Great Western Highway
• 811: To Pemulwuy via Hilltop Road
• 811X: To Pemulwuy
• NightRide route N60: Town Hall station to Fairfield
• NightRide route N70: Town Hall station to Penrith
• NightRide route N71: Town Hall station to Richmond
• T-Way route T80: To Liverpool via T-way

Stand B3

• Arrivals only

Stand B4

• 660: To Castlewood via Norwest
• 661: To Blacktown station via North West T-Way & Kings Langley
• 662: To Castle Hill via North West T-Way & Bella Vista
• 663: To Rouse Hill Station via Kellyville Ridge
• 664: To Rouse Hill Station via Norwest
• 665: To Rouse Hill Station
• 700: To Blacktown
• 705: To Blacktown via Seven Hills
• 708: To Constitution Hill via Pendle Hill
• 711: To Blacktown via Wentworthville
• 712: To Westmead Children's Hospital

Route 535 operates from Valentine Avenue as a shuttle service to Carlingford while the Parramatta Light Rail is constructed. This routes stops at all the former stations along the former Carlingford railway line except Rosehill station.

Trackplan

Track layout

As part of the Parramatta Turnback project, an additional crossover from the Up Main to the Down Main was constructed (not shown) west of the station.^[8]

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. Parramatta Station Archived 12 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
4. "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest April 1985 page 133
5. "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest June 1985 page 165
6. "Completed projects". Transport for NSW. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
7. "Changes at Parramatta Station". Transport for NSW. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018.
8. Sydney Trains. "Drivers Route Knowledge Diagrams - Main West Line" (PDF). Railsafe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2023.

External links

• Media related to Parramatta railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Parramatta Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW
• Parramatta station details Transport for New South Wales