Parramatta railway station

Parramatta
Eastbound view from Platform 2 in November 2011
Location	Argyle Street, Parramatta
Coordinates	33°49′04″S 151°00′20″E / 33.81770833°S 151.0055694°ECoordinates: 33°49′04″S 151°00′20″E / 33.81770833°S 151.0055694°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	23.21 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground Major Interchange
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	PAR
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	2 July 1860
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Westmead towards Emu Plains or Richmond T1 Western Line Harris Park towards Central Westmead towards Schofields T5 Cumberland Line Harris Park towards Campbelltown Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Westmead towards Bathurst Blue Mountains Line Granville towards Central Blacktown towards Dubbo NSW TrainLink Western Dubbo XPT Strathfield towards Sydney Penrith towards Broken Hill NSW TrainLink Western Broken Hill Outback Xplorer

Parramatta railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line, Central West XPT and Outback Xplorer services.

History

Aerial view of the station in 2007

Indicator boards at Parramatta station in peak hour

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side.^[3]

In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included upgrading the station, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened.

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Berowra via Gordon	Only used on weekday during peak hours
	Blue Mountains Line	services to Central	[4]
	Western Region	services to Central	XPT services and Xplorer Services from Dubbo and Broken Hill (Setdown Only)
2	T1	services to Richmond & Emu Plains	mainly used during peak hours[5]
	Blue Mountains Line	services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria, Lithgow & Bathurst	Bathurst services run 1 service a day
	Western Region	services to Dubbo & Broken Hill	Pickup Only
3	T1	services to Berowra via Gordon	Trains from Richmond terminate at Hornsby
	T5	services to Campbelltown	17:49,18:19,18:49 trains terminate at Liverpool
4	T1	services to Richmond & Emu Plains
	T5	services to Schofields	Last Schofields service departs Parramatta at 15:57 the last Cumberland Line train departs Parramatta at 18:57

Transport links

Parramatta Station Bus Interchange

Parramatta Transport Interchange

STAND A2:

• 546: to Epping via Oatlands and Carlingford (Sydney Buses)^[6]
• 549: to Epping via North Rocks (Sydney Buses)^[6]
• 552: Weekdays loop service - to Oatlands (Bettington Road) (Sydney Buses)^[6]
• 609: to Lake Parramatta via North Parramatta (Hillsbus)^[7]
• 625: to Pennant Hills via Carlingford and Thompsons Corner (Hillsbus)^[8]
• M54 - to Macquarie Park via Carlingford, Epping and Macquarie University (Sydney Buses)^[9]
• M92 - to Sutherland via Rosehill, Lidcombe, Bankstown, Padstow and Menai (Transdev NSW)^[10]

STAND A3: All operated by Sydney Buses

• 520: Early morning and night time service - to Circular Quay via UWS Rydalmere, Ermington, West Ryde, Ryde, Gladesville and Drummoyne (Sydney Buses)^[11]
• 521: Weekdays and Saturday service - to Eastwood via UWS Rydalmere (Sydney Buses)^[12]
• 523: Weekdays and Saturday service - to West Ryde via UWS Rydalmere (Sydney Buses)^[12]
• 524: to West Ryde via UWS Rydalmere (Sydney Buses)^[12]
• 525: to Burwood via Olympic Park (Sydney Buses)^[13]
• 545: to Chatswood via North Ryde (Sydney Buses)^[14]
• 547: 3 services each weekday - to Macarthur Street Loop (Sydney Buses)^[15]
• 829: Free Friday and Saturday nights service - to North Parramatta via Marsden Street and Church Street (Transit Systems Sydney)^[16]
• M52: - to Circular Quay limited stops via UWS Rydalmere, Ermington, Ryde, Gladesville and Drummoyne (Sydney Buses)^[17]

Parramatta station is served by three NightRide routes to the City from this stand:^[18]

• N60: to City (Town Hall) via Granville, Strathfield and Leichhardt
• N70: to City (Town Hall) via Strathfield and Leichhardt
• N71: Friday, Saturday, Sunday night time service - to City (Town Hall) via Strathfield and Leichhardt

STAND A4: All operated by Hillsbus

• M60: to Hornsby via Castle Hill^[19]
• 600: AM and PM peak hour weekdays service - to Cherrybrook via Baulkham Hills and Castle Hill, night services to Castle Hill only^[19]
• 601: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via Baulkham Hills and Kellyville^[20]
• 603: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via Castle Hill, and Knightsbridge^[21]
• 604: to Castle Hill via Model Farms and Baulkham Hills Pool^[22]
• 606: to Winston Hills via Old Toongabbie^[23]
• 706: to Blacktown^[24]

STAND B1: All operated by Transdev NSW

• 906: - Weekdays and Saturday service - to Fairfield via Granville^[25]
• 907: - to Bankstown via Woodville Road, Villawood, Bass Hill Plaza and Yagoona^[26]
• 909: - to Bankstown via Harris Park, Parramatta Road, Auburn Station and Regents Park^[27]
• M91: - to Hurstville via Granville, Chester Hill, Bankstown and Padstow^[28]

STAND B2: All route services operated by Transit Systems Sydney

• 802: to Liverpool via Merrylands, Bonnyrigg and Miller^[29]
• 804: to Liverpool via Merrylands, Guildford West, Fairfield, Greenfield Park and Hinchinbrook^[30]
• 806: to Liverpool via Merrylands, Greystanes and Edensor Park^[31]
• 810: Weekdays and Saturday service - to Merrylands via Hilltop, Pemulwuy, Greystanes and Merrylands West^[32]
• 810X: Peak hour weekdays service - to Merrylands via Pemulwuy, Greystanes and Merrylands West^[32]
• 811: to Greystanes via Hilltop and Pemulwuy, continues to Merrylands via Route 809^[32]
• 811X: PM peak hour weekdays service - to Greystanes via Great Western Highway and Pemulwuy, continues to Merrylands via Route 809^[32]
• T80: to Liverpool via Transitway^[33]

Parramatta station is served by three NightRide routes from the City from this stand:^[18]

• N60: to City (Town Hall) via Granville, Strathfield and Leichhardt
• N70: to City (Town Hall) via Strathfield and Leichhardt
• N71: Friday, Saturday, Sunday night time service - to City (Town Hall) via Strathfield and Leichhardt

STAND B4: All operated by Hillsbus

• 700: to Blacktown via Mays Hill, Girraween and Prospect^[34]
• 705: to Blacktown via Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Seven Hills and Lalor Park^[35]
• 708: One service each weekday - to Constitution Hill via Wentworthville and Pendle Hill^[36]
• 711: to Blacktown via Westmead Hospitals, Wentworthville, Seven Hills and Lalor Park^[37]
• T60: to Castle Hill via North West T-Way, Winston Hills Mall and Crestwood^[38]
• T61: to Blacktown via North West T-Way, Kings Langley and Sunnyholt T-Way^[39]
• T62: to Castle Hill via North West T-Way, Bella Vista, Norwest Business Park and Tuckwell Road^[40]
• T63: Weekdays service - to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-way, Glenwood, Stanhope Gardens and Kellyville Ridge^[41]
• T64: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-Way, Norwest Business Park and Beaumont Hills^[42]
• T65: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-Way^[43]
• T66: to Adelphi Street Rouse Hill via North West T-Way and Rouse Hill Town Centre^[43]

Darcy St:

• 900: Free Parramatta Shuttle (Transdev NSW)^[44]

After 19:00 all buses depart from Nightsafe Stands A2 and B2.

The station will provide a future interchange with the Parramatta Light Rail.^[45]

Trackplan

Track layout

References

1. Parramatta Station NSWrail.net
2. "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest April 1985 page 133
3. "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest June 1985 page 165
4. "Blue Mountains line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
5. "T1: Western line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
6. "Routes 546, 549, 552 and 553 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
7. "Route 606 timetable". Hillsbus. 20 October 2013.
8. "Route 625 timetable" (PDF). Hillsbus. 4 October 2015.
9. "Route M54 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 27 April 2014.
10. "Route M92 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 20 October 2013.
11. "Routes 500 - 520 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 7 June 2015.
12. "Routes 521, 523, 524 and 541 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 7 June 2015.
13. "Routes 525, X25 and 526 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 7 June 2015.
14. "Routes 545 and 550 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
15. "Route 547 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 11 October 2009 [Reprinted June 2014].
16. "Route 829 timetable" (PDF). Transit Systems. 20 October 2013.
17. "Route M52 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
18. NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
19. "Routes M60 and 600 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
20. "Route 601 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
21. "Route 603 timetable". Hillsbus. 24 January 2015.
22. "Route 604 timetable". Hillsbus. 20 October 2013.
23. "Route 606 timetable". Hillsbus. 4 October 2014.
24. "Route 706 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
25. "Route 906 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
26. "Route 907 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
27. "Routes 909 and S3 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
28. "Route M91 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 20 April 2015.
29. "Routes 802 and 803 timetable" (PDF). Transit Systems, Sydney. 22 September 2014.
30. "Route 804 timetable" (PDF). Transit Systems, Sydney. 22 September 2014.
31. "Route 806 timetable" (PDF). Transit Systems, Sydney. 22 September 2014.
32. "Routes 810, 810X, 811 and 811X timetable" (PDF). Transit Systems. 22 September 2014.
33. "Route T80 timetable" (PDF). Transit Systems, Sydney. 27 July 2015.
34. "Route 700 timetable". Hillsbus. 2 June 2014.
35. "Route 705 timetable". Hillsbus. 4 October 2014.
36. "Routes 708 and S8 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2012.
37. "Route 711 timetable". Hillsbus. 1 August 2014.
38. "Route T60 timetable". Hillsbus. 20 October 2013.
39. "Route T61 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
40. "Route T62 timetable". Hillsbus. 20 October 2013.
41. "Route T63 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
42. "Route T64 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
43. "Routes T65 and T66 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
44. "Route 900 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
45. "Parramatta Light Rail preferred network". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

External links

• Media related to Parramatta railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Parramatta Transport Interchange - a guide for commuters
• Sydney Trains - Parramatta station details