Summary
Sefton railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sefton. The station is heritage-listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales.[3] It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Sefton | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in June 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Wellington Road, Sefton | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′07″S 151°00′41″E / 33.885300°S 151.011525°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Southern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 21.19 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-2pm
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| Station code | SFT | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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History edit
Sefton station opened on 19 October 1924 when the Lidcombe to Regent's Park line was extended to Cabramatta to become part of the Main South line. The station building is of a characteristic standard design from the 1920s and 1930s. The station was further expanded in the following years, with booking and parcels offices installed on the footbridge in 1928.[3]
The station has undergone changes over the years as the importance of the station decreased and its urban context changed. The buildings on the footbridge were removed. Flower boxes, hedges and trees on the platform were removed. An awning was erected at the end of the 20th century to connect the footbridge landing with the main station building. In 2009, as part of the construction of the Southern Sydney Freight Line, major works were carried out in and around the station, including reconstruction of part of the footbridge, and the installation of lifts. The Southern Sydney Freight Line works also added an additional track to the south side of the existing station, but with no platform.
Service history edit
From inception, passenger services at Sefton connected it directly to Lidcombe, Strathfield and the City Circle (later known as the Inner West Line). With the completion of the Bankstown Line extension from Birrong, a small number of services were added through the station between Liverpool and Bankstown. These were gradually increased, progressively replacing services on the Inner West Line until they were eliminated in October 2013 except for two trains eastbound and one train westbound on weekday mornings. A current project is underway to convert most of the Bankstown Line to a rapid transit line. As a result, direct trains to the City via Lidcombe and Strathfield are planned to be restored for the remaining heavy rail stations, including Sefton.[4]
Platforms and services edit
Today Sefton is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool – City via Strathfield services on weekdays.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays[5] | |
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| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | [6] | ||
| 2 | services to Liverpool | 1 service on weekdays[5] | |
| services to Liverpool | [6] |
Transport links edit
Transdev NSW operates one bus route via Sefton station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- S2: to Granville station[7]
Sefton station is served by one NightRide route:
Trackplan edit
References edit
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b Sefton Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Liverpool City Champion, Major win: Direct train services to the City confirmed, 9 December 2020
- ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route S2". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links edit
Media related to Sefton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Sefton station details Transport for New South Wales
