Regents Park railway station

Regents Park railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Regents Park. The station is heritage-listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales.[2] It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

For the London Underground station, see Regent's Park tube station.

Regents Park
Station in January 2019
General information
LocationPark Road, Regents Park
Coordinates33°52′59″S 151°01′27″E
Elevation35 metres (115 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main South
Distance19.86 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeRGP
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened11 November 1912
Rebuilt8 October 1924
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20131,840 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank121
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Berala
towards Lidcombe
 Bankstown Line Birrong
towards City Circle

History

The original Regents Park station opened on 11 November 1912 when a line was built from Lidcombe. The station was moved in 1924 when the Main South line was extended to Cabramatta in an attempt to reduce overcrowding on the Main Western railway line. The new station opened on 8 October 1924, built in a characteristic standard design of this period.[3][4][5]

A booking and parcels office was constructed on the footbridge as part of the 1924 station. This was replaced with the present building in 1945, and later converted into a kiosk.

In 2001, a lift was installed from the footbridge down to the platform, and new canopies built connecting to the platform buildings. [6]

Immediately south of the station lies Sefton Park Junction with services heading south to Bankstown via the Bankstown line and west to Liverpool via the Main South line. The Southern Sydney Freight Line passes beneath the junction. Until it closed in April 1966, Regents Park was the junction for a line to Potts Hill Reservoir and sidings serving an industrial complex to the north-west of the station.[5][7]

Platforms and services

Historically Regents Park was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Bankstown and Liverpool on an alternate basis. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Regents Park is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Lidcombe and three Liverpool – City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[8][9]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Strathfield 2 services on weekdays
services to Lidcombe
2 services to Liverpool 1 service on weekdays
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown

Transdev NSW operates two bus routes via Regents Park station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Regents Park station is served by one NightRide route:

References
  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. Regents Park Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. Restore Inner West Line Restore Inner West Line
  4. Regents Park Station NSWrail.net
  5. Regents Park Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  6. https://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/state_rail_authority_-_s4934.pdf
  7. "20 Years Ago" Railway Digest April 1986 page 126
  8. "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. "Transdev NSW route 908". Transport for NSW.
  11. "Transdev NSW route 909". Transport for NSW.
  12. "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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