Warwick Farm railway station

Warwick Farm railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Warwick Farm. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & Leppington, T3 Bankstown and T5 Cumberland line services.

Warwick Farm
Southbound view in August 2010
General information
LocationRemembrance Drive, Warwick Farm
Coordinates33°54′48″S 150°56′06″E
Elevation10 metres (33 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main South
Distance28.43 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeWKF
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened18 March 1889
Rebuilt1943
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20132,450 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank99
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Liverpool
towards Leppington
 Inner West & Leppington Line Cabramatta
towards City Circle
Liverpool
Terminus
 Bankstown Line
Liverpool
towards Leppington
 Cumberland Line Cabramatta
towards Richmond

History

The original Warwick Farm station opened on 18 March 1889 as a private platform for William Forrester near the former level crossing on the Hume Highway. It was relocated to its present location in 1943 when nearby Warwick Farm Racecourse was used as a military camp.[2][3][4]

Previously, a 1.6-kilometre branch line to the racecourse branched off from the Main South line north of the station, and carried special racecourse trains on race days. The branch opened in June 1889, closed in August 1990 and was removed in December 1991.[5][6][7]

The Southern Sydney Freight Line opened immediately to the east of the station in January 2013. As part of its construction, a footbridge with lifts and stairs was constructed. Previously, crossing the railway line required passengers to use the Hume Highway bridge. Platform 2 was very narrow and was widened during the works.

Platforms and services
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Granville [8]
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown[9]
services to Blacktown, Schofields and Richmond[10]
2 services to Leppington [8]
services to Liverpool[9]
services to Leppington
weekend services to Liverpool		[10]

Transdev NSW operates one bus route via Warwick Farm station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Warwick Farm station is served by one NightRide route:

References
  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. Warwick Farm Station NSWrail.net
  3. Warwick Farm Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. Warwick Farm Railway Station Precinct Assessment Australian Rail Track Corporation
  5. Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch NSWrail.net
  6. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest October 1990 page 369
  7. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest February 1992 page 73
  8. "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  11. "Transdev NSW route 904". Transport for NSW.
  12. "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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