Central Railway Station, the largest railway station in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, is at the southern end of the Sydney CBD. It services almost all the lines on the CityRail

CityRail

CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...

 network, and is the major terminus for interurban and interstate rail services. Central Statiion houses the operations of The Rail Corporation New South Wales

Rail Corporation New South Wales

Rail Corporation New South Wales is a statutory authority of the New South Wales government. RailCorp owns, operates and maintains the Sydney suburban and interurban rail network which is marketed under the CityRail brand; in addition to operating rural passenger services under the CountryLink...

, it sits beside Railway Square

Railway Square, Sydney

The area is not a true square but is a confluence of Broadway, Lee Street, Pitt Street and George Street. The University of Technology, Central railway station and the now closed Kent Brewery are adjacent to Railway Square.-History:...

, is officially located in Haymarket

Haymarket, New South Wales

Haymarket is a locality of Sydney's city centre, New South Wales, Australia. It is located at the southern end of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney....

, and is the station closest to the University of Technology Sydney at Broadway.

History

There have been three terminal stations in Sydney.

The original Sydney Station was opened on 26 September 1855 in an area known as "Cleveland Fields." This station (one wooden platform in a corrugated iron shed), called Redfern, had Devonshire Street as its northern boundary.
When this station became inadequate for the traffic

Traffic

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 it carried, a new station was built in 1874 on the same site and also called Redfern. This was a brick building with two platforms. It grew to 14 platforms before it was replaced by the present-day station to the north of Devonshire Street. The new station was built on a site previously occupied by the Devonshire Street Cemetery, a convent, a female refuge, a police barracks, a parsonage and a Benevolent Society. The remains exhumed from the cemetery were re-interred at a number of other Sydney cemeteries including Rookwood Cemetery

Rookwood Cemetery

Rookwood Cemetery is the largest multicultural necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 and Waverley Cemetery

Waverley Cemetery

The Waverley Cemetery opened in 1877 and is a cemetery located on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. It is noted for its largely intact Victorian and Edwardian monuments. The cemetery contains the graves of many significant Australians including the poet Henry Lawson and...

. Bodies were moved to Botany by steam tram motors and flat cars. The new 15-platform station, still in use, opened on 4 August 1906, and included the previous Mortuary railway station used to transport funeral parties to Rookwood Cemetery

Rookwood Cemetery

Rookwood Cemetery is the largest multicultural necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

.

The last train departed platform 5 of the 1874 station at midnight. During the remainder of that night the passenger concourse was demolished and the line extended through the old station into the new station. The Western Mail train that arrived in Sydney at 5:50am on 5 August 1906 arrived at the new station. Devonshire Street, which separated the two stations, became a pedestrian

Pedestrian

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 underpass to allow people to cross the railway line and is now known by many as the Devonshire Street Tunnel.

Sydney station has expanded since 1906 in an easterly direction. A 75-metre clock tower in the Free Classical style was added at the north-western corner of the station, opened in 3 March 1921. Central Station was designed by the Government Architect, Walter Liberty Vernon

Walter Liberty Vernon

Walter Liberty Vernon was an English architect who migrated to the state of New South Wales, Australia and pursued his career as an architect in Sydney...

, and has been described as the "grandest railway station in Australia." It is listed on the Register of the National Estate

Register of the National Estate

The Register of the National Estate is a listing of natural and cultural heritage places in Australia. The listing was initially compiled between 1976 and 2003 by the Australian Heritage Commission. The register is now maintained by the Australian Heritage Council...

.

A riot, dubbed the Battle of Central Station

Liverpool riot of 1916

The Liverpool Riot of 1916 also known as the Battle of Central Station was an event in Sydney, Australia where a large group of Australian soldiers rioted through the streets of Sydney and surrounding areas....

, took place in 1916. Soldiers rebelling against camp conditions had raided hotels in Liverpool

Liverpool, New South Wales

Liverpool is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool is located 32 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Liverpool...

 and travelled to the city by commandeered trains. Upon arrival at Central Station the rioters set about destroying the station facilities, and fire was exchanged between rampaging rioters and military police

Military police

Military police are police organisations connected with, or part of, the military of a state. The word can have different meanings in different countries, and may refer to:...

. One rioter was shot dead and several were injured. The only remaining evidence of the gun battle is a small bullet-hole in the marble by the entrance to platform 1. This incident had a direct influence on the introduction of 6 o'clock closing

Six o'clock swill

The six o'clock swill was an Australian and New Zealand slang term for the last-minute rush to buy drinks at a hotel bar before it closed. During a significant part of the 20th century, most Australian and New Zealand hotels shut their public bars at 6 p.m. A culture developed of heavy drinking...

 of hotels in 1916, which lasted in New South Wales until 1955.

Central Station celebrated its 100th birthday on 5 August 2006, with preserved steam locomotives providing shuttle trips from Sydney to Hurstville and Railmotor rides from Mortuary Station to Flemington goods yards.

Station configuration

In the days of steam, the station was regarded as being divided into "steam" and "electric" parts.

The western ("steam") half, known as Sydney Terminal, comprises 15 terminal platforms and was opened in 1906. This section is dominated by a large vaulted roof over the concourse and elaborate masonry

Masonry

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, primarily sandstone

Sydney sandstone

Sydney sandstone is the common name for Sydney Basin Hawkesbury Sandstone, historically known as Yellowblock, is a sedimentary rock named after the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney, where this sandstone is particularly common....

, the most common rock in the Sydney region. This section is popularly known as the country platforms, even though only three platforms are commonly used for long-distance trains: most of the platforms are used for CityRail intercity services.

To the west of Platform 1 there was a siding leading to two dock platforms for use of mail trains, now cut back to serve a car loading ramp for the Indian Pacific. The space where the mail sidings were is now a youth hostel. The hostel rooms are modelled on old train carriages.

The eastern ("suburban" or "electric") part of Central Station, formerly known as 'Central Electric', consists of 12 through platforms, all aligned north-south, four of which are underground, used by suburban CityRail

CityRail

CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...

 services and by a limited number of intercity services during peak hours. The eight above-ground platforms were opened in 1926 as part of a large electrification

Electrification

Electrification originally referred to the build out of the electrical generating and distribution systems which occurred in the United States, England and other countries from the mid 1880's until around 1940 and is in progress in developing countries. This also included the change over from line...

 and modernisation program aimed at improving Sydney's suburban railway services.

The four underground platforms

Railway platform

A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...

 were built as part of the Eastern Suburbs Railway. Construction commenced in 1948 but the Eastern Suburbs line was not finished until 1979. While the plans called for four platforms, two (for the Southern Suburbs line) were found to be not needed and are used for archival storage by the New South Wales Railways.

Service and platforms

Central Station serves all suburban lines except for the Cumberland Line, and all intercity lines except for the Hunter Line. All long-distance rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

 and interstate passenger trains operated by the State-owned CountryLink

CountryLink

CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...

 and the famous Indian Pacific, the twice-weekly train between Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 and Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, terminate at Central.

The platforms are numbered from 1 to 27, with 1 being the westernmost platform and 27 being one of the easternmost. The services which generally use each platform are listed below.

The station is served by twenty-seven to thirty-eight trains per hour in each direction, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.
CityRail

CityRail

CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...

 and CountryLink services are listed on the box:

Trackplan

Light rail

Central station is the location of Central light rail stop, the eastern terminus of the Metro Light Rail

Metro Light Rail

The Metro Light Rail is the only currently operating light rail line in Sydney. The line opened on 31 August 1997, mostly along the route of an unused goods railway line, to serve the redeveloped inner-city areas of Darling Harbour, Ultimo and Pyrmont, and was extended in 2000 to serve some of...

 line, which runs for 7.2 km to Lilyfield. It is the only station on the light rail line where transfer to CityRail

CityRail

CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...

 services is possible.

The light rail stop is in an outside concourse area, near the main waiting area and departure hall. This area was originally designed for trams, and was used by such until 1958, when the service was withdrawn. It was known as "Railway Colonnade"

Trams in Sydney

The Sydney tramway network once served Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia. In its heyday, it was the largest in Australia, the second largest in the Commonwealth , and one of the largest in the world. It was extremely intensively worked, with about 1,600 cars in service at any...

. It allows easy transfer from trains to Chinatown

Chinatown, Sydney

Sydney's Chinatown is an urban locality in the southern part of the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Haymarket, between Central Station and Darling Harbour...

, Darling Harbour, Pyrmont

Pyrmont, New South Wales

Pyrmont is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pyrmont is located 2 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney...

 and the inner western suburbs. Tickets that can be used on the Metro Light Rail include MyMulti

MyZone

MyZone is a public transport fare structure in the Greater Sydney area of New South Wales, Australia. It covers transport on CityRail trains, the publicly-owned Sydney Buses network, private buses, and the publicly-owned Sydney Ferries network throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, as well as in...

 tickets, Pensioner Excursion, Family Funday Sunday and TramLink cards which combines travel with Cityrail

CityRail

CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...

. Single Tickets are also available.

Bus services

Many bus services depart from the adjacent Eddy Avenue and Chalmers Street or from the nearby Railway Square on George Street

George Street, Sydney

George Street is one of Sydney's most notable city streets. There are more high rise buildings and more ASX 100 companies located here than anywhere else in Australia, and is well known for being busy around-the-clock...

. Special bus services depart from Chalmers Street, such as replacement services for CityRail trains due to track work, or free shuttle services to special events at Moore Park, like rugby or cricket.

Buses for the University of New South Wales

University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 leave Stand D on Eddy Avenue, returning to the station side of Eddy Avenue. Express buses (Route 891) to the University of New South Wales arrive approximately every two minutes during morning peak hours, with decreasing frequency in off-peak hours.

A large number of Sydney Buses services offer interchange from Central. They are:

Railway Square (George Street)

Stand A (Eastern Suburbs Services):

• 305 - to Mascot
  Mascot, New South Wales
  Mascot is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mascot is located 7 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the City of Botany Bay...
  
   - (O`Riordan Street near Baxter Road)
• 309 - to Port Botany
  Port Botany, New South Wales
  Port Botany is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Port Botany is located 12 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, is in the local government area of the City of Randwick...
  
   - (Port Botany Depot, Monday-Saturday morning only)
• 310 - to Eastgardens
  Eastgardens, New South Wales
  Eastgardens is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, specifically south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastgardens is located 9km south east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the City of Botany Bay....
  
   - (Westfield bus interchange, Monday-Saturday morning only)
• 311 - to Gresham Street via Woolloomoolloo
  Woolloomooloo, New South Wales
  Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woolloomooloo is located 1.5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. The suburb is located in a low-lying, former...
  
  
• 372 - to Coogee
  Coogee, New South Wales
  Coogee is a beachside suburb of local government area City of Randwick. It is located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is also a part of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney....
  
   - (Arden Street near Dolphin Street)
• 378 - to Bronte Beach
  Bronte Beach
  Bronte Beach is a small but popular recreational beach on Nelson Bay in Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Bronte beach is 2 kilometers south of Bondi Beach and north of the much larger Coogee Beach. A long distance ocean swimming event is held every December between Bondi Beach...
  
   - (Bronte Beach Terminus)
• 393 - to Little Bay
  Little Bay, New South Wales
  Little Bay is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Little Bay is located 14 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Randwick....
  
   - (Anzac Parade near Little Bay Road)
• 395 - to Maroubra Beach
  Maroubra, New South Wales
  Maroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maroubra is located 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Maroubra is the largest suburb in the area governed...
  
   - (Maroubra Beach set down only)

Stand A NightRide

NightRide

NightRide is a network of bus routes in operation between midnight and 5.00 am in Sydney, Australia. The eleven routes are run by private bus operators and allow for a nightly shutdown of the CityRail commuter rail network. Established by the New South Wales Ministry of Transport and monitored by...

 Services:

• N100 - to Bondi Junction

Stand B (Northern Beaches Services):

• E86 - to Church Point
  Church Point, New South Wales
  Church Point is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Church Point is located 32 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.-History:Thomas Langford was the...
  
   - (Mccarrs Creek Terminus)
• E87 - to Newport
  Newport, New South Wales
  Newport is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Newport is located 31 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, and is part of the Northern Beaches region....
  
   - (Seaview Avenue near Robertson Road)
• L88 - to Avalon
  Avalon, New South Wales
  Avalon is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Avalon is located 35 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region....
  
   - (Carreel Head Road near Burrawong Road)
• E88 - to Avalon
  Avalon, New South Wales
  Avalon is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Avalon is located 35 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region....
  
   - (Barrenjoey Road near Careel Head Road)
• E89 - to Avalon
  Avalon, New South Wales
  Avalon is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Avalon is located 35 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region....
  
   - (Barrenjoey Road near Avalon Parade)
• 190 - to Palm Beach
  Palm Beach, New South Wales
  Palm Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region. Palm Beach sits on a peninsula at...
  
   - (Ocean Place near Ocean Road)
• L90 - to Palm Beach
  Palm Beach, New South Wales
  Palm Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region. Palm Beach sits on a peninsula at...
  
   - (Ocean Place near Ocean Road)

Stand C (Inner West Services):

• 412 - to Campsie
  Campsie, New South Wales
  Campsie is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Campsie is located 13 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, on the southern bank of the Cooks River. Campsie is the commercial and administrative centre of the City of...
  
   - (South Parade)
• 413 - to Campsie
  Campsie, New South Wales
  Campsie is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Campsie is located 13 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, on the southern bank of the Cooks River. Campsie is the commercial and administrative centre of the City of...
  
   - (Beamish Street near North Parade)
• 431 - to Glebe Point
  Glebe Point, New South Wales
  Glebe Point is a locality in the suburb of Glebe, in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.- External links :*...
  
   - (Federal Road Terminus)
• 433 - to Balmain
  Balmain, New South Wales
  Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balmain is located slightly west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt....
  
   - (Darling Street near Curtis Road)
• 437 - to Five Dock
  Five Dock, New South Wales
  Five Dock is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Five Dock is located 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local Government Area of the City of Canada Bay.-Location:...
  
   - (Great North Road)
• 438 - to Abbotsford
  Abbotsford, New South Wales
  Abbotsford is a suburb in the Inner West region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsford is located 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay...
  
   - (Great North Road and The Terrace)
• L38 - to Abbotsford
  Abbotsford, New South Wales
  Abbotsford is a suburb in the Inner West region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsford is located 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay...
  
   (Great North Road and The Terrace)
• 439 - to Mortlake
  Mortlake, New South Wales
  Mortlake is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mortlake is located 17 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.-Transport:...
  
  
• L39 - to Mortlake
  Mortlake, New South Wales
  Mortlake is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mortlake is located 17 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.-Transport:...
  
  
• 440 - to Rozelle
  Rozelle, New South Wales
  Rozelle is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt....
  
   - (Terry Street near Victoria Road)
• 461 - to Burwood
  Burwood, New South Wales
  Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Burwood is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of Burwood Council....
  
   - (Railway Parade near Burwood Plaza)
• M10 - to Leichhardt
  Leichhardt, New South Wales
  Leichhardt is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Leichhardt is located 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt...
  
   - (Pioneers Memorial Park)
• 480 - to Strathfield
  Strathfield, New South Wales
  Strathfield is an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield...
  
   - (Strathfield Station via Homebush Road)
• 483 - to Strathfield
  Strathfield, New South Wales
  Strathfield is an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield...
  
   - (Strathfield Station via Strathfield Girls' High School)

Stand C NightRide

NightRide

NightRide is a network of bus routes in operation between midnight and 5.00 am in Sydney, Australia. The eleven routes are run by private bus operators and allow for a nightly shutdown of the CityRail commuter rail network. Established by the New South Wales Ministry of Transport and monitored by...

 Services:

• N10 - to Sutherland
• N11 - to Cronulla
• N30 - to Macarthur
• N40 - to East Hills
• N50 - to Liverpool
• N60 - to Fairfield
  Fairfield railway station, Sydney
  -Bus services:Fairfield Bus InterchangeWestbus:*824 - to Wakeley.*825 - weekdays and Saturday services - to Greenfield Park*826 - weekdays and Saturday services - to Cabramatta...
  
  
• N61 - to Carlingford
• N70 - to Penrith
  Penrith railway station, Sydney
  Penrith railway station is a railway station on the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Sydney suburb of Penrith, the station serves as a major interchange between Western line, Blue Mountains line trains. Western-bound CountryLink XPT and Xplorer services also stop here...
  
  
• N71 - to Richmond
• N80 - to Hornsby

Stand D (South West Services to Newtown):

• M30 - to Sydenham
  Sydenham, New South Wales
  For other places called Sydenham, see Sydenham .Sydenham is a small suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydenham is located 8 kilometres south of Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council...
  
  
• 422 - to Kogarah
  Kogarah, New South Wales
  Kogarah is a suburb of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kogarah is located 14 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is considered to be the centre of the St George area...
  
  
• 423 - to Kingsgrove
  Kingsgrove, New South Wales
  Kingsgrove is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Rockdale, the City of Hurstville and the City of Canterbury...
  
  
• L23 - to Kingsgrove
  Kingsgrove, New South Wales
  Kingsgrove is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Rockdale, the City of Hurstville and the City of Canterbury...
  
  
• 426 - to Dulwich Hill
  Dulwich Hill, New South Wales
  Dulwich Hill is a residential suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dulwich Hill is located 9 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Marrickville Council...
  
  
• 428 - to Canterbury
  Canterbury, New South Wales
  -Commercial area:Canterbury has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. Commercial developments are mostly situated on Canterbury Road and surrounding streets...
  
  
• L28 - to Canterbury
  Canterbury, New South Wales
  -Commercial area:Canterbury has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. Commercial developments are mostly situated on Canterbury Road and surrounding streets...
  
  

Central Station (Eddy Avenue)

Stand A:

• 311 - to Gresham Street via Woolloomooloo
  Woolloomooloo, New South Wales
  Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woolloomooloo is located 1.5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. The suburb is located in a low-lying, former...
  
  
• 378 - to Bronte Beach
  Bronte Beach
  Bronte Beach is a small but popular recreational beach on Nelson Bay in Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Bronte beach is 2 kilometers south of Bondi Beach and north of the much larger Coogee Beach. A long distance ocean swimming event is held every December between Bondi Beach...
  
   - (Bronte Beach Terminus)

Stand C:

• 339 - to Clovelly
  Clovelly, New South Wales
  Clovelly is a small beach-side suburb in Sydney's eastern suburbs, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Clovelly is located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick, within the Federal Division of Wentworth.Clovelly...
  
   - (Clovelly Road Terminus)
• 372 - to Coogee
  Coogee, New South Wales
  Coogee is a beachside suburb of local government area City of Randwick. It is located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is also a part of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney....
  
   - (Arden Street near Dolphin Street)
• 374 - to Coogee
  Coogee, New South Wales
  Coogee is a beachside suburb of local government area City of Randwick. It is located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is also a part of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney....
  
   - (Arden Street near Dolphin Street)
• 376 - to Maroubra Beach
  Maroubra, New South Wales
  Maroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maroubra is located 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Maroubra is the largest suburb in the area governed...
  
   - (Maroubra Beach set down only)
• 391 - to Port Botany
  Port Botany, New South Wales
  Port Botany is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Port Botany is located 12 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, is in the local government area of the City of Randwick...
  
   - (Port Botany Terminus); to La Perouse
  La Perouse, New South Wales
  Lapérouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb of Lapérouse is located about 14 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Randwick....
  
   (Anzac Parade Terminus)
• 393 - to Little Bay
  Little Bay, New South Wales
  Little Bay is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Little Bay is located 14 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Randwick....
  
   - (Anzac Parade near Little Bay Road)
• 395 - to Maroubra Beach
  Maroubra, New South Wales
  Maroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maroubra is located 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Maroubra is the largest suburb in the area governed...
  
   - (Maroubra Beach set down only)

Stand D:

• 309 - to Port Botany
  Port Botany, New South Wales
  Port Botany is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Port Botany is located 12 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, is in the local government area of the City of Randwick...
  
   - (Port Botany Depot, Monday-Saturday morning only)
• 310 - to Eastgardens
  Eastgardens, New South Wales
  Eastgardens is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, specifically south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastgardens is located 9km south east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the City of Botany Bay....
  
   - (Westfield bus interchange,Monday-Saturday morning only)
• 891 - to University of New South Wales
  University of New South Wales
  The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
  
   - (High Street near Botany Street)
• 892 - to University of New South Wales
  University of New South Wales
  The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
  
   - (High Street near Botany Street)

Hillsbus services to the Hills District depart from Pitt Street

• M61 - to Castle Hill
  Castle Hill, New South Wales
  Castle Hill is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Castle Hill is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Hills District of the Greater Western Sydney region...
  
   via Express via Lane Cove Tunnel
  Lane Cove Tunnel
  The Lane Cove Tunnel is a A$1.1 billion, 3.6 km twin tunnel tollway in Sydney, Australia, connecting the M2 Motorway at North Ryde with the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network...
  
  , M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
   & Baulkham Hills
  Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
  Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
  
• 610 - to Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill, New South Wales
  Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
   via M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
  , Baulkham Hills
  Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
  Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
  
• 610X - to Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill, New South Wales
  Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
   via Express via Lane Cove Tunnel
  Lane Cove Tunnel
  The Lane Cove Tunnel is a A$1.1 billion, 3.6 km twin tunnel tollway in Sydney, Australia, connecting the M2 Motorway at North Ryde with the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network...
  
  , M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
   & Baulkham Hills
  Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
  Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
  
• 613 - to Bella Vista
  Bella Vista, New South Wales
  Bella Vista is a suburb of north-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bella Vista is located 33 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the The Hills Shire. Bella Vista is part of the Greater Western Sydney region and the Hills...
  
   via M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
  
• 613X - to Bella Vista
  Bella Vista, New South Wales
  Bella Vista is a suburb of north-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bella Vista is located 33 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the The Hills Shire. Bella Vista is part of the Greater Western Sydney region and the Hills...
  
   via Express via Lane Cove Tunnel
  Lane Cove Tunnel
  The Lane Cove Tunnel is a A$1.1 billion, 3.6 km twin tunnel tollway in Sydney, Australia, connecting the M2 Motorway at North Ryde with the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network...
  
  , M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
  
• 614 - to Crestwood
  Crestwood, New South Wales
  Crestwood is an urban locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Crestwood is located in the suburb of Baulkham Hills in the local government area of Baulkham Hills Shire.-Education:*Crestwood High - 7-12 Government Owned...
  
   via M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
  , Northmead
  Northmead, New South Wales
  Northmead is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Northmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Parramatta and The Hills Shire...
  
  , Winston Hills
  Winston Hills, New South Wales
  Winston Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Winston Hills is located 28 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and the Greater Western Sydney region....
  
  
• 614X - to Crestwood
  Crestwood, New South Wales
  Crestwood is an urban locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Crestwood is located in the suburb of Baulkham Hills in the local government area of Baulkham Hills Shire.-Education:*Crestwood High - 7-12 Government Owned...
  
   via Express via Lane Cove Tunnel
  Lane Cove Tunnel
  The Lane Cove Tunnel is a A$1.1 billion, 3.6 km twin tunnel tollway in Sydney, Australia, connecting the M2 Motorway at North Ryde with the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network...
  
  , M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
  , Northmead
  Northmead, New South Wales
  Northmead is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Northmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Parramatta and The Hills Shire...
  
  , Winston Hills
  Winston Hills, New South Wales
  Winston Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Winston Hills is located 28 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and the Greater Western Sydney region....
  
  
• 615 - to Riley T-Way Station via M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
  , Baulkham Hills
  Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
  Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
  , Kellyville
  Kellyville, New South Wales
  Kellyville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kellyville is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire, part of the Hills District region.-History:...
  
  
• 615X - to Riley T-Way Station via Express via Lane Cove Tunnel
  Lane Cove Tunnel
  The Lane Cove Tunnel is a A$1.1 billion, 3.6 km twin tunnel tollway in Sydney, Australia, connecting the M2 Motorway at North Ryde with the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network...
  
  , M2
  M2 Hills Motorway
  The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
  
  , Baulkham Hills
  Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
  Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
  , Kellyville
  Kellyville, New South Wales
  Kellyville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kellyville is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire, part of the Hills District region.-History:...
  
  
• 616 - to Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill, New South Wales
  Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
   via Glenwood
  Glenwood, New South Wales
  Glenwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenwood is located 40 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown...
  
  , Stanhope Gardens
• 616X - to Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill, New South Wales
  Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
   via Express via Lane Cove Tunnel
  Lane Cove Tunnel
  The Lane Cove Tunnel is a A$1.1 billion, 3.6 km twin tunnel tollway in Sydney, Australia, connecting the M2 Motorway at North Ryde with the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network...
  
  , Glenwood
  Glenwood, New South Wales
  Glenwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenwood is located 40 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown...
  
  , Stanhope Gardens
• 617X - to Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill, New South Wales
  Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
   via Express via Lane Cove Tunnel
  Lane Cove Tunnel
  The Lane Cove Tunnel is a A$1.1 billion, 3.6 km twin tunnel tollway in Sydney, Australia, connecting the M2 Motorway at North Ryde with the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network...
  
  , North-West T-Way
  North-West T-way
  The North-West T-way is a bus rapid transit line in the north-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. T-way is short for rapid bus transitway.The T-way consists of two sections, one linking Parramatta railway station and Rouse Hill, the other linking Blacktown and Parklea. The lines intersect at...
  
  , Beaumont Hills
  Beaumont Hills, New South Wales
  Beaumont Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beaumont Hills is located 40 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the The Hills Shire...
  
  

Devonshire Street pedestrian tunnel

After Central Station was built in 1906, Devonshire Street, to the north of the old station, became an underpass. The underpass allows pedestrians to access the eastern "suburban" section from Railway Square and Chalmers Street.

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Further reading

External links

• Trainman's Train Page - pictures of unused platforms 26 & 27 (at bottom of page).
• Cityrail's Tour of Central Station - information about specific points of interest in the station.