Homebush railway station, Sydney
Encyclopedia
Homebush railway station is a station on the Main Suburban railway line of Sydney
's CityRail
system. Located in the suburb of Homebush
, it is at the point where six tracks reduce to four. The station is served mainly by Inner West line trains, though some South line trains also stop here. There are seven platforms, of which only four are regularly used by stopping trains. A freight line connection to North Strathfield also passes through the station adjacent to platform 1.
During the Sydney 2000 Olympics
the station was closed to avoid confusion with the nearby Olympic Park station. Olympic Park is located near Homebush Bay.
Under the CityRail Clearways Project
, an additional platform is to be provided, with tracks rearranged to create a centre turnback. Inner West line trains share one pair of tracks with South line trains. This turnback platform will enable Inner West line trains to be terminated efficiently and create extra capacity between Homebush and Lidcombe. The project has been completed but it has not yet been commissioned.
signal box
since 1983. Prior to this, a pistol grip power box was situated immediately to the west of platforms 1 and 2. It was damaged by fire and demolished, some time after its closure. The 1893-vintage, disused mechanical signal box still stands to the south of the station, opposite Homebush Public School. It was closed in 1928, when the aforementioned power box was brought into use.
The station is served by two to four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.
NightRide
runs one route via Homebush station:
Sydney
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's 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...
system. Located in the suburb of Homebush
Homebush, New South Wales
Homebush is an inner western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Homebush is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield. Homebush West and Homebush Bay are separate suburbs...
, it is at the point where six tracks reduce to four. The station is served mainly by Inner West line trains, though some South line trains also stop here. There are seven platforms, of which only four are regularly used by stopping trains. A freight line connection to North Strathfield also passes through the station adjacent to platform 1.
History
On 11 April 1994, a large fire destroyed the original heritage-listed buildings on platforms 3 and 4, they were later rebuilt as a simpler structure.During the Sydney 2000 Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
the station was closed to avoid confusion with the nearby Olympic Park station. Olympic Park is located near Homebush Bay.
Under the CityRail Clearways Project
CityRail Clearways Project
The CityRail Clearways Project is a $1.8 billion program of public works on Sydney's CityRail suburban railway network to "untangle" the excessively intertwined and complicated rail network...
, an additional platform is to be provided, with tracks rearranged to create a centre turnback. Inner West line trains share one pair of tracks with South line trains. This turnback platform will enable Inner West line trains to be terminated efficiently and create extra capacity between Homebush and Lidcombe. The project has been completed but it has not yet been commissioned.
Signalling
Rail traffic in the Homebush area has been controlled from the adjacent StrathfieldStrathfield, 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...
signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
since 1983. Prior to this, a pistol grip power box was situated immediately to the west of platforms 1 and 2. It was damaged by fire and demolished, some time after its closure. The 1893-vintage, disused mechanical signal box still stands to the south of the station, opposite Homebush Public School. It was closed in 1928, when the aforementioned power box was brought into use.
Platforms and services
Platform 1 does not actually exist on the station's numbering system, however, behind the existing Platform 2 is the North Strathfield Junction goods line, which previously had a platform when the goods line was double track. The platform is now fenced off from the goods line.The station is served by two to four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.
Transport links
Sydney Buses runs one route via Homebush station:- Route 408 - west to Rookwood CemeteryRookwood CemeteryRookwood Cemetery is the largest multicultural necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
via FlemingtonFlemington, New South WalesFlemington is an inner western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Flemington is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield.-Commercial area:...
, east to Westfield BurwoodWestfield BurwoodWestfield Burwood is a large shopping centre in Sydney's Inner West suburb of Burwood. First opened in 1966 and completely rebuilt in 2000, the centre currently features a David Jones department store on 3 levels, Kmart, Target, Coles, Woolworths, a food court, around 250 specialty stores and a 12...
via Strathfield
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...
runs one route via Homebush station:
- Route N60 - between Fairfield stationFairfield 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...
and City (Town Hall)