Concord West railway station

Concord West
Northern Line
Station code	CDW
Suburb	Concord West
Street(s)	Queen Street
Distance from Central Station	14.54 km
Altitude (above sea level)	11 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	3
Number of tracks	3
Platform arrangement	1 Island 1 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	None
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Concord West is a CityRail railway station on the Northern line. The station serves the residential suburbs of Concord West and Liberty Grove.

Facilities

The station consists of three platforms (two of them on an island platform) linked together by an overhead bridge. Entrances to the station are from King Street to the west and Queen Street to the east. Trains travelling south (to the city) stop at platform 1 (to the east) and those travelling north (to Hornsby) stop at platform 2.

The bridge features a ticket office, automated ticket vending machine and toilets. Platform 1 to the city has the most people waiting for trains. It has a small waiting room, a ticket vending machine and public phone. The waiting room is locked when the station is unstaffed. It once featured a ticket window but this is now located on the bridge.

The old style indicators showing the time of the next train have been replaced with the new electronic displays are located on the bridge next to the ticket office and are updated automatically. Electonic Indicators are also located on each of the three platforms, showing train arrival times. Outside peak times, when the station is unstaffed, the indicators are covered. A small bike rack is located on the eastern side of the station. On the western side, people sometimes chain their bikes to the fence.

The station does not yet have Easy Access for wheelchairs.

Platforms and services

The station is served by two trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Northern Line	all stations and limited stops services to Central and North Sydney via Strathfield and the City, then on to Hornsby via Macquarie Park
	Northern Line	all stations and limited stops services to Epping via Eastwood; peak hour services to Hornsby via Eastwood	Change at Epping for all stations to Hornsby.
	Northern Line	all stations and limited stops services to Epping via Eastwood; peak hour services to Hornsby via Eastwood	infrequently used

History

Concord West station was originally called Concord station.^[1]

During the 2000 Olympics, Concord West was used as an alternate station to access Sydney Olympic Park for inter-city rail services from the Central Coast, with the platforms being extended to enable inter-city trains to make an additional stop. A temporary footbridge and an extra station exit was also provided, but those were removed after the Olympics.

Concord West station's No. 3 platform is bidirectional, and for a time was used as the Sydney stopping point for the now-defunct Great South Pacific Express train.

References

1. ^ The Department of Railways Research and Information Section (1966) Railway Quiz (Department of Railways) p11

Gallery

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  Queen Street entrance

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  Queen Street entrance and ticket office

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  Platform 1 and steps

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  Platform 1 and waiting room

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  Electronic Indicator boards

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  Older disused Indicator boards

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  Platforms 1 and 2

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  Platforms 2 and 3 are on an island

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  Bridge and steps to platform 1

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  Bike rack

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  View of Concord West shops (corner of Queen Street and Victoria Avenue) looking east from the railway overbridge

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  View of Telstra Stadium (the main stadium used for the 2000 Olympic Games) looking west from the railway overbridge

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  Aerial view

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Rhodes towards Epping		Northern Line		North Strathfield towards Central

Coordinates: 33°50′55″S 151°05′08″E / 33.848715°S 151.085535°E / -33.848715; 151.085535