Homebush railway station, Sydney

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Homebush railway station is an intermediate station on the main South Line of Sydney's CityRail system in the suburb of Homebush, Australia. It is located where six tracks reduce to four, and is served mainly by Southern line trains, western line trains passing through non stop.There are five platforms, of which only three are regularly used by stopping trains.A freight line also passes through the station without a platform. On 11 April 1994, a large fire destroyed the original heritage-listed buildings on platforms 3 and 4, ["Newsline", Railway Digest November 1994, ARHS (NSW Division).] they were later rebuilt as a simpler structure.

Under the Clearways project, an additional southern line platform is to be provided, with tracks rearranged to create a "centre turnback platform". This turnback will enable all stations inner west trains to be terminated efficiently, with the inner west trains sharing one pair of tracks with southern line trains.

During the Sydney 2000 Olympics the station was closed to avoid confusion for visitors to Sydney with the nearby Olympic Park station. (Olympic Park was located in Homebush Bay)

Platforms/Service

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.

Platform 2:
*"Not currently in use" - used only by trains during trackwork or emergencies.

Platform 3:
*"Not currently in use" - used only by trains during trackwork or emergencies.

Platform 4:
*Inner West Line - all stations services to Central and the City Circle (clockwise).
*South Line - limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (clockwise).

Platform 5:
*South Line - limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown.

Platform 6:
*Inner West Line - all stations services to Lidcombe and Liverpool (Lidcombe trains proceeding via the Bankstown Line.)
*"Under the Clearways program, this platform will be for Inner West trains to terminate. Inner West trains will not proceed further west from here."

Platform 7 "(currently under construction)":
*"This platform will service all South Line trains heading to Liverpool, Glenfield and Campbelltown."

Galley

Transport Links

Sydney Buses runs one route via Homebush station:
*Route 408 - West to Rookwood Cemetery via Flemington, East to Westfield Burwood via Strathfield
NightRide runs one route via Homebush station:
*Route N60 - Between Fairfield station and City(Town Hall).

Neighbouring stations

References

External links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/citysider/sets/72157606734904726/ Photo gallery showing construction of the new platform]