Macquarie Fields railway station, Sydney

Cityrail Station alt|station_name=Macquarie Fields|

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Macquarie Fields railway station is a railway station in the south-western suburbs of Sydney and is situated on the Main South Line. It is served by CityRail trains of the South, East Hills and Cumberland lines. It serves a residential area, and opened in 1888cite web|work=Nswrail.net| title=Main South Line|url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:main_south| accessdate=26 April| accessyear=2007] . It consists of two side platforms. A goods-only track was opened at the west of the station in 1995, part of the "Glenfield- Ingleburn passing loop". [Rogers, D. "The Glenfield- Ingleburn Passing Loop Project". Railway Digest, August 1994. ARHS (NSW Division).]

Platforms/Service

The station is served by four trains per hour, two on the South line and two on the East Hills line. These trains are not evenly spaced. There are additional trains during peak hourscite web| work=CityRail | title=CityRail Timetables | url=http://www.cityrail.info/timetable/index.jsp| accessdate=22 April | accessyear=2007] .

Platform 1:
*South line colour>South Line - all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (clockwise) (via Granville).
*Cumberland line colour>Cumberland Line - all stations services to Blacktown.
*East Hills line colour>Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (anticlockwise) (via the Airport or Sydenham).

Platform 2:
*South line colour>South Line - all stations services to Campbelltown.
*Cumberland line colour>Cumberland Line - all stations services to Campbelltown.
*East Hills line colour>Airport & East Hills Line - all stations services to Campbelltown and Macarthur.

Transport Links

Interline Buses runs three routes to and from Macquarie Fields railway station:
*870 - Between Macarthur Square and Glenfield.
*871 - to Macquarie Fields.
*873 - to Ingleburn station.
NightRide runs one route via Macquarie Fields railway station:
*N30 - Between Macarthur station and City(Town Hall).

Accessibility

The station has street access to platform two, and footbridge access to platform one. As the platforms are connected by a footbridge with stairs, the station does not qualify for Easy Access for wheelchairs.

Gallery

Neighbouring stations

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References

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