Macarthur railway station
Macarthur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 3 in November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Menangle Road, Campbelltown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°04′19″S 150°47′49″E / 34.071893°S 150.79687°ECoordinates: 34°04′19″S 150°47′49″E / 34.071893°S 150.79687°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 56.58 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 July 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Macarthur railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Campbeltown. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport line and NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services. It is the southern extremity of the electrified Sydney Trains network.
History
Construction started in November 1983 with the station opening on 28 July 1985.[1][2][3] It was initially only served by a few peak-hour services until a new timetable was introduced on 16 November 1986.[4]
The station initially consisted of two side platforms. Because suburban trains terminating on the main lines caused congestion to through trains, a side turnback platform was added in time for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Under the CityRail Clearways Project, Macarthur received an upgrade. This work, completed in late 2010, included refurbishment of the station, a bus interchange and a new carpark. In a proposed second stage, Macarthur was to receive a fourth platform for through trains heading south, however the project was cancelled.[5]
In January 2013, the Southern Sydney Freight Line opened to the west of the station.
Electrification through the Macarthur station site was completed in 1968 as part of the Liverpool-Glenlee electrification project. Electric passenger trains terminated at Campbelltown, but freight trains continued to Glenlee coal siding and loader (now in Mount Annan) so that electrically hauled coal trains could connect it and Port Kembla. The Glenlee coal loader has closed and the wires have been removed beyond Macarthur.
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Revesby | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Central & the City Circle via Revesby | [6] | |
| services to Campbelltown & Central | [7] | ||
| 3 | services to Moss Vale & Goulburn | [7] |
References
- ↑ "1983/84 Annual Report" Railway Digest April 1985 page 95
- ↑ Macarthur Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ "Macarthur Station's Few Trains" Railway Digest August 1985 page 233
- ↑ "Supersize Trains for Central Coast" Railway Digest November 1986 page 339
- ↑ Macarthur Turnback Project Transport Construction Authority
- 1 2 "T2: Airport line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
- 1 2 "Southern Highlands line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 18 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Macarthur railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Macarthur station details Sydney Trains