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Macdonaldtown railway station

Macdonaldtown railway station is a partially heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Eveleigh. It is served by Sydney Trains' T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and occasional T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services.

Macdonaldtown
Eastbound view from Platform 1, February 2023
General information
LocationBurren Street, Eveleigh
Coordinates33°53′48″S 151°11′11″E / 33.8967°S 151.1863°E / -33.8967; 151.1863
Elevation27 metres (89 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Suburban
Distance2.48 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeMAC
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1878
Rebuilt3 April 1892
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 585,880 (year)
  • 1,605 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Newtown
towards Parramatta or Leppington
 Leppington & Inner West Line Redfern
towards City Circle
Newtown
towards Liverpool
 Liverpool & Inner West Line
     North Shore & Western Line does not stop here
     Northern Line does not stop here

History

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The original Macdonaldtown station opened in 1878 at a site adjacent to the Charles Street subway. It was relocated to its present site on 3 April 1892.[3][4][5]

The Main Suburban line through Macdonaldtown was quadruplicated in 1892,[6] and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[7]

An island platform on the middle pair of tracks was taken out of use and demolished in November 1985.[8] The closed access stairs to this may still be seen from the underpass entrance. To the south of the station, lie the Macdonaldtown Stabling Yards. A footbridge that spanned all six lines was removed in June 1996.[9]

On the morning of 13 July 1986 Macdonaldtown station was painted pink by then 18 year-old John Philip Baxter and his 14-year-old brother. Baxter also glued a table, two chairs and a pot-plant (also painted pink) to the platform to further his "overall effort to enhance the station". No conviction was recorded and the State Rail Authority's claim for damages was rejected by the magistrate.[10]

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    Westbound view from the island platform
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    Entrance from Burren Street underpass

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle [11]
services to Central & the City Circle
(weekday early morning, late night and weekends only)		[11]
2 services to Homebush & Parramatta [11]
services to Liverpool via Regents Park
(weekday early morning, late night and weekends only)		[11]


References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ "'Station Information G to M"' State Rail Authority 1998
  4. ^ Macdonaldtown Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ Macdonaldtown (Burren Street) Railway Underbridge NSW Environment & Heritage
  6. ^ "NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" Australian Railway History issue 810 April 2005 page 141
  7. ^ "Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin April 2001 page 128
  8. ^ "Stations & Tracks Volume 1 – Main Suburban and Branches" State Rail Authority 1988
  9. ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest July 1996 page 42
  10. ^ Victory for John, station Picaso Sydney Morning Herald 19 September 1986 page 3
  11. ^ a b c d "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW. Cite error: The named reference "T2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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