Merrylands railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Merrylands. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Leppington & Inner West and T5 Cumberland line services.
Merrylands | |||||||||||||||
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 Exterior view of the concourse, June 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Railway Terrace, Merrylands Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′11″S 150°59′35″E / 33.83639167°S 150.992925°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 22 metres (72 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 23.47 kilometres (14.58 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am–10pm
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| Station code | MLN | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 6 July 1878 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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History
editMerrylands station opened on 6 July 1878.[3][4]
In 1969, the Merrylands Road level crossing to the south of the station was replaced by the Mombri Street overpass to the north. In 1972, the signal box at Merrylands closed with operations transferred to Granville signal box.[5] On 2 November 1996, the Merrylands to Harris Park Y-Link opened allowing direct train operation between these two stations by what is now known as the Cumberland Line.[6]
The station was upgraded in 2006, with lifts added for easy access.[7]
Until at least the mid-1990s, sidings existed to the north-west of the station to serve a flour mill.
Platforms and services
edit| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle | [8] | |
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| services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond | [9] | ||
| 2 | services to Leppington | [8] | |
| services to Leppington weekend services to Liverpool | [9] |
Transport links
editThis section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Transdev NSW no longer operates any routes, these routes have been taken by Transit Systems NSW - please update the timetable references as well. (July 2024) |
Merrylands Bus Interchange
Stand 1: Transit Systems Sydney
- 809: to Pemulwuy via Hilltop and South Wentworthville, then continues to Parramatta via route 811/811X[10]
- 818: to Westmead via South Wentworthville[11]
Stand 2: Transit Systems Sydney
- 806: to Liverpool via Greystanes, Prairiewood and Abbotsbury[12]
- 810 and 810X: to Parramatta via Pemulwuy, Greystanes, South Wentworthville[13][14] No difference between 810 and 810X until South Wentworthville
Stand 4: Transdev NSW
Stand 4 Transit Systems Sydney
- 802: to Liverpool via Guildford West, Fairfield, Canley Heights, Bonnyrigg, Miller and Cartwright[16]
- 804: to Liverpool via Guildford West, Fairfield, Greenfield Park, Hinchinbrook[17]
- 820: to Guildford station via Bristol Street[18]
- 822: 2 weekday offpeak services to Guildford station via Railway Tce[19]
Bus in Merrylands Road Transit Systems Sydney
- 802: to Parramatta via Pitt Street[16]
- 804: to Parramatta via Pitt Street[17]
- 806: to Parramatta via Pitt Street[12]
Merrylands station is served by one Nightride route:
References
edit- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Merrylands Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Merrylands Railway Station Building NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "The Merrylands Story" Australian Railway History June 2010
- ^ "Cumberkand Line Officially Opened" Railway Digest December 1996 page 6
- ^ "MERRYLANDS RAILWAY STATION Project in Merrylands, NSW - Cordell Connect".
- ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 809". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 818". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Transit Systems route 806". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 810". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 810X". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 908". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Transit Systems route 802". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Transit Systems route 804". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 820". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 822". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N60 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Merrylands railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Merrylands station details Transport for New South Wales
