Harris Park railway station

Harris Park
Southbound view of platform and concourse, August 2018
General information
LocationStation Street, Harris Park
Australia
Coordinates33°49′24″S 151°00′28″E / 33.82323611°S 151.0076889°E / -33.82323611; 151.0076889
Elevation20 metres (66 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western
Distance22.53 kilometres (14.00 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes (platform 3/4)
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeHPK
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,544,650
  • 4,232 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Parramatta
towards Penrith
 North Shore & Western Line
Weekday limited and weekends only
 Granville
towards Berowra
Parramatta
Terminus
 Leppington & Inner West Line
Weekdays only
 Granville
towards City Circle
Parramatta
towards Richmond
 Cumberland Line Merrylands
towards Leppington

Harris Park railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Harris Park. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western Line, T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and T5 Cumberland Line services.

History

Harris Park station opened in the late 1800s.[3] Originally built as two side platforms, both were rebuilt as island platforms during the quadruplication of the Granville to Westmead line in the mid-1980s.[4] On 2 November 1996, the Harris Park to Merrylands Y-Link opened allowing direct train operation between these two stations by what is now known as the Cumberland Line.[5]

On 30 June 2013, a landslide occurred and a retaining wall collapsed in heavy rain, burying one track and partially covering platform 4.[6][7]

An accessibility upgrade, including lift access to the station, was announced in 2015.[8]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 occasional early morning & late night services to Hornsby & Berowra infrequently used[9]
2 weekday early morning & late night services to Penrith infrequently used[9]
3 services to North Sydney, Chatswood and Lindfield weekends only[9]
weekday services to the City Circle[10]
services to Leppington and Liverpool[11]
4 services to Penrith weekends & late nights only[9]
weekday services to Parramatta[10]
services to Schofields and Richmond[11]

Track plan

Track layout, the junction to the Y-Link is actually a double ladder junction and the facing (right hand) crossover does not exist
Entrance on Station Street

References

  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. ^ Harris Park Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Harris Park" Railway Digest August 1985 page 226
  5. ^ "Cumberland Line Officially Opened" Railway Digest December 1996 page 6
  6. ^ Passengers warned to expect delays after train station wall collapses Sydney Morning Herald 30 June 2013
  7. ^ Sydney Trains boss takes blame as report into Harris Park station landslip released ABC News 9 August 2013
  8. ^ "Budget delivers more accessible public transport". Transport for NSW. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ a b "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.