Town Hall railway station
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Town Hall
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George Street entrance in February 2015
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| Location | George Street, Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | City Circle North Shore Eastern Suburbs |
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| Distance | 1.18 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 (2 island, 2 side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground Major Interchange |
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| Depth | 6 metres (upper level) 12 metres (lower level) |
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| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 February 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Town Hall railway station serves the Sydney central business district. It opened on 28 February 1932.
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History
The station is built on the site of Sydney's earliest colonial cemetery, the Old Sydney Burial Ground.[1][2][3] In 2008, part of this cemetery was being excavated from under the Town Hall.
The station opened on 28 February 1932.[4][5] It was built with six platforms, which were split over two levels with three platforms on each level. When the station opened, only four of the platforms were in use: platforms 1, 2 and 3 on the upper level and platform 6, served by escalators, on the lower level.[6] The other two platforms were built in preparation for a proposed western suburbs line from the city to Gladesville, as envisaged under the Bradfield scheme.[6] This line was never built, and the platforms (4 and 5) remained disused until incorporated into the Eastern Suburbs line when it opened in June 1979.
The station concourse had a major restructure in 2005 when the shops inside were closed to make way for the increasing crowds.
During a refurbishment of the station in 2014, a sign pointing to an air-raid shelter was uncovered on a staircase leading to Platforms 1 and 2. It has been encased in a persplex casing.[7]
Station configuration
Town Hall has two levels, each with three platforms - physically two island platforms, but set up so that one faces two tracks and the other faces the other track. The station has lifts connecting the concourse with the platforms, providing Easy Access for wheelchairs. These facilities were constructed during 2003-2004.
The station is linked to nearby shopping centres including the Queen Victoria Building, The Galeries, Town Hall Square, Pavilion Plaza and, Woolworths Supermarket
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Homebush, Leppington & Campbelltown | [8] | |
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| 2 | services to Epping, Richmond & Emu Plains | one morning NSW TrainLink service to Springwood[9] | |
| 3 | services to Hornsby & Berowra via Chatswood | evening peak hour NSW TrainLink services to Wyong[10][11] | |
| 4 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | [12] | |
| services to Port Kembla & Kiama | [13] | ||
| 5 | services to Bondi Junction | [12] | |
| services to Bondi Junction | [13] | ||
| 6 | services to Kingsgrove, Revesby, Campbelltown & Macarthur | [14] | |
| Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown | [15] |
Transport links
Town Hall station is served by bus routes operated by Forest Coach Lines, Hillsbus, Sydney Buses and Transdev NSW.
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Trackplan
References
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- ↑ Town Hall Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
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- ↑ "Town Hall Station upgrade" Railway Digest January 2015 pages 44-45
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- ↑ 16.0 16.1 NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Town Hall station details Sydney Trains
