Lakemba railway station

Lakemba railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Lakemba. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

Lakemba
General information
LocationRailway Parade, Lakemba
Coordinates33°55′12″S 151°04′33″E / 33.9201°S 151.0757°E / -33.9201; 151.0757
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Bankstown
Distance14.48 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-10pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 6am-7pm
Station codeLKM
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened14 April 1909
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,868,440 (year)
  • 5,119 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Wiley Park
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Bankstown Line Belmore
towards City Circle
Future service
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Wiley Park
towards Bankstown
Metro North West Line Belmore
towards Tallawong

History edit

Lakemba station opened on 14 April 1909 when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore to Bankstown.[3][4]

Previously a shunting neck existed to the west of the station allowing services to terminate at Lakemba. This was removed in the 1990s. The original wooden ticket office above the station was demolished after it was heavily damaged by fire and replaced by a modern metal and glass structure. The station received an easy access upgrade which included a lift in 2007. [4]

War memorial edit

A war memorial was opened outside the station on 19 April 1953 by State Governor John Northcott.[4]

Platforms and services edit

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle [5]
2 services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown [5]

Transport links edit

U-Go Mobility operates four bus routes via Lakemba station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Lakemba station is served by one NightRide route:

References edit

  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. ^ Lakemba Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ a b c Lakemba Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ a b "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 450". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 942". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 946". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route S14". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "N40 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links edit