Regents Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Regents Park. The station is heritage-listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales.[3] It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Regents Park | |||||||||||
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 Station in January 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Park Road, Regents Park | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′59″S 151°01′27″E / 33.88298611°S 151.0241694°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 35 metres (115 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Southern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.86 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | RGP | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 November 1912 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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History edit
The original Regents Park station opened on 11 November 1912 when a line was built from Lidcombe. The station was moved in 1924 when the Main South line was extended to Cabramatta in an attempt to reduce overcrowding on the Main Western railway line. The new station opened on 8 October 1924, built in a characteristic standard design of this period.[4][5][6]
A booking and parcels office was constructed on the footbridge as part of the 1924 station. This was replaced with the present building in 1945, and later converted into a kiosk.
In 2001, a lift was installed from the footbridge down to the platform, and new canopies built connecting to the platform buildings.[7]
Immediately south of the station lies Sefton Park Junction with services heading south to Bankstown via the Bankstown line and west to Liverpool via the Main South line. The Southern Sydney Freight Line passes beneath the junction. Until it closed in April 1966, Regents Park was the junction for a line to Potts Hill Reservoir and sidings serving an industrial complex to the north-west of the station.[6][8]
Platforms and services edit
Historically Regents Park was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Bankstown and Liverpool on an alternate basis. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Regents Park is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Lidcombe and three Liverpool – City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[9][10]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Strathfield | 2 services on weekdays | |
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| services to Lidcombe | |||
| 2 | services to Liverpool | 1 service on weekdays | |
| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown |
Transport links edit
Transdev NSW operates two bus routes via Regents Park station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 908: Bankstown station to Merrylands station[11]
- 909: Bankstown station to Parramatta station[12]
Regents Park station is served by one NightRide route:
- N50: Liverpool to City (Town Hall)[13]
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.
- ^ Regents Park Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Restore Inner West Line Restore Inner West Line
- ^ Regents Park Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b Regents Park Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ https://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/state_rail_authority_-_s4934.pdf
- ^ "20 Years Ago" Railway Digest April 1986 page 126
- ^ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 908". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 909". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links edit
Media related to Regents Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Regents Park station details Transport for New South Wales
