Bankstown railway station, Sydney

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Bankstown
Bankstown Line
Station code BAK
Suburb Bankstown
Street(s) North Terrace
Distance from Central Station 18.72 km
Altitude (above sea level)  ? m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Number of platforms 2
Number of tracks 2
Platform arrangement 1 Island
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers Yes
Transfers available Bus
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link
Platform, view from north with historical photo inset
Platform, view from north with historical photo inset
City of Bankstown Portal

Bankstown is the principal railway station on the CityRail Bankstown line, for which the line is named. It is itself named for the Sydney suburb of Bankstown in which it is located. The station has a simple island platform, with a crossover at the eastern end and a turnback at the western end of the station to allow trains to be terminated in either direction.

Bankstown Station is situated in the Old Town Centre Plaza shopping centre, with South Terrace on the southern side and North Terrace on the other.

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[edit] History

With the arrival of the 20th century came the railways. The station officially opened on the 14th of April 1909, after the Public Works Committee agreed to an extension of the railway line from Belmore. Bankstown's 1720 residents were able to board their first steam-driven locomotive.[1] The line was electrified in 1924 and it was the terminus of the line until its extension to Lidcombe on the Western line in 1928 passing through Yagoona and Birrong along the way.[2].

[edit] Platforms/Services

Traditionally, services operate in a loop from the city via Sydenham to Bankstown, then on to Lidcombe, returing to the city via the Inner West Line and vice-versa. In more recent years alternate trains on the line have been extended to Liverpool station. Direct services to Blacktown have previously operated via a loop connection to the Main Western Line near Lidcombe. Bankstown is currently served by four trains per hour during weekday daytimes, and two trains per hour at other times.

Platform 1:

■Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle.

Platform 2:

■Bankstown Line - all stations and limited stops services to Lidcombe or Liverpool via Bankstown.

[edit] Accessibility

Bankstown station has a lift to provide Easy Access for wheelchairs to the platform.

[edit] Bus Services

Sydney Buses:

Punchbowl Bus Company:

Veolia Transport:

NightRide:

[edit] Trackplan


[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station
(inbound)		 Line Following Station
(outbound)
Punchbowl
Bankstown Line
Yagoona

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ About Bankstown Council
  2. ^ Bankstown Line. NSWrail.net. Retrieved on 15 January 2007.


 
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