Summer Hill railway station
Summer Hill | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view from Platform 2 in October 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′26″S 151°08′22″E / 33.89055°S 151.13951°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 26 metres (85 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Suburban | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.03 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | SMH | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 September 1879 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Summer Hill railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Summer Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & Leppington line services.
History[edit]
Summer Hill station opened on 15 September 1879.[3][4] The Main Suburban line through Summer Hill was quadruplicated in 1892,[5] and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[6][7]
As part of the 1892 work, the northern side platform was converted to an island platform and a new platform constructed on the most northern line. The latter was demolished as part of the 1927 works.[7]
In 2004, Summer Hill was provided with lift facilities which are accessed from the subway. Initial plans called for a new overhead footbridge to access the station however this was opposed by locals on both aesthetic and access grounds, and the plans were subsequently altered to the current arrangement.[8]
Platforms and services[edit]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | not in regular use | ||
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| 2 | services to Central & the City Circle | [9] | |
| 3 | services to Homebush, Leppington & Parramatta | [9] |
Transport links[edit]
Summer Hill station is served by one NightRide route:
- N50: Liverpool to Town Hall station[10]
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.
- ^ Summer Hill Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "125 Years of the Sydney to Parramatta Railway" Ron Preston New South Wales Rail Transport Museum ISBN 0-909862-13-3
- ^ "NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" Australian Railway History Vol 56 No 810 April 2005 page 141
- ^ "Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin April 2001 page 128
- ^ a b Summer Hill Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Summer Hill station, new plans lodged Action for Public Transport NSW 2 May 2002.
- ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links[edit]
Media related to Summer Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Summer Hill station details Transport for New South Wales
