Wynyard railway station, Sydney

For the disused Canadian station, see Wynyard railway station (Saskatchewan).
Wynyard

Wynyard Walk entrance in September 2016
Location George Street, Sydney
Coordinates 33°51′57″S 151°12′20″E / 33.865868°S 151.205547°E / -33.865868; 151.205547Coordinates: 33°51′57″S 151°12′20″E / 33.865868°S 151.205547°E / -33.865868; 151.205547
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) City Circle
North Shore
Distance 2.05 kilometres from Central
Platforms 4 (2 island)
Tracks 4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 28 February 1932
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Epping or Emu Plains or Richmond
T1
North Shore, Northern & Western Line
towards Hornsby or Berowra
T2
Airport, Inner West & South Line
towards Macarthur
towards Central
T3
Bankstown Line
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Wyong
Central Coast services
via North Shore
(peak hours only)
towards Central

Wynyard railway station serves the Sydney central business district. It opened on 28 February 1932.

History

Ticket barriers in January 2008
Upper level platforms 3 & 4
Former Tram Tunnels leading to disused Platforms 1 and 2
Lower level Platform 6

The station opened on 28 February 1932.[1] Wynyard was originally constructed with six platforms (the existing four platforms are still numbered from 3 to 6), with platforms 1-4 located on the upper level and platforms 5 and 6 on the lower level. The original intention was that Platforms 1 and 2, located adjacent to platforms 3 and 4, would eventually serve the eastern pair of railway tracks across the Harbour Bridge. In the interim, they were used as a terminus for North Shore tram services on Sydney's tram network, a service that operated over those tracks from the bridge's opening in 1932 until 1958. A feature of these lines was Australia's only underground tram terminus.[2]

After tram services were withdrawn, platforms 1 and 2 were walled off from 3 and 4, and the space converted into an underground car park, which continues to function as such to this day. The eastern tram tracks on the bridge were replaced by two extra road lanes as part of the Cahill Expressway. The disused tunnel and ramp that formerly connected the station to the eastern tram tracks can still be seen, mirroring those still in use to the west of the bridge. On 22 January 1956, the lines from platforms 5 and 6 were extended to Circular Quay as part of the City Circle.[2]

Station configuration

Wynyard station currently has two levels, each with two platforms. The upper level serves the North Shore line, whilst the lower level serves lines traversing the City Circle. Both lines run south under York Street from Wynyard to Town Hall. There is no connection between the rails of these two lines at Wynyard.

The passenger concourse is on an intermediate level between the upper and lower platforms. Wynyard is connected via underground passageways to several surrounding buildings and shopping arcades and is located immediately below Wynyard Park. Direct access via tunnels is possible to George, Hunter and Pitt Streets. Wooden escalators dating from the station's opening connect the station concourse with York Street (emerging underneath Transport House) and Carrington Street (under Wynyard Park).[2]

Wynyard Walk

Wynyard Walk is a project to construct a new western pedestrian access to Wynyard station. It provides improved access to Barangaroo and the western CBD from the station. Based on a design by architecture firm Woods Bagot,[3] the project combines a new entrance, a pedestrian tunnel, a pedestrian bridge, and a new pedestrian plaza. At the conclusion of the construction of Wynyard Walk, direct access via tunnels is also be available to Clarence, Kent, and Sussex Streets.[4]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Former tram platform, not in use
2 Former tram platform, not in use
3 services to Epping, Richmond & Emu Plains one morning NSW TrainLink service to Springwood[5]
4 services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park & Berowra via Gordon evening peak hour NSW TrainLink services to Wyong[6][7]
5 services to Homebush, Leppington & Campbelltown [8]
6 services to Kingsgrove, Revesby, Campbelltown & Macarthur [9]
services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown[10]

Wynyard station is served by bus routes operated by Forest Coach Lines, Hillsbus, Sydney Buses and Transdev NSW.

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Trackplan

Track layout

References

  1. ↑ Wynyard Station NSWrail.net
  2. 1 2 3 Wynyard Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. ↑ "Woods Bagot made architects for 'revolutionary' Wynyard Walk, Sydney". Architecture & Design. Infolink. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Wynyard Walk Transport for NSW
  5. ↑ "T1: Western line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  6. ↑ "T1: North Shore & Northern line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
  7. ↑ "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 5 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "T2: Inner West & South line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 13 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "T2: Airport line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  10. ↑ "T3: Bankstown line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
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