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Sefton railway station

Coordinates: 33°53′07″S 151°00′41″E / 33.885300°S 151.011525°E / -33.885300; 151.011525
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Sefton
Southbound view in June 2011
General information
LocationWellington Road, Sefton
Australia
Coordinates33°53′07″S 151°00′41″E / 33.885300°S 151.011525°E / -33.885300; 151.011525
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Southern
Distance21.19 kilometres (13.17 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeSFT
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened19 October 1924
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 322,510 (year)
  • 884 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Chester Hill
towards Liverpool
Liverpool & Inner West Line Regents Park
towards City Circle

Sefton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sefton. The station is heritage-listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales.[3] It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services.

History

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Sefton station opened on 19 October 1924 when the Lidcombe to Regent's Park line was extended to Cabramatta to become part of the Main South line. The station building is of a characteristic standard design from the 1920s and 1930s. The station was further expanded in the following years, with booking and parcels offices installed on the footbridge in 1928.[3]

The station has undergone changes over the years as the importance of the station decreased and its urban context changed. The buildings on the footbridge were removed. Flower boxes, hedges and trees on the platform were removed. An awning was erected at the end of the 20th century to connect the footbridge landing with the main station building. In 2009, as part of the construction of the Southern Sydney Freight Line, major works were carried out in and around the station, including reconstruction of part of the footbridge, and the installation of lifts. The Southern Sydney Freight Line works also added an additional track to the south side of the existing station, but with no platform.

Service history

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From inception, passenger services at Sefton connected it directly to Lidcombe, Strathfield and the City Circle (later known as the Inner West Line). With the completion of the Bankstown Line extension from Birrong, a small number of services were added through the station between Liverpool and Bankstown. These were gradually increased, progressively replacing services on the Inner West Line until they were eliminated in October 2013 except for two trains eastbound and one train westbound on weekday mornings. A current project is underway to convert most of the Bankstown Line to a rapid transit line. As a result, direct trains to the City via Lidcombe and Strathfield are planned to be restored for the remaining heavy rail stations, including Sefton.[4]The Bankstown line closed on 30 September 2024 with Sefton now having services to the city and Liverpool via Regents Park and Lidcombe.

Platforms and services

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Today Sefton is served by T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services terminating at Liverpool and City via Strathfield services.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Regents Park
2 services to Liverpool
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Sefton station is served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan

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Nearby is the more complicated Sefton Park Junction, which is a triangle, with an additional freight only spur, passenger trains operate on all three sides of the triangle

References

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  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. ^ a b Sefton Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ^ Liverpool City Champion, Major win: Direct train services to the City confirmed, 9 December 2020
  5. ^ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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