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'''Epping railway station''' is a railway station in [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]], in the [[Northern Sydney|northern]] region of Sydney. It is served by [[Sydney Trains]] [[Northern Line (Sydney)|T9 Northern Line]], [[NSW TrainLink]] [[Central Coast & Newcastle Line]], and [[Metro North West Line]] services.
'''Epping railway station''' is a heritage-listed railway station in [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]], in the [[Northern Sydney|northern]] region of Sydney. It is served by [[Sydney Trains]]' [[Northern Line (Sydney)|T9 Northern Line]], [[NSW TrainLink]]'s [[Central Coast & Newcastle Line]], and [[Sydney Metro]]'s [[Metro North West Line|North West & Bankstown Line]] services.


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File:Epping_Railway_Station_above_ground_platforms.jpg|Above ground platforms, April 2022
File:Epping 23-02-09.jpg|Transfer concourse, February 2009
File:Transfer concourse of Epping station Updated.jpg|Transfer concourse, August 2024
File:Epping Station Platform 6.JPG|Underground platform, prior to the opening of the [[Sydney Metro Northwest]], April 2009
File:Epping metro platform.jpg|[[Sydney Metro Northwest]] platform, August 2021
File:Epping metro platform.jpg|[[Sydney Metro Northwest]] platform, August 2021
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Revision as of 07:55, 11 September 2024

Epping
Langston Place building and entrance, April 2022
General information
LocationBeecroft Road, Epping
Coordinates33°46′23″S 151°04′56″E / 33.773172°S 151.082219°E / -33.773172; 151.082219
Elevation97 m (318 ft) (ground level)
Operated bySydney Trains
Metro Trains Sydney
NSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Metro North West Line
Distance23.32 km (14.49 mi) from Central
Platforms5 (2 island, 1 side)
Tracks5
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Underground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeEPG
History
Opened17 September 1886; 138 years ago (1886-09-17)
Rebuilt7 October 1899 (1899-10-07) (Current)
23 February 2009 (2009-02-23) (Epping to Chatswood)
26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) (Metro)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesField of Mars (1886-1887)
Carlingford (1887-1899)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 7,052,060 (year)
  • 19,321 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Cheltenham
towards Hornsby
 Northern Line Eastwood
towards Gordon via Central
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Hornsby
towards Newcastle Interchange
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line Strathfield
towards Central
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Cherrybrook
towards Tallawong
 Metro North West & Bankstown Line Macquarie University
towards Sydenham
Other services
Future services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Cherrybrook
towards Tallawong
 Metro North West & Bankstown Line
(From 2025)
 Macquarie University
towards Bankstown
Former services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Macquarie University
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
 North Shore & Western Line
Hornsby via Epping (2009-2018)
 Cheltenham
towards Hornsby

Epping railway station is a heritage-listed railway station in Epping, in the northern region of Sydney. It is served by Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line, NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle Line, and Sydney Metro's North West & Bankstown Line services.

History

The station opened as Field of Mars on 17 September 1886.[3] It was renamed Carlingford on 5 April 1887, and again to Epping on 7 October 1899 when it moved to its current site.[4][5][6][7][8]

After much campaigning from locals, a wooden overhead booking office was constructed along with an additional island platform in 1928, The centre track was originally a terminating road, and was served by platforms on each side. This was intended as part of John Bradfield's proposed Epping to St Leonards line. A new booking office on the footbridge was added in 1967 after the 1928 wooden structure was destroyed by fire.

In the mid 1980s, the concourse was extended with more shade provided over platforms as well as the addition of two clock towers.

In 1979, the centre terminating track was converted to a bi-directional main line with the platform face on the eastern side fenced off. As part of the 2000s upgrading works, the fencing was switched to the opposite platform.

The station received lifts in the 1990s in order to make the station wheelchair accessible.

Upgrade works began in 2004 to prepare the station for the Epping to Chatswood rail link. Works included a new concourse and pedestrian overpass, wider platforms, an underground transfer concourse and the addition of two underground platforms (5 & 6) for the new line. The new aerial concourse was constructed to the north of the 1967 concourse, which was demolished. The above ground upgrades were completed on 14 April 2007, while the underground concourse and platforms were opened on 23 February 2009 in conjunction with the new line.[9][10]

To the north of the station, an additional track was laid as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project opening in June 2016.[11] The new track opened on 14 June 2016.[12]

In September 2018, the Epping to Chatswood rail link (ECRL), the underground concourse and platforms 5 & 6 were closed and upgraded to metro standards, including fitting the underground platforms with platform screen doors, as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.[13] As a result, the Northern line reverted to operating from Hornsby to Central via Strathfield, and was later designated its own route T9 in April 2019. On 26 May 2019, the underground concourse and platforms reopened and serviced the new Metro North West Line, operating between Chatswood and Tallawong. The tunnels from the ECRL to the surface was kept, however the track for the Up line was lifted. The track for the down line was kept in case access to the Sydney Metro tunnels was required by maintenance vehicles. However, this access has never been used, with the points clipped and several stop blocks (a piece of wood bolted across the rails) and buffer stops in the way.

Signal box

Epping signal box opened on 31 October 1928 and operated the interlocking at Epping until its closure on 12 November 2006. The original miniature lever frame was replaced by an NX panel circa 1980. Control of the area was transferred to Strathfield signal box, and then to the new Homebush Control Centre in October 2008.[14] The signal box remained derelict and unused until its demolition in 2010. In 2019, control of the area was passed to the Rail Operations Centre in Alexandria.[15][16]

Services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Southbound services to Sydney Central via Strathfield [17]
Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney
8 weekday morning peak and 7 weekday afternoon peak services to Central		[18]
2 Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield and northbound services to Hornsby [18]
3 Morning and afternoon peak services to Hornsby [18]
services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle Interchange[17]
5 Services to Chatswood, Central, Sydenham and Bankstown (late 2025) [19]
6 Services to Tallawong

Epping station is served by bus routes operated by Busways and CDC NSW, and one NightRide route.[20]

External image
image icon Epping Bus Guide by Transport for NSW

Trackplan

Track layout prior to construction of the Epping to Chatswood line

[16]

Current trackplan (underground)
Legend
Down→
 W→ To Cherrybrook
E← To Macquarie Uni
←Up
To Main North (surface)
Current trackplan (ground level)
Legend
US
UM
DM
DS
 S↑ To Eastwood
Down Siding
Stop block
Former portals to ECRL
UM
DM
DR
 N↓ To Cheltenham
  • Epping viewing Southbound, c. 1920
    Epping viewing Southbound, c. 1920
  • Beecroft Road exit, prior to being rebuilt, February 2006
    Beecroft Road exit, prior to being rebuilt,
    February 2006
  • Old concourse prior to its demolition, February 2006
    Old concourse prior to its demolition,
    February 2006
  • Above ground platforms, April 2022
    Above ground platforms, April 2022
  • Transfer concourse, August 2024
    Transfer concourse, August 2024
  • Sydney Metro Northwest platform, August 2021
    Sydney Metro Northwest platform, August 2021

References

  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. ^ Original plan of Epping Railway Station, retrieved 6 June 2019
  4. ^ Epping Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ Epping Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  6. ^ Hazlewood, Rex. Epping Railway Station c.1910. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ "RAILWAY FROM PETERSHAM TO FIELD OF MARS". The Daily Telegraph. No. 3928. New South Wales, Australia. 28 January 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "PROPOSED FIELD OF MARS RAILWAY". The Australian Star. No. 527 (SECOND ed.). New South Wales, Australia. 10 August 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Station work is on track" MX 9 February 2007 page 2
  10. ^ CityRail – Epping to Chatswood rail link CityRail
  11. ^ Section 5.2.2, Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Environmental Impact Statement NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure
  12. ^ "Weekly Notice 21" Sydney Trains May 2016 page 5
  13. ^ Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit Transport for NSW 19 September 2014
  14. ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest February 2007
  15. ^ Bungard, Matt (30 May 2019). "'Bigger and better than NASA': $300m rail control centre opened". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  16. ^ a b DRIVERS ROUTE KNOWLEDGE DIAGRAMS – MAIN NORTH LINE (PDF). Sydney Trains. 2019. pp. 13–14.
  17. ^ a b "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  18. ^ a b c "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  19. ^ "M1: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  20. ^ Epping Station Transport for NSW
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