Ashfield railway station, Sydney

Ashfield railway station is located in the Sydney suburb of Ashfield and is on the Main Suburban railway line. It has five platforms (two city bound, two outward bound, and one used as a turnback to the city). The station is served by the South, the Inner West lines of the Sydney Trains network.

The station has Easy Access facilities accessed from the overhead pedestrian bridge, incorporating the booking office. Before completion of those facilities, the platforms were accessed from two pedestrian subways which incorporated separate booking offices. The western subway remains as a pedestrian thoroughfare. The station is accessible from Brown Street (at the Hercules Street intersection) or from Station Street.

There is semi-secure cycle parking provided with racks available on both the northern and southern sides of the station. There is access to a number of cycle friendly routes to both the harbour and the city and to the south and west.

History

The station c1900

The station was opened on 26 September 1855, as part of the original Sydney to Parramatta railway line.

The Main Suburban Railway Line through Ashfield was quadruplicated in 1892, and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works. In 2000 the station was largely rebuilt with a new concrete aerial concourse and Easy Access facilities for disabled passengers.

Platforms and services

The station is served by four to eight trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	not in regular use	faces 'up suburban' tracks, trains pass without stopping	some Template:South line trains previously used this platform some trains use this platform in the event of trackwork or delays
2	not in regular use	faces 'down suburban' tracks, trains pass without stopping	some Template:South line trains previously used this platform some trains use this platform in the event of trackwork or delays
3	Inner West line	all stations services to Central and the Template:City Circle alt
	South line	all stations and limited stop services to Central and the Template:City Circle alt
4	Inner West line	terminating services, returning to all stations services to Central and the Template:City Circle alt	turnback platform
5	Inner West line	all stations services to Strathfield, Lidcombe, Cabramatta and Liverpool via Regents Park
	South line	all stations and limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville

Bus services

Sydney Buses runs five routes via Ashfield station:

• Route 406 - between Five Dock and Hurlstone Park
• Route 462 - to Mortlake
• Route 464 - to Mortlake
• Route 466 - to Cabarita Wharf
• Route 491 - between Five Dock and Hurstville

NightRide runs the following routes via Ashfield station:

• Route N50 - between Liverpool Station and City (Town Hall)
• Route N60 - between Fairfield Station and City (Town Hall)
• Route N61 - between Carlingford Station and City (Town Hall)

Gallery

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  Concourse
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  Platforms
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  North entrance
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  Sign outside the station

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Ashfield

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		Sydney Trains		Following station
Template:CityRail stations toward Template:CityRail stations		Template:CityRail lines		Template:CityRail stations toward Template:CityRail stations
Template:CityRail stations toward Template:CityRail stations		Template:CityRail lines		Template:CityRail stations toward Template:CityRail stations

External links

• CityRail - Ashfield station details
• Ashfield Bicycle User Group web site.