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 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | SMH | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 September 1879 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 3,570 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 64 | ||||||||||
| 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
Summer Hill station opened on 15 September 1879.[2][3] The Main Suburban line through Summer Hill was quadruplicated in 1892,[4] and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[5][6]
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.[6]
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.[7]
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | not in regular use | ||
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| 2 | services to Central & the City Circle | [8] | |
| 3 | services to Homebush, Leppington & Parramatta | [8] |
Transport links
Summer Hill station is served by one NightRide route:
- N50: Liverpool to Town Hall station[9]
References
- ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 Summer Hill Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ Summer Hill station, new plans lodged Action for Public Transport NSW 2 May 2002.
- 1 2 "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Summer Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Summer Hill station details Transport for New South Wales