Auburn railway station, Sydney explained

Auburn
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Rawson Street, Auburn
Coordinates:-33.8493°N 151.0329°W
Distance:18.63 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Suburban
Other:Bus
Structure:Elevated
Platform:4 (2 island)
Tracks:4
Opened:1877
Rebuilt:1913
1954
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:AUB
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:Staffed
Passengers:
  • 8,446,450 (year)
  • 23,141 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Auburn railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Auburn. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western and T2 Inner West & Leppington line services. The station serves one of the most multi-culturally diverse suburbs in the city.

To the west of the station lies Auburn Railway Signal Box, UGL Unipart's Maintrain maintenance facility, the Auburn Maintenance Centre and a Pacific National depot.

History

Auburn station opened in 1877.[3] The station was rebuilt in 1913 and again in 1954 when the line was quadrupled.[4]

The original subway underneath the platforms was closed in the 1990s, replaced by a new subway further east, which remains in use to this day.

The station was upgraded in 2007 with new lifts and tiling by Haslin Constructions for RailCorp at a cost of $5.5 million.[5]

Transport links

Busways operates two bus routes via Auburn station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Transdev NSW operates four bus routes via Auburn station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Auburn railway station is served by two NightRide routes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. Web site: Train Station Monthly Usage . Open Data . 26 January 2024.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324160549/http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Auburn Auburn Station
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014447/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4800009 Auburn Railway Signal Box
  5. https://haslin.com.au/projects/auburn-railway-station/
  6. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/540/26540 Route 540 timetable
  7. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/544/26544 Route 544 timetable
  8. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/908/38908 Route 908 timetable
  9. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/909/38909 Route 909 timetable
  10. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/911/38911 Route 911 timetable
  11. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/s3/380S3 Route S3 timetable
  12. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/n60/23N60 Route N60 timetable
  13. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/n61/23N61 Route N61 timetable