Birrong railway station explained

Birrong
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Rodd Street, Birrong
Coordinates:-33.8933°N 151.0239°W
Distance:22.11 kilometres from Central
Line:Bankstown
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Opened:16 July 1928
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:BIO
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Unstaffed

Passengers:
  • 415,470 (year)
  • 1,138 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Birrong railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Birrong. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

Birrong station opened on 16 July 1928, when the Bankstown line was extended from Bankstown to Regents Park.[3] [4] To the north of the station lies Sefton Park Junction with services heading north to Lidcombe and west to Liverpool on the Main South line. The Bankstown line also passes over the Southern Sydney Freight Line. Birrong is now a key interchange station on the Bankstown Line for passengers travelling along the Liverpool via Regents Park route due to the removal of services from this route on 20 October 2013.

In 2020, following the NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into Sydenham to Bankstown line conversion's review of Transport for NSW plans to close stations in the west of Bankstown,[5] the NSW Government announced a Bankstown to Lidcombe shuttle service would operate in the short-term through Birrong once Sydney Metro Southwest opened in 2024.[6]

Uncertaintly remains regarding the long-term future of Birrong Station with the NSW Government Future Transport Strategy 2056 (November 2020 Edition) outlining the proposed Parramatta to Kogarah via Bankstown line to operate via a new corridor from Chester Hill to Bankstown.[7]

In July 2021 an upgrade to the station was complete with a new lift and staircase.[8] And in September 2022, Transport for NSW mistakenly identified Leightonfield instead of Birrong as the interchange between the T3 Bankstown Line branches to Lidcombe and Liverpool.[9]

Birrong is the only station in Sydney with a pre-WWII style station building that is not heritage-listed. [10]

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. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Birrong Birrong Station
  4. "60 Years Ago" Railway Digest July 1988 page 285
  5. Web site: Sydenham-Bankstown Line conversion . 2022-09-06 . parliament.nsw.gov.au.
  6. Web site: NSW . Transport for . 2020-02-05 . Planning for rail services west of Bankstown . 2022-09-06 . transport.nsw.gov.au . en-AU.
  7. Web site: Transport for NSW . Transport for NSW . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314002728/https://future.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/documents/2021/FutureTransportStrategy2056.pdf . 6 September 2022 . Future Transport Strategy 2056 . 14 March 2022 . bot: unknown .
  8. Web site: NSW . Transport for . 2019-05-29 . Birrong Station Upgrade . 2022-09-06 . transport.nsw.gov.au . en-AU.
  9. Web site: Transport for NSW . 5 September 2022 . Transport for NSW . 6 September 2022 . Future Transport Strategy: Our vision for transport in NSW.
  10. Web site: Transport for NSW . Transport for NSW . Birrong Station Upgrade - Review of Environmental Factors . 1 August 2024 .

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