Concord West railway station explained

Concord West
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Queen Street, Concord West
Coordinates:-33.8487°N 151.0855°W
Distance:14.54 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Northern
Structure:Ground
Platform:4 (2 island)
Tracks:4
Opened:1 September 1887
Rebuilt:26 October 2014
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:CDW
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Staffed: 8am-4pm

Former:Concord (1887-1909)
Passengers:
  • 994,810 (year)
  • 2,726 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Concord West railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Concord West. It is served by the Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line services.

History

Concord West station was opened on 1 September 1887 as Concord.[3] In March 1892, a second platform was added when the Main Northern line was duplicated. In June 1909, it was renamed Concord West. In 1911, a third line was laid to the west of the station and a signal box added, with a platform face added by 1940.[4] [5] [6]

During the 2000 Olympics, Concord West was used as an alternate station to access Sydney Olympic Park for services from the Central Coast, with the platforms being extended to enable Intercity trains to make an additional stop. A temporary footbridge and an extra station exit were also provided, but were removed after the Olympics.[5]

Platform 4 is signalled for bi-directional working, and for a time was used as the Sydney stopping point for the now-defunct Great South Pacific Express. It is primarily used by freight trains.

A fourth track was laid to the east of the existing tracks as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project. As part of these works, Concord West received an Easy Access upgrade and an additional platform. A new overhead concourse with lifts opened on 26 October 2014, replacing the existing concourse.[7] [8] The existing eastern platform was converted to an island platform. The new platform (numbered 1) opened on 9 June 2015 and the existing platforms were renumbered.[9] [10]

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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. The Department of Railways Research and Information Section (1966) Railway Quiz (Department of Railways) p. 11
  4. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Concord+West Concord West Station
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20140515012115/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/projects/TP_NSFC_NSRU_REF_Tech_Paper_3_D.pdf Concord West Railway Station Group & Park
  6. http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/projects/TP_NSFC_NSRU_REF_Tech_Paper_3_D.pdf North Strathfield Rail Underpass Historic Heritage Impact Assessment
  7. "Signalling & Infrastructure" Railway Digest November 2014 page 43
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20130310141221/https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/Projects-Northern-Sydney-Freight-Corridor-Program/north-strathfield-rail-underpass/current-works Upgraded Concord West Stationconcourse is now open
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102220939/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/projects/TP_NSFC_NSRU_REF_5_A.pdf North Strathfield Rail Proposal
  10. "Weekly Notice 21" Sydney Trains May 2015 page 11