Lewisham railway station, Sydney explained

Lewisham
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Railway Terrace, Lewisham
Coordinates:-33.8934°N 151.1476°W
Distance:6.25 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Suburban
Other:Bus and light rail
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:6
Opened:1886
Rebuilt:19 December 1891
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:No
Code:LWI
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Unstaffed

Passengers:
  • 1,341,900 (year)
  • 3,676 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Lewisham railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Lewisham. It is served by Sydney Trains' T2 Inner West & Leppington Line services.

History

Lewisham station opened in 1886.[3] The Main Suburban line through Lewisham was quadruplicated in 1892,[4] and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[5]

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 former was trimmed back to a single platform, and the latter demolished as part of the 1927 works. In September 1990, Lewisham closed for three months as the first station that CityRail upgraded.[6]

An easy access upgrade to the station will commence in 2024.[7]

Transport links

Transit Systems operates one bus route via Lewisham station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Lewisham station is served by one NightRide route:

The Inner West Light Rail's Lewisham West stop is located 300 metres south-west of Lewisham station.[9]

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:Lewisham&line=NSW:main_south:0 Lewisham Station
  4. "NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" Australian Railway History Vol 56 No 810 April 2005 page 141
  5. "Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin April 2001 page 128
  6. "Lewisham" Railway Digest February 1990 page 48
  7. https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/lewisham-station-upgrade
  8. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-28 . transportnsw.info.
  9. https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around/light-rail Light Rail information