Summer Hill railway station explained

Summer Hill
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill
Coordinates:-33.8906°N 151.1395°W
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Line:Main Suburban
Distance:7.03 kilometres from Central
Platform:3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks:6
Other:Bus
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Structure:Ground
Code:SMH
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Staffed: 8am-4pm

Web:Transport for NSW
Opened:15 September 1879
Electrified:Yes
Passengers:
  • 1,730,440 (year)
  • 4,741 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink

Summer Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station 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.[3] [4] The Main Suburban line through Summer Hill was quadruplicated in 1892,[5] and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[6] [7]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Transport links

Summer Hill station is served by one NightRide route:

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:Summer+Hill&line=NSW:main_south:0 Summer Hill Station
  4. "125 Years of the Sydney to Parramatta Railway" Ron Preston New South Wales Rail Transport Museum
  5. "NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" Australian Railway History Vol 56 No 810 April 2005 page 141
  6. "Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin April 2001 page 128
  7. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801099 Summer Hill Station Group
  8. http://www.aptnsw.org.au/cgi-bin/item.cgi?20020502Thu090040.txt Summer Hill station, new plans lodged
  9. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-28 . transportnsw.info.