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Parramatta Railway Station is the main station in Sydney's satellite city of Parramattamarker. It serves the Parramatta central business district and the surrounding area. The station lies on the Western Line and Cumberland Line on Sydney's CityRail network. Parramatta station is also served by intercity trains on the Blue Mountains Line and CountryLink services operating between Sydney and Dubbomarker and Broken Hillmarker.

History

Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granvillemarker and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.

The station was proposed to link to Chatswood via the Parramatta Rail link; however, with the demise of the link between Parramatta and Chatswood with the line cut to Epping, the station was given a major upgrade nonetheless. In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramattamarker, Sydney's largest shopping centre. The works included upgrading the station, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened to the public.

Platforms/Service

  • During Trackwork some trains on Platform 3 will go to Central and some trains on Platform 4 will go to Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Katoomba as the Blue Mountains Line Trackwork used platforms.


Station configuration

The station consists of a centre island platform (platforms 2 and 3) and 2 side platforms (platforms 1 and 4). The western end sits atop a viaduct above street level. The entry concourses are slightly below the street level. The western concourse connects to shops and the bus interchange, which caters for local bus services as well as services for the Liverpool-Parramatta Rapid Bus Transitway and North-West T-way (T-Ways). A set of trailing points on the eastern side of the station side allows 'down' trains on the Down Main track to terminate on platform 4 and return towards the city on the 'Up Main' track. Likewise, a set of trailing points on the western side allows 'Up' trains on the Up Main track to terminate on platform 3 and return towards the west on the 'Down Main' track.

Parramatta is an Easy Access station.

Bus services

Parramatta Transport Interchange

STANDA2: STANDA3: STANDA4:
  • 600 - to Rogans Hillmarker via Northmead, Baulkham Hills and Castle Hill (Hillsbus)
  • 601 - to Kellyvillemarker via Northmead, Baulkham Hills and Kellyville Plaza (Hillsbus)
  • 603 - Weekdays(Monday to Friday) and Saturday services - to Knightsbridge via Northmead, Baulkham Hills East and Castle Hill (Hillsbus)
  • 604 - Weekdays(Monday to Friday) and Saturday services - to Castle Hillmarker via Model Farms and Baulkham Hills Pool (Hillsbus)
  • 606 - to Castle Hillmarker via Northmead, Winston Hills, West Baulkham Hills and Crestwood (Hillsbus)
STANDB1:
  • 906 - Weekdays(Monday to Friday) and Saturday services - to Fairfieldmarker Harris Park, Granville, Excelsior Street South Granville and Old Guildford (Veolia)
  • 907 - to Bankstownmarker via Granville, Blaxcell Street South Granville, Chester Hill and Yagoona (Veolia)
  • 909 - to Bankstownmarker via Harris Park, Parramatta Rd, Auburn Station, Regents Park and Potts Hill (Veolia)
  • 910 - to Bankstownmarker via Granville, Blaxcell Street South Granville, Chester Hill and Yagoona (Veolia)
STANDB2: STANDB4:

Gallery

Image:Westfield_Parramatta.JPG|Parramatta Station Bus InterchangeImage:ParramattaStation.JPG|Parramatta Station Platforms

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