Chalmers Street

Chalmers Street, Surry Hills

New South Wales
General information
TypeStreet
Length1.0 km (0.6 mi)
Major junctions
Southern endPhillip Street, Surry Hills
 Redfern Street
Cleveland Street
Devonshire Street
Northern endFoveaux Street, Surry Hills

Chalmers Street is a one way street in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia.

Until 1905 Chalmers Street was part of Castlereagh Street when the continuity was broken by the construction of Central station. It was named after the 1856 built Chalmers Church.[1]

It runs south–north from Phillip Street to Foveaux Street feeding traffic into Elizabeth Street.[citation needed]

In 1949, the southern part of the street between Devonshire and Foveaux streets was closed to facilitate the construction of underground platforms at Central station as part of the Eastern Suburbs railway line with traffic diverted via Randle Street.[2] The original route was eventually restored in 1978.[3][4]

With the construction of the CBD and South East Light Rail, vehicular traffic was again diverted via Randle Street in 2015, with Chalmers Street redeveloped as the Central Chalmers Street tram stop.[5]

Notable features along its route include Redfern Oval, the Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Cleveland House, Railway Institute Building, Prince Alfred Park and Sydney Dental Hospital.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ History of Sydney Streets City of Sydney
  2. ^ Rail Construction to Close City Street Truck & Bus Transportation August 1949 page 28
  3. ^ Service Variations Fleetline issue 42 January 1979 page 12
  4. ^ Kennedy, Brian; Kennedy, Barbara (1982). Subterranean Sydney. Frenchs Forest: AH & AW Reed. pp. 65/66. ISBN 058950312X.
  5. ^ Proposal City of Sydney