Concord West railway station

Concord West
Northbound view from Platform 2, showing the station's pedestrian footbridge and concourse and a freight train passing Platform 1, April 2018
General information
LocationQueen Street, Concord West
Australia
Coordinates33°50′55″S 151°05′08″E / 33.848715°S 151.085535°E / -33.848715; 151.085535
Elevation14 metres (46 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance14.54 kilometres (9.03 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codeCDW
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1 September 1887
Rebuilt26 October 2014
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesConcord (1887-1909)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 994,810 (year)
  • 2,726 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Rhodes
towards Hornsby
 Northern Line North Strathfield
towards Gordon via Central

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

View of the station before the fourth platform was built

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]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 No booked services Primarily used by passing freight trains
2 Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney [11]
3 Northbound services to Hornsby [11]
4 2 morning peak and 16 afternoon peak services to Hornsby Primarily used by passing freight trains

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ The Department of Railways Research and Information Section (1966) Railway Quiz (Department of Railways) p. 11
  4. ^ Concord West Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ a b Concord West Railway Station Group & Park NSW Environment & Heritage
  6. ^ North Strathfield Rail Underpass Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Archived 15 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  7. ^ "Signalling & Infrastructure" Railway Digest November 2014 page 43
  8. ^ Upgraded Concord West Stationconcourse is now open Transport for NSW
  9. ^ North Strathfield Rail Proposal Transport for NSW
  10. ^ "Weekly Notice 21" Sydney Trains May 2015 page 11
  11. ^ a b "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.