- Olympic Park railway station
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Olympic Park
Olympic Park Line Station code OLP Suburb Sydney Olympic Park Street(s) Murray Rose Avenue Distance from Central Station 17.33 km Altitude (above sea level) ? m Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Special event limited stopsNumber of platforms 4 Number of tracks 2 Platform arrangement 2 Side
1 IslandType of station Underground Ticket barriers Yes Transfers available Bus Disabled access 
Yes Station facilities Link The Olympic Park railway station in Sydney serves the stadiums and sportsgrounds in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park. These sports facilities were built for the 2000 Summer Olympics, but are retained for post-games uses. The station is located on a balloon loop, with 2 tracks and 4 platform faces. The centre island platform 2/3 is used by arriving east and west trains to disembark passengers. The two separate outermost side platforms 1 & 4 are used by departing east and west trains to pick up passengers. The stadiums are about 3 km (1.9 mi) from any existing rail line, which necessitated the rail branchline.
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Design
Designed by HASSELL, the design of the station has been critically acclaimed by many. It has won the 1998 BHP Colorbond Award for innovative use of steel architecture, and the 1998 Sir John Sulman Medal, from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.[1]
Gallery
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Aerial view
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Interior
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Platform 4 of the station from the southern concourse
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Rail tunnel loop
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Platforms 1 & 2
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Platforms 3 & 4
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Ticket Barriers
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Barriers on Alternate side
Platforms
Track plan
The station's platforms are configured for different functions; for normal usage, and for special event usage.
Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes 
Olympic Park Line Special events services to Strathfield, Redfern and Central Special events only 
Olympic Park Line Weekday off-peak limited stops services to Central
Setting down special events services from Central, Redfern and Strathfield
Olympic Park Line Olympic Park Sprint shuttle services to Lidcombe
Setting down special events services from Blacktown, Seven Hills, Westmead, Parramatta, Granville and Lidcombe
Olympic Park Line Special events services to Strathfield, Redfern and Central, Blacktown Special events only Transport links
Sydney Buses runs five routes to and via Olympic Park station:
- Route 401 - between Lidcombe and Sydney Olympic Park
- Route 450 - between Hurstville and Sydney Olympic Park
- Route 525 - between Burwood and Parramatta
- Route 526 - between Burwood and Olympic Park Wharf
- Route 533 - between Chatswood and Sydney Olympic Park
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station CityRail Following station Terminus Olympic Park Line Lidcombetowards CentralSee also
- Island platform
- Spanish solution
- Railway station layouts
References
- ^ "Sydney Olympic Park Awards". Sydney Olympic Park. http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/corporate/awards/1994-1998. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
Olympic Park Line - (Central)
- (Redfern)
- (Strathfield)
- Olympic Park
- Lidcombe
(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)CityRail Lines Suburban - Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra
- Bankstown
- Inner West
- Airport & East Hills
- South
- Cumberland
- Western
- North Shore
- Carlingford
- Olympic Park
- Northern
Interurban and regional - South Coast
- Southern Highlands
- Blue Mountains
- Newcastle & Central Coast
- Hunter
Under construction or planning: South West Rail Link, North West Rail Link Coordinates: 33°50′48″S 151°04′10″E / 33.84663056°S 151.0694833°E
Categories:- Railway stations in Sydney
- Easy Access railway stations in Sydney
- Railway stations opened in 1998
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