Dulwich Hill railway station, Sydney

Cityrail Station alt
station_name=Dulwich Hill


servicearea=Bankstown Line
servicearea_color=#Bankstown line colour
servicearea_textcolor=black
code=DHM|suburb=Dulwich Hill
street=Wardell Rd|distance=7.87|altitude=?
traintype=Suburban all stops
platforms=2|tracks=2
platform_arr=1 Island
stationtype=Ground
gates=No|connect=Bus (411, 412)
disabled=No
facilities= [http://www.cityrail.info/facilities/facilities.jsp?n=88&giveOutput=true&facility= Link]

Dulwich Hill Railway Station is a station on the Bankstown line of Sydney's CityRail network, serving the residential area of Dulwich Hill. The station was opened in 1895 as Wardell Road and was renamed Dulwich Hill in 1920. [ [http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Dulwich+Hill&line=NSW:bankstown:0 NSWrail.net-Dulwich Hill] ] The Bankstown line passes through Marrickville before arriving at Dulwich Hill through a cut at Wardell Road (where the station is situated), then follows Ewart Street over Hercules Street to Hurlstone Park.

The double track Metropolitan Goods Railway Line was added to the north of the passenger lines and the Rozelle branch comes off from the main goods line just to the west of the station (Wardell Rd Junction). The station has two platforms using the island platform configuration - the only station on the section running parallel to the goods line not to be converted to side platforms.

Platforms/Service

The station is served by four or five trains during peak hours, four trains per hour off-peak on weekdays and two trains per hour on weekends.

Platform 1:
*Bankstown line alt - all stations services to Central and the City Circle.

Platform 2:
*Bankstown line alt - all stations services to Lidcombe or Liverpool via Bankstown.

Accessibility

The station has access via stairs from Wardell Road, which crosses the railway line at the eastern end of the station. This does not allow for Easy Access for wheelchairs.

Transport Links

Sydney Buses runs two routes via Dulwich Hill station:
*Route 411 - Between Ashfield station and Roselands.
*Route 412 - Between King Street Wharf and Campsie station.
NightRide runs one route via Dulwich Hill railway station:
*Route N40 - Between East Hills station and the City (Town Hall).

Gallery

Neighbouring stations

References

* Oakes, John. "Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways", Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW), 2001. ISBN 0-909650-54-3

External links

* [http://www.cityrail.info/facilities/facilities.jsp?n=88&giveOutput=true&facility= Cityrail station facilities page]