Campsie railway station

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Campsie
Campsie Station.jpg
Eastbound view, May 2020
LocationBeamish Street, Campsie
Coordinates33°54′37″S 151°06′09″E / 33.910376°S 151.102579°E / -33.910376; 151.102579Coordinates: 33°54′37″S 151°06′09″E / 33.910376°S 151.102579°E / -33.910376; 151.102579
Elevation32 metres (105 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Bankstown
Distance11.70 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCMP
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1 February 1895
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
201818,250 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Belmore
toward Lidcombe or Liverpool
 TfNSW T3.svg Bankstown Line Canterbury
toward City Circle
Future service
Preceding station TfNSW M.svg Sydney Metro Following station
Belmore
toward Bankstown
 M1 Metro North West Line Canterbury
toward Tallawong

Campsie railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Campsie. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History[]

Campsie station opened on 1 February 1895 when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham to Belmore.[2][3]

In 1915, the station was remodelled when the Metropolitan Goods Line was built to the north of the existing lines. Platforms were provided that were used by railway workers' trains to Enfield South, Delec and Hope Street. These services ceased in 1996. These shorter platforms remain in situ, however with the Metropolitan Goods Line not connected to the Sydney Trains network, are not used.

In 2001, a new booking office was opened on the footbridge.[3]

The station will be converted to Sydney Metro standards as part of Sydney Metro City & Southwest. This is expected to be completed in 2024.[4] Preliminary works are underway as of late 2019. In May 2020, the concept design for Campsie metro station was released.[5]

Description[]

The station has two wide entrances from Beamish St, onto the concourse. Before the Opal ticketing system, the concourse had two large cash + card ticket machines, one card only machine and two ticket windows. All the former ticket machines were removed after paper tickets were phased out, replaced with two card only Opal topup machines. One of these machines can also issue single trip cards. The ticket windows are now permanently closed. Cash is not accepted for tickets or top up at this station, as there are several retailers (e.g. newsagents, Woolworths) nearby able to process Opal top ups.

The concourse is divided by a line of ticket gates of the older type, which originally made to process paper tickets, but now have Opal functionality added on. The station office and toilets are also located on the concourse. From the concourse, there is a lift and steps to each platform.

Trackplan
Legend
↑E To Canterbury
Beamish St
1
2
To Enfield
↓W To Belmore

The left two tracks at Campsie are the Metropolitan Goods Line. Just west of Campsie, they diverge from the Bankstown line and travel toward Enfield Yard. Platforms are provided for these lines, but they are not used and the platform for the Up Goods is not accessible to the public. The two platforms on the right are for the Bankstown line. There are crossovers east and west of the station allowing trains from both directions to terminate on platform 1. This is normally only done during trackwork or if there is an incident on the line. The crossovers can also allow a limited stops train to overtake a late running all stops train, which is very rarely done. However, this movement is done once a day, usually on a late night service, as a points cleaning movement (all points on the network must be traversed at least once every 24 hours to ensure they are working properly).

Both platforms retain their old station buildings, but they are completely closed to the public. The buildings are mostly used as storerooms. Both platforms are also curved, meaning that the guard of a train on platform 2 needs to step off the train to see the whole train. The whole station is equipped with LCD screens and automated announcements showing train times.

Platforms & services[]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle [6]
2 services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown [6]

Transport links[]

Punchbowl Bus Company operates one route from Campsie station:

  • 942: to Lugarno[7]

Transit Systems operate 10 routes via Campsie station:

Campsie station is served by one NightRide route:

References[]

  1. ^ Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ Campsie Station NSWrail.net
  3. ^ a b Campsie Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ^ Sanda, Dominica (22 June 2017). "Work on Sydney Harbour tunnels to start". News Limited. Australian Associated Press.
  5. ^ Concept design for Campsie Station released Sydney Metro 18 May 2020
  6. ^ a b "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 942". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Transit Systems route 410". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Transit Systems route 412". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "Transit Systems route 413". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "Transit Systems route 415". Transport for NSW.
  12. ^ "Transit Systems route 420". Transport for NSW.
  13. ^ "Transit Systems route 445". Transport for NSW.
  14. ^ "Transit Systems route 473". Transport for NSW.
  15. ^ "Transit Systems route 487". Transport for NSW.
  16. ^ "Transit Systems route 490". Transport for NSW.
  17. ^ "Transit Systems route 492". Transport for NSW.
  18. ^ "N40 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links[]

Media related to Campsie railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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