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Concord West railway station

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Owned by
  
RailCorp

Line(s)
  
Main Northern

Opened
  
1 September 1887

Rebuilt
  
26 October 2014

Operated by
  
Sydney Trains

Platforms
  
4 (2 island)

Owner
  
RailCorp

Tracks
  
4

Concord West railway station

Location
  
Queen Street, Concord West

Distance
  
14.54 kilometres from Central

Address
  
Concord West NSW 2138, Australia

Similar
  
North Strathfield railway st, Rhodes railway station, Meadowbank railway station - S, Denistone railway station, Cheltenham railway station - S

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 T1 Northern Line services.

History

Concord West station was opened on 1 September 1887 as Concord. 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.

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.

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. 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.

References

Concord West railway station Wikipedia