Owned by RailCorp Line(s) Main South Opened 26 September 1856 Connection Bus Tracks 5 | Operated by Sydney Trains Connections Bus Owner RailCorp Platforms in use 4 (2 side, 1 island) | |
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Location Bigge Street, Liverpool Distance 38.68 kilometres from Central Address Liverpool NSW 2170, Australia Similar Glenfield railway station - S, Warwick Farm railway st, Campbelltown railway station, Cabramatta railway station, Lidcombe railway station | ||
Liverpool railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Liverpool. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & South, T3 Bankstown and T5 Cumberland services.
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History
The town (now suburb) of Liverpool on the Georges River was one of the earliest settlements of the colony of New South Wales. The station opened on 26 September 1856 and was an early terminus of the Main South line. Immediately north of Liverpool station, a former branch line crossed the Georges River and entered the Holsworthy military base. The pylons for the bridge over the river have been reused to provide a pedestrian walkway.
In 1929, the line from Central was electrified. Liverpool remained the terminating point for electric services until the wires were extended to Campbelltown in 1968. It was also a calling point for regional services until the 1990s.
In 1965, one person was killed and three were injured when a freight train collided with a stationary electric passenger train at Liverpool station.
In 2000, the station underwent a major easy access upgrade with the provision of passenger lifts to the platforms, a new passenger concourse, toilets and a refurbishment of the heritage building on platform 1.
The Southern Sydney Freight Line passes to the east of the station. It opened in January 2013. Around the same time, a new platform for southbound services was constructed as part of the Rail Clearways Program. Platform 4 opened in January 2014. Previously platform 2 was the main southbound platform with platform 3 used for turnbacks.
Platforms and services
The station has four platforms. Platforms 1 and 4 serve the Airport, Inner West & South and Cumberland lines, and platforms 2 and 3 serve as a terminus for Bankstown line trains and Leppington shuttle services.
Transport links
Liverpool railway station has a busy bus station opened in 2000 attached to it. Local bus services are operated by Interline, Transdev NSW and Transit Systems Sydney.
It is also a calling point for some Greyhound Australia services to and from Canberra.