Revesby railway station

Revesby
Southbound view of the station entrance, building and platform, December 2012
General information
LocationBlamey Street, Revesby
Coordinates33°57′09″S 151°00′53″E / 33.95243889°S 151.0148194°E / -33.95243889; 151.0148194
Elevation17 metres (56 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)East Hills
Distance20.96 kilometres (13.02 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-10pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 6am-10pm
Station codeRSY
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened21 December 1931
RebuiltApril 2013
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 2,291,620 (year)
  • 6,278 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Terminus Airport & South Line
Local via Airport
Padstow
towards City Circle
Panania
towards Macarthur
Airport & South Line
Early morning, late night via Airport
Airport & South Line
Express via Airport
Wolli Creek
towards City Circle
Panania
towards Campbelltown
Airport & South Line
Peak hour via Sydenham
Sydenham
towards City Circle

Revesby railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Revesby. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.

History

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Eastbound view of Platform 1 in April 2007
Eastbound view in January 2009 from new Platform 3, before the addition of Platform 4 to the right

Revesby station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills. In 1956 a crossing loop was opened.[3][4]

On 9 December 1985, the line from Revesby to East Hills was duplicated with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.[5] The line from Kingsgrove to Revesby was duplicated around the same time.[6]

The Rail Clearways Program saw the station's role change significantly, with plans to considerably boost capacity of the East Hills line by creating two centre turnbacks at the station to replace a side turnback at East Hills, and quadruplicating the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby.

In 2006, construction commenced on a second island platform and a replacement footbridge. Platform 3 opened in December 2008, as the main platform to the west. The existing Platform 2 became a centre turnback with only a few services initially using the facility.[7] In October 2009, a new timetable was introduced, and Revesby replaced East Hills as the major intermediate terminus.

In April 2013, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby, Platform 4 opened.[8]

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport
6 weekday morning peak services to Central & the City Circle via Sydenham
limited all stations services to City Circle via Airport
2 terminating services to & from Central & the City Circle via the Airport and late night services from Macarthur and Leppington [9]
3 terminating services to & from Central & the City Circle via the Airport and late night Macarthur via Glenfield services [9]
4 services to Macarthur
8 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown
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U-Go Mobility operates four bus routes via Revesby station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Revesby station is served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan

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Track layout after completion of Platform 4

References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Revesby Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Revesby Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest April 1986 page 119
  6. ^ "The East Hills to Glenfield Line" Railway Digest August 1986 pages 234-235
  7. ^ Airport & East Hills Line timetable changes CityRail December 2008
  8. ^ Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  9. ^ a b c "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "Transdev NSW route 923". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "Transdev NSW route 924". Transport for NSW.
  12. ^ "Transdev NSW route 926". Transport for NSW.
  13. ^ "Transdev NSW route S5". Transport for NSW.
  14. ^ "N40 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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