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Dulwich Hill railway station

Dulwich Hill
Westbound view of station platform and building, October 2023
General information
LocationWardell Road, Dulwich Hill
Australia
Coordinates33°54′40″S 151°08′27″E / 33.9111°S 151.1409°E / -33.9111; 151.1409
Elevation22 metres (72 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byMetro Trains Sydney (from 2025)
Line(s)Bankstown
Distance7.87 kilometres (4.89 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeDHM
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1 February 1895
Closed30 September 2024
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesWardell Road (1895-1920)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 987,660 (year)
  • 2,706 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Future services
Hurlstone Park
towards Bankstown
Metro North West & Bankstown Line Marrickville
towards Tallawong
Former services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Hurlstone Park
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Bankstown Line (until 2024) Marrickville
towards City Circle

Dulwich Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill.

History

Dulwich Hill station opened on 1 February 1895 as Wardell Road when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham to Belmore. It was renamed Dulwich Hill on 1 July 1920.[3][4]

To the north of the station, lie two tracks that are part of the Metropolitan Goods line. Opposite the platform lay a triangular junction that connected the Metropolitan Goods line to a branch to Rozelle. This was removed in October 2012 for the conversion of the Rozelle line to light rail.

The station has two platforms in an island platform configuration, the only station on the section running parallel to the goods line not to be converted to side platforms. The station buildings date from 1935.[4]

In October 2023, a new western concourse opened, providing lift access and transfer to the Light Rail stop.

The station closed on 30 September 2024 as part of works to convert the Bankstown line to Sydney Metro.

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Tallawong (from 2025)
2 services to Bankstown (from 2025)

Buses

Transit Systems operates one bus route via Dulwich Hill station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Dulwich Hill station is served by one NightRide route:

Light rail

The Inner West Light Rail terminates at the western end of Bedford Crescent, 100 metres from the railway station:

Future

Dulwich Hill will be converted to a Metro station, as part of stage 2 of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest. The Metro will significantly increase the frequency of service to 15 trains an hour and shorten the trip to the city by up to 4 minutes.[8]

References

  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. ^ Dulwich Hill Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ a b Dulwich Hill Railway Station Group Office of Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ "Transit Systems route 412". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "N40 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ Light Rail information NSW Transport Information
  8. ^ "Dulwich Hill Train Station". sydneymetro.info. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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