Macquarie Fields railway station
Macquarie Fields | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 in November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Parade, Macquarie Fields | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°59′06″S 150°52′43″E / 33.985°S 150.878527°ECoordinates: 33°59′06″S 150°52′43″E / 33.985°S 150.878527°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 43.80 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MQF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 October 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Macquarie Fields railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport, T2 Inner West & South and T5 Cumberland lines.
History
Macquarie Fields station opened on 3 October 1888.[1]
An additional track was opened to the west of the station in 1995 as part of the Glenfield - Ingleburn passing loop.[2] This unelectrified track was used by freight and long distance passenger trains. In December 2012, the track was incorporated into the Southern Sydney Freight Line and became freight only.
It has been reported that a ghost of a teenage girl haunts the station, where screaming is often heard at night after train services have stopped. In July 1906, a woman named Emily Gengeson was reportedly ran over and killed by a train.[3]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Granville services to Central & the City Circle via Revesby |
[4] [5] |
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| services to Blacktown & Schofields | [6] | ||
| 2 | services to Campbelltown & Macarthur | [4][5] | |
| services to Campbelltown | [6] |
Transport links
Interline Bus Services operates one route to and from Macquarie Fields station:
- 876: to Eucalyptus Drive, peak extension to Long Point[7]
References
- ↑ Macquarie Fields Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ "The Glenfield - Ingleburn Passing Loop Project" Railway Digest August 1994 pages 18-19
- ↑ ‘Teenage ghost girl’ haunts commuters at Macquarie Fields railway station (News.com.au)
- 1 2 "T2: Airport line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
- 1 2 "T2: Inner West & South line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 13 December 2015.
- 1 2 "T5: Cumberland line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
- ↑ "Route 876 Timetable" (PDF). Interline Bus Service. 8 February 2015.
External links
Media related to Macquarie Fields railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Macquarie Fields station details Sydney Trains