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Lewisham railway station, Sydney

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Coordinates: 33°53′36″S 151°08′51″E / 33.89342°S 151.14762°E / -33.89342; 151.14762
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Lewisham
Station shelter on Platform 2, October 2006
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Lewisham
Coordinates33°53′36″S 151°08′51″E / 33.89342°S 151.14762°E / -33.89342; 151.14762
Elevation24 metres (79 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Suburban
Distance6.25 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus and light rail
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeLWI
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1886
Rebuilt19 December 1891
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,341,900 (year)
  • 3,676 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Summer Hill
towards Parramatta or Leppington
 Leppington & Inner West Line Petersham
towards City Circle
Summer Hill
towards Liverpool
 Liverpool & Inner West Line
     North Shore & Western Line does not stop here
     Northern Line does not stop here

Lewisham railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Lewisham. It is served by Sydney Trains' T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and occasional T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services.

History

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Lewisham station opened in 1886.[3] The Main Suburban line through Lewisham was quadruplicated in 1892,[4] and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[5]

As part of the 1892 work, the northern side platform was converted to an island platform and a new platform constructed on the most northern line. The former was trimmed back to a single platform, and the latter demolished as part of the 1927 works. In September 1990, Lewisham closed for three months as the first station that CityRail upgraded.[6]

An easy access upgrade to the station will commence in 2024.[7]

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle [8]
services to Central & the City Circle
(weekday early morning, late night and weekends only)		[8]
2 services to Homebush, Leppington & Parramatta [8]
services to Liverpool via Regents Park
(weekday early morning, late night and weekends only)		[8]


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

Lewisham station is served by one NightRide route:

The Inner West Light Rail's Lewisham West stop is located 300 metres south-west of Lewisham station.[11]

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. ^ Lewisham Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" Australian Railway History Vol 56 No 810 April 2005 page 141
  5. ^ "Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin April 2001 page 128
  6. ^ "Lewisham" Railway Digest February 1990 page 48
  7. ^ https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/lewisham-station-upgrade [bare URL]
  8. ^ a b c d "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Transit Systems route 413". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ^ Light Rail information NSW Transport Information
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