Warwick Farm railway station

Warwick Farm railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Warwick Farm. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & Leppington, T3 Bankstown and T5 Cumberland line services.

Warwick Farm
Southbound view in August 2010
Location	Remembrance Drive, Warwick Farm
Coordinates	33°54′48″S 150°56′06″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main South
Distance	28.43 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	WKF
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	18 March 1889
Rebuilt	1943
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013	2,450 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	99
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Liverpool toward Leppington Inner West & Leppington Line Cabramatta toward City Circle Liverpool Terminus Bankstown Line Liverpool toward Leppington Cumberland Line Cabramatta toward Richmond

History

The original Warwick Farm station opened on 18 March 1889 as a private platform for William Forrester near the former level crossing on the Hume Highway. It was relocated to its present location in 1943 when nearby Warwick Farm Racecourse was used as a military camp.[2][3][4]

Previously, a 1.6-kilometre branch line to the racecourse branched off from the Main South line north of the station, and carried special racecourse trains on race days. The branch opened in June 1889, closed in August 1990 and was removed in December 1991.[5][6][7]

The Southern Sydney Freight Line opened immediately to the east of the station in January 2013. As part of its construction, a footbridge with lifts and stairs was constructed. Previously, crossing the railway line required passengers to use the Hume Highway bridge. Platform 2 was very narrow and was widened during the works.

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T2	services to Central & the City Circle via Granville	[8]
	T3	services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown	[9]
	T5	services to Quakers Hill , Schofields and Richmond	[10]
2	T2	services to Leppington	[8]
	T3	services to Liverpool	[9]
	T5	services to Leppington and Liverpool	[10]

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates one route via Warwick Farm station:-

• 904: Fairfield station to Liverpool station[11]

Warwick Farm station is served by one NightRide route:

• N50: Liverpool station to City (Town Hall)[12]

References

1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
2. Warwick Farm Station NSWrail.net
3. Warwick Farm Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
4. Warwick Farm Railway Station Precinct Assessment Australian Rail Track Corporation
5. Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch NSWrail.net
6. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest October 1990 page 369
7. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest February 1992 page 73
8. "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
9. "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
10. "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
11. "Transdev NSW route 904". Transport for NSW.
12. "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Warwick Farm railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Warwick Farm station details Transport for New South Wales