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| The '''Bankstown railway line''' is a suburban railway which traverses the ] and ] areas of ]. West of {{rwsa|Bankstown}} it is used by ] services, while east of Bankstown it is temporarily closed to facilitate conversion for its future use by ] services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NSW |first=Transport for |date=2024-08-29 |title=Free bus travel as T3 undergoes major Metro upgrade works {{!}} NSW Government |url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/free-bus-travel-as-t3-undergoes-major-metro-upgrade-works |language=en-AU}}</ref> | |||
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| ==Route== | |||
| The '''Bankstown railway line''' is a railway line serves the ] and ] regions of ] between the stations of ] and ]. | |||
| ] between Sydenham and Campsie]] | |||
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| As originally built, the line branched from the ] just south of ] at Meeks Road Junction, approximately 6 kilometres southwest of ]. From here the line runs westward along the valley of the ], parallel to the ]. At ] the line passes by the former Wardell Road Junction, where the ] now terminates with an overbridge interchange to the railway station.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |date=2023-10-09 |title=New footbridge opens at Dulwich Hill Station |url=https://www.mysydney.nsw.gov.au/news/new-footbridge-opens-dulwich-hill-station |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www.mysydney.nsw.gov.au |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| Just past ], the line crosses to the southern side of the Cooks River. From here the line passes through ], after which the Metropolitan Goods railway line turns away from the alignment towards Enfield Yard. Between Punchbowl and Bankstown is the former location of the ], which has since been redeveloped for housing.<ref name="RailwayDigest1995">"Punchbowl Closure Forces Timetable Changes" '']'' February 1995 page 8</ref> | |||
| Bankstown is the foremost station on the line. Originally a through station, it is being rebuilt into two abutting ]s, with Sydney Metro services to operate eastward from it and Sydney Trains services to operate westward.<ref>{{cite report |author=Sydney Metro |author-link=Sydney Metro |date=May 2020 |title=Sydenham to Bankstown Upgrade: Bankstown Station modification report |url=https://majorprojects.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/prweb/PRRestService/mp/01/getContent?AttachRef=SSI-8256-MOD-1%2120200507T215252.169%20GMT |publisher=] |access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref> | |||
| Just west of Bankstown the line turns sharply northward, passing through ] and ] to reach the western endpoint of the line at Sefton Park Junction. Here, the line connects to the ] between ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sefton Park East Junction |url=https://nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Sefton+Park+East+Junction |website=NSWrail.net |access-date=1 July 2007 |archive-date=4 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704064847/http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Sefton+Park+East+Junction |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ==Services== | |||
| {{See also|Metro North West & Bankstown Line|Lidcombe & Bankstown Line}} | |||
| The line has been used primarily for suburban passenger services since its opening. Though some freight services used the line earlier in its history,<ref name="CityRail2006"> CityRail</ref> cargo traffic is now confined to the dedicated freight tracks of the parallel ] between {{rwsa|Marrickville}} and {{rwsa|Campsie}}. | |||
| === Historic services === | |||
| Historically, the connection of the Bankstown railway line to other railway lines at each end allowed suburban passenger services to operate a large loop from the ] via the ], {{rwsa|Lidcombe}} and {{rwsa|Regents Park}} to {{rwsa|Bankstown}} before returning to the City Circle via {{rwsa|Sydenham|S}} and the ], and vice versa.<ref>{{cite web |last=Booth |first=Cameron |title=Historical Map: Sydney Rail Network, Early 1980s |url=https://transitmap.net/sydney-1984/ |website=Transit Maps |date=5 July 2014}}</ref> It also allowed services to begin from {{rwsa|Liverpool|S}} or Lidcombe and reach the City Circle via Bankstown and Sydenham without using the Main Suburban railway line.<ref>{{cite web |author=RailCorp |author-link=RailCorp |title=CityRail network map |url=https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/3-10485-cityrail-network-map |website=Data.NSW |publisher=] |access-date=8 September 2021 |date=June 2008}}</ref> This was the configuration in which ] services most recently operated over the full length of the line, branded as the T3 Bankstown Line.<ref>{{cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |title=Sydney Rail Network Map - 19 August 2024 |url=https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/dataset/c18f0e6c-2bfe-4c3f-b947-cbde01a7d2f6/resource/89fd8605-ddeb-4d2f-b2e4-d6ce4192b22e/download/smcsw-sydney-rail-network-map_1stround.pdf |website=Transport Open Data Hub |publisher=] |access-date=1 November 2024 |date=19 August 2024}}</ref> This service was withdrawn on 30 September 2024.<ref>{{cite press release |author=Minister for Transport |author-link=Minister for Transport (New South Wales) |date=29 September 2024 |title=End of an era as Bankstown line braces for transformation |url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/end-of-an-era-as-bankstown-line-braces-for-transformation |publisher=] |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> | |||
| === Current and future services === | |||
| In mid-October 2024, Sydney Trains began operating ] services west from Bankstown to Lidcombe.<ref>{{cite press release |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |date=18 October 2024 |title=Reminder to plan ahead: New train timetable starts Sunday |url=https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/media-releases/reminder-to-plan-ahead-new-train-timetable-starts-sunday |publisher=] |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> East of Bankstown to Sydenham, services are suspended for works to convert the line to ] standards,<ref name="SouthwestLink" /> after which ] services will operate over that part of the line.<ref name="Minns2023" /> | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| ] on the Bankstown railway line, at left, in 2010. Parallel at right is the ]. The former ] of the Metropolitan Goods railway line is at the top right; it has since been converted to ].]] | |||
| The line opened on 1 February 1895, branching from the ] from ] to ].<ref>"NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" '']" April 2005</ref> The line was originally constructed as an alternative route for goods traffic on the ], with planners intending the line to eventually link up with the main line at ].<ref>http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801091</ref> The 1890s depression put this plan on hold; by the time funds became available again, it had been decided to make the Bankstown line a suburban-only line to service the growing population west of ]. | |||
| === Branch to Belmore === | |||
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| The line opened on 1 February 1895, initially as a branch from the ] at ] to ].<ref>"NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" '']" April 2005''</ref> Railway authorities initially conceived of the line as a opportunity to alleviate pressure on the ] by providing an alternate route to ], and also to advance development of the intervening land. However, the ] constrained the development of the line.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126151308/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801091 |date=26 January 2016 }} NSW Office of Environment & Heritage</ref> | |||
| === Extension to Bankstown and the Main Southern railway line === | |||
| ⚫ | In 1926, the line between Sydenham and Bankstown became the second |
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| ⚫ | Increased suburban development prompted the line to be extended to ] on 14 April 1909, with intermediate stations at ] and ]. In 1916, the ] was constructed, running parallel to the line between ] to ]. On 16 July 1928, the line was extended from Bankstown to Sefton Park Junction, where it joined the ] between ] and ].<ref name="CityRail2006" /> This allowed trains to operate to Liverpool, or in a loop back toward the ] via ] and the ].<ref name="b">{{cite web |title=Bankstown line |url=https://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:bankstown |website=NSWrail.net |access-date=1 July 2007 |archive-date=8 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908091119/http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:bankstown |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| === Electrification === | |||
| ⚫ | In January 2006 a four-year project to upgrade the line was completed. The work included the re-sleepering of the entire line, replacing the former wooden sleepers with the more durable concrete ones, replacement and upgrade of the ], and also replacement of the ageing ], mostly with the more modern double contact wire variety. The lengthy upgrade process was noted for its "January Closedowns", in which the entire line was closed in January for the bulk of the upgrade work to take place.<ref> CityRail 6 February 2006</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In 1926, the line between Sydenham and Bankstown became the second in Sydney to be electrified. To service the ], ] was built on the line just east of Bankstown. Electrification was extended from Bankstown to Regents Park in 1939.<ref name="ARHSB2001" >{{cite magazine |title=Sydney Electric Trains From 1926 to 1960 |work=] |date=April 2001 |issue=762}}</ref> A new station between ] and ] at ] opened on 19 June 1938.<ref>{{cite NSW HD|4801946|Wiley Park Railway Station Group}}</ref> Punchbowl Maintenance Depot closed in 1994.<ref name="RailwayDigest1995" /> | ||
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=== Upgrades === | ||
| ⚫ | In January 2006, a four-year project to upgrade the line was completed. The work included the re-sleepering of the entire line, replacing the former wooden sleepers with the more durable concrete ones, replacement and upgrade of the ], and also replacement of the ageing ], mostly with the more modern double contact wire variety. The lengthy upgrade process was noted for its "January Closedowns", in which the entire line was closed in January for the bulk of the upgrade work to take place.<ref> CityRail 6 February 2006</ref> | ||
| Electric passenger services operated along the Bankstown Line to ] until the 1956 opening of ] and the completion of the ]. In 1979 with the opening of the ] the direction around the City Circle reversed with trips from Bankstown going to ] first and vice versa. | |||
| === Conversion for Sydney Metro services === | |||
| All services operated as a loop, continuing from ] to the City via the ], until the early 2000s. At this point, this was changed with alternate services routed to terminate at ]. | |||
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| As part of the ] project, the line from Sydenham to Bankstown is being converted from its current ] ] configuration to a ] line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sydney Metro |author-link=Sydney Metro |title=Bankstown Line metro conversion approved |url=https://www.sydneymetro.info/sites/default/files/2021-09/Bankstown_Line_Metro_Conversion_Newsletter.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923081121/http://sydneymetro.info/sites/default/files/2021-09/Bankstown_Line_Metro_Conversion_Newsletter.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |publisher=]}}</ref> This will allow much a higher frequency service and will alleviate bottlenecks in the ] system, but ensuring the line meets modern metro standards is a technically challenging undertaking, particularly with some of the stations which have curved platforms over a century old.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209164512/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/builders-of-sydneys-new-metro-line-need-to-straighten-out-curved-platforms-20151204-glfks3.html |date=9 February 2016 }} Sydney Morning Herald 4 December 2015</ref> | |||
| A new timetable released in October 2013 broke the loop between the two lines. As part of the ], new turnbacks were constructed at Lidcombe and Homebush to allow the separation of both lines and increase their reliability and frequency. Services were also changed to operate mostly around the City Circle via ] on weekdays (rather than via ]). | |||
| Planning approval of the upgrade of the line between Sydenham and Bankstown was received in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney Metro Bankstown Line Metro Upgrade gets green light|url=https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/media-releases/sydney-metro-bankstown-line-metro-upgrade-gets-green-light|publisher=Transport for NSW|access-date=13 January 2020|date=19 December 2018|archive-date=18 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618191452/https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/media-releases/sydney-metro-bankstown-line-metro-upgrade-gets-green-light|url-status=live}}</ref> Intermittent temporary closures began in December 2019 for works to prepare for the conversion to metro standards, with the expectation of a longer, extended closure to occur immediately prior to the commencement of metro services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rail-line-closures-to-force-100-000-commuters-a-day-to-catch-buses-20190718-p528eg.html|title=Rail line closure to force 100,000 commuters a day to catch buses|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=18 July 2019|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719084144/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rail-line-closures-to-force-100-000-commuters-a-day-to-catch-buses-20190718-p528eg.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822105451/https://www.sydneymetro.info/sites/default/files/document-library/Sydenham_to_Bankstown_Preferred_Infrastructure_Report_Overview.pdf |date=22 August 2019 }} Sydney Metro June 2018</ref> | |||
| The line was depicted in a brown colour in the early 1990s<ref></ref> before being changed to a purple colour around 2000,<ref></ref> before it became the current orange colour. | |||
| In 2023, with conversion of the line having fallen a year behind schedule,<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Sullivan |first=Matt |date=2023-04-10 |title='Nightmare': Residents enter fourth year of Metro pain as construction drags on |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nightmare-residents-enter-fourth-year-of-metro-pain-as-construction-drags-on-20230405-p5cy8h.html |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506002644/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nightmare-residents-enter-fourth-year-of-metro-pain-as-construction-drags-on-20230405-p5cy8h.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the ] announced that the opening of Sydney Metro City & Southwest would be staged, with metro services not reaching Bankstown until late 2025, after a 12-month closure of the line for conversion works.<ref name="Minns2023" >{{cite press release |date=1 August 2023 |title=Minns Labor Government will deliver Sydenham to Bankstown section of City and Southwest Metro |url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/sydenham-bankstown-metro |location=Sydney |publisher=NSW Government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804232214/https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/sydenham-bankstown-metro |archive-date=4 August 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> Since 30 September 2024 the line east of Bankstown has been temporarily closed, with buses replacing rail services between Sydenham and Bankstown.<ref name="SouthwestLink">{{cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |title=Southwest Link |url=http://transportnsw.info/southwest-link |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=transportnsw.info |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| ==Sydney Metro Rapid Transit== | |||
| As part of the ] ] project, it is proposed that the line from Sydenham to Bankstown be downgraded by 2024 from its current high capacity ] ] configuration to a ] line. Using ] rolling stock,<ref> Daily Telegraph November 2015</ref> it is claimed the proposed downgrade will see higher frequency services with very few seats per train.<ref> Sydney Rapid Transit June 2014</ref> Consultants have identified the curved steam train-era station platforms on the line as a challenge in its conversion, as straighter platforms are required for the operation of driver-less, high-frequency metro services.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/builders-of-sydneys-new-metro-line-need-to-straighten-out-curved-platforms-20151204-glfks3.html</ref> | |||
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Railway line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Bankstown railway line is a suburban railway which traverses the Inner West and Canterbury-Bankstown areas of Sydney. West of Bankstown it is used by T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown services, while east of Bankstown it is temporarily closed to facilitate conversion for its future use by M1 North West & Bankstown services.
Route
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As originally built, the line branched from the Illawarra railway line just south of Sydenham at Meeks Road Junction, approximately 6 kilometres southwest of Central. From here the line runs westward along the valley of the Cooks River, parallel to the Metropolitan Goods railway line. At Dulwich Hill the line passes by the former Wardell Road Junction, where the Dulwich Hill light rail line now terminates with an overbridge interchange to the railway station.
Just past Canterbury, the line crosses to the southern side of the Cooks River. From here the line passes through Campsie, after which the Metropolitan Goods railway line turns away from the alignment towards Enfield Yard. Between Punchbowl and Bankstown is the former location of the Punchbowl Maintenance Depot, which has since been redeveloped for housing.
Bankstown is the foremost station on the line. Originally a through station, it is being rebuilt into two abutting terminal stations, with Sydney Metro services to operate eastward from it and Sydney Trains services to operate westward.
Just west of Bankstown the line turns sharply northward, passing through Yagoona and Birrong to reach the western endpoint of the line at Sefton Park Junction. Here, the line connects to the Main Southern railway line between Regents Park and Sefton.
Services
See also: Metro North West & Bankstown Line and Lidcombe & Bankstown LineThe line has been used primarily for suburban passenger services since its opening. Though some freight services used the line earlier in its history, cargo traffic is now confined to the dedicated freight tracks of the parallel Metropolitan Goods railway line between Marrickville and Campsie.
Historic services
Historically, the connection of the Bankstown railway line to other railway lines at each end allowed suburban passenger services to operate a large loop from the City Circle via the Main Suburban railway line, Lidcombe and Regents Park to Bankstown before returning to the City Circle via Sydenham and the Illawarra railway line, and vice versa. It also allowed services to begin from Liverpool or Lidcombe and reach the City Circle via Bankstown and Sydenham without using the Main Suburban railway line. This was the configuration in which Sydney Trains services most recently operated over the full length of the line, branded as the T3 Bankstown Line. This service was withdrawn on 30 September 2024.
Current and future services
In mid-October 2024, Sydney Trains began operating T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown services west from Bankstown to Lidcombe. East of Bankstown to Sydenham, services are suspended for works to convert the line to Sydney Metro standards, after which M1 North West & Bankstown services will operate over that part of the line.
History
Branch to Belmore
The line opened on 1 February 1895, initially as a branch from the Illawarra railway line at Sydenham to Belmore. Railway authorities initially conceived of the line as a opportunity to alleviate pressure on the Old Main South railway line by providing an alternate route to Liverpool, and also to advance development of the intervening land. However, the 1890s depression constrained the development of the line.
Extension to Bankstown and the Main Southern railway line
Increased suburban development prompted the line to be extended to Bankstown on 14 April 1909, with intermediate stations at Lakemba and Punchbowl. In 1916, the Metropolitan Goods railway line was constructed, running parallel to the line between Marrickville to Campsie. On 16 July 1928, the line was extended from Bankstown to Sefton Park Junction, where it joined the Main Southern railway line between Regents Park and Sefton. This allowed trains to operate to Liverpool, or in a loop back toward the City Circle via Lidcombe and the Main Suburban railway line.
Electrification
In 1926, the line between Sydenham and Bankstown became the second in Sydney to be electrified. To service the new electric rolling stock, Punchbowl Maintenance Depot was built on the line just east of Bankstown. Electrification was extended from Bankstown to Regents Park in 1939. A new station between Lakemba and Punchbowl at Wiley Park opened on 19 June 1938. Punchbowl Maintenance Depot closed in 1994.
Upgrades
In January 2006, a four-year project to upgrade the line was completed. The work included the re-sleepering of the entire line, replacing the former wooden sleepers with the more durable concrete ones, replacement and upgrade of the signalling, and also replacement of the ageing catenary, mostly with the more modern double contact wire variety. The lengthy upgrade process was noted for its "January Closedowns", in which the entire line was closed in January for the bulk of the upgrade work to take place.
Conversion for Sydney Metro services
As part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project, the line from Sydenham to Bankstown is being converted from its current double deck commuter rail configuration to a rapid transit line. This will allow much a higher frequency service and will alleviate bottlenecks in the Sydney Trains system, but ensuring the line meets modern metro standards is a technically challenging undertaking, particularly with some of the stations which have curved platforms over a century old.
Planning approval of the upgrade of the line between Sydenham and Bankstown was received in December 2018. Intermittent temporary closures began in December 2019 for works to prepare for the conversion to metro standards, with the expectation of a longer, extended closure to occur immediately prior to the commencement of metro services.
In 2023, with conversion of the line having fallen a year behind schedule, the NSW Government announced that the opening of Sydney Metro City & Southwest would be staged, with metro services not reaching Bankstown until late 2025, after a 12-month closure of the line for conversion works. Since 30 September 2024 the line east of Bankstown has been temporarily closed, with buses replacing rail services between Sydenham and Bankstown.
References
- NSW, Transport for (29 August 2024). "Free bus travel as T3 undergoes major Metro upgrade works | NSW Government".
- Transport for NSW (9 October 2023). "New footbridge opens at Dulwich Hill Station". www.mysydney.nsw.gov.au. NSW Government. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Punchbowl Closure Forces Timetable Changes" Railway Digest February 1995 page 8
- Sydney Metro (May 2020). Sydenham to Bankstown Upgrade: Bankstown Station modification report (Report). NSW Government. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- "Sefton Park East Junction". NSWrail.net. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ^ The Bankstown Line - an early history CityRail
- Booth, Cameron (5 July 2014). "Historical Map: Sydney Rail Network, Early 1980s". Transit Maps.
- RailCorp (June 2008). "CityRail network map". Data.NSW. NSW Government. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- Transport for NSW (19 August 2024). "Sydney Rail Network Map - 19 August 2024" (PDF). Transport Open Data Hub. NSW Government. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- Minister for Transport (29 September 2024). "End of an era as Bankstown line braces for transformation" (Press release). NSW Government. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- Transport for NSW (18 October 2024). "Reminder to plan ahead: New train timetable starts Sunday" (Press release). NSW Government. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Transport for NSW. "Southwest Link". transportnsw.info. NSW Government. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Minns Labor Government will deliver Sydenham to Bankstown section of City and Southwest Metro" (Press release). Sydney: NSW Government. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- "NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" Australian Railway History" April 2005
- Marrickville Railway Station Group Archived 26 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSW Office of Environment & Heritage
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- "Sydney Electric Trains From 1926 to 1960". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. No. 762. April 2001.
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- Bankstown Line upgrade successfully completed CityRail 6 February 2006
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