58-655: Parramatta railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line , serving Parramatta in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line , T2 Leppington & Inner West and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line , Central West XPT and Outback Xplorer services. Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It
116-402: A brick goods shed was built in the yard, which remains in the station precinct. A crane is also extant. On 19 January 1863, the line was extended to Penrith . The line was duplicated in 1886. The Platform 3 & 4 building dates from 1888 and the contractor was John Ahearn & William King. Major changes were made to the site in 1942–3, which included construction of the present signal box,
174-505: A class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. St Marys Station Group is a representative example of railway station arrangements combining a range of buildings and structures dating from the 1880s and World War II period to the present day including the main station building, goods shed, signal box, crane, footbridge substructure and overhead booking office. It provides physical evidence of railway operations and policies that were established and shaped in accordance with
232-487: A couple of trees within the forecourt of the Goods Shed there are no landscape features. These trees appear to date from the early 1990s. There is no visible evidence of the 1942 brick station building that was removed from Platform 1/2 or other previous structures. St Marys Station has therefore low archaeological potential. St Marys Station Group is a relatively intact example of a station group. However, removal of
290-412: A door opening with no glass or door panels. Both wing rooms are locked and secured by security grills installed on both window and door openings. Each wing features one face brick tall chimney with corbelled top above the relatively new corrugated metal roof of the building. A pitched modern metal canopy with awnings on both elevations supported on steel frame and columns extends on Down and Up ends of
348-405: A large bus interchange located on the west side of the station between platform 4 and Westfield Parramatta. It serves a large number of routes operated by Busways , CDC NSW , Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility . Stand A1 Stand A2 Stand A3 Stand A4 Stand B1 Stand B2 Stand B3 Stand B4 Route 535 operates from Valentine Avenue as a shuttle service to Carlingford while
406-407: A new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included extending the platforms on the western end and providing a new taller shelter with lifts and tactile indicators along the platform, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened. In October 2016,
464-418: A non-standard style. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The place has the potential to contribute to the local community's sense of place, and can provide a connection to the local community's past. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of
522-525: A number of rare items in that the goods shed is the only brick example of a side goods shed in NSW. Furthermore, the goods shed is rare, as only a few goods sheds remain in the Metropolitan area, being once a common structure at all major railway station sites. The signal box is rare as one of a few such signal boxes left in the state. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of
580-470: A range of buildings and structures dating from the 1880s and World War II period to the present day including the station building, goods shed, signal box, crane and footbridge substructure. St Marys Station Group features a number of rare structures including the goods shed, the only brick example of its type in the state and the associated crane, one of a few remaining cranes in the Sydney area. The signal box
638-485: A significant downturn in traffic. In the following decade a branch to Brewarrina (in 1901) increased its catchment while that to Walgett (in 1908) from another artery, reduced its catchment area. The line beyond Dubbo became loss-making in 1901, and continued that way throughout its existence. Tonnages increased following World War 2, but declined from the 1970s. Passenger services beyond Dubbo ended in 1974. Electrification reached Parramatta in 1928 and Penrith in 1955. In
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#1732787162102696-453: A single segmental arched door on the western side facing the bus interchange. Facades of the Goods Shed are emphasised by recessed bays with dentilated tops around the arched windows. A brick platform with bullnosed capped brick retaining walls along the edges and the sides of brick steps is located on the rail side of the Goods Shed. Internal: The Shed is essentially a large single space with exposed timber framed truss roof underneath of
754-411: A steel beam and column frames provide protection over both platforms with the canopy on Platform 3/4 extending around the existing 1888 Waiting Room roof and awning, which remain visible above the new canopy. Modern timber bench seating, lighting , amenities, vending machines and aluminium palisade fencing are other features on the platforms. Platforms are accessible via stairs and lift towers leading to
812-511: Is a heritage-listed former goods yard , railway signal box and now railway station located on the Main Western line in the western Sydney suburb of St Marys in the City of Penrith local government area of New South Wales , Australia. The station is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services. The station marks the end of the four-track section of the Main Western line. It
870-421: Is constructed of brick with centrally located waiting room flanked by attached two small wings on both ends. The waiting room has no wall on the rail side and extends by a wide corrugated metal awning supported on timber posts and beams featuring exposed rafters and decorative timberboards at both ends. The street elevation of the waiting room consists of four vertically proportioned timber box framed windows and
928-406: Is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. St Marys Station Group is of aesthetic significance for its collection of railway structures including an early station building, goods shed and crane dating from the 1880s and 1940s featuring typical architectural elements of their types. The aesthetic significance of
986-552: Is now closed. The Central West XPT operates as far as Dubbo. The Sydney Railway Company , a private company established to serve the interests of the port of Sydney, announced proposals to build a railway line to Bathurst in 1848. The company was taken over by the New South Wales Government in 1854, and in 1855 the first railway in the state was opened between Sydney and the present-day Granville (see Rail transport in New South Wales ). This railway
1044-493: Is of five ton capacity with official number of "T 166". It is placed on an octagonal concrete foundation and currently preserved as an industrial archaeological item within a brick dwarf wall and aluminium palisade fencing around its perimeter. A mature tree is also located within the protected space. It is one of approximately 8 jib cranes remaining in the Sydney area, other cranes also remain at Fairfield and Windsor. Other than
1102-518: Is one of few remaining such structures using utilitarian materials in a non-standard style. St Marys railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. St Marys Station Group is of historical significance as one of
1160-465: Is only the second to be built at the station. It was constructed in 1942 to provide signal and track control on the main line and the then new branch line serving the wartime munitions factories at Dunheved and Ropes Creek. The signal box was the only example built during World War II to have a flat roof. The original electric control console and wall panel have been replaced. The 1943 footbridge underwent major upgrading work in 1994–95, including covering
1218-558: Is served by one NightRide route: As at 1 November 2010, St Marys Station Group is of state significance as an early station opened in the 1860s when the Great Western Railway was extended from Parramatta and for the role it played in handling the increased traffic for the American ammunition and general store built at Ropes Creek during World War II. The station, in particular the signal box, has strong associations with
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#17327871621021276-420: Is situated at ground level a short distance from the western end of the station island platform. Designed by New South Wales Government Railways. Internal: The spaces are original but the electric control console and wall panel have been replaced in recent years by computerised console system placed behind a high bench. Access to the ground floor and relay room was not available. The curved observation windows of
1334-669: Is then four tracks as it passes through Lidcombe , where the Main Southern line branches off, and then through the Sydney suburbs of Parramatta and Blacktown , where the Richmond railway line branches off. At St Marys , the line becomes two tracks as it passes through Penrith and Emu Plains , the extent of Sydney suburban passenger train operation. From Emu Plains, the line traverses the Blue Mountains passing through Katoomba and Mount Victoria before descending down
1392-643: The Blue Mountains , and Central West regions. It is 825 kilometres (513 mi) long, of which 484 kilometres (301 mi) is currently operational. The Main Western Railway Line is a westwards continuation of what is known as the Main Suburban Line between Sydney Central station and Granville . The line is six electrified railway tracks between Central and Strathfield , where the Main Northern line branches off. The line
1450-890: The Cobar branch which connects at this point. NSW TrainLink operates the Central West Express XPT service to Dubbo and a twice daily return passenger service to Bathurst using DMU Endeavour rolling stock. The section between Sydney and Orange carries the Indian Pacific train to Perth (via the Broken Hill line ) and the once weekly NSW TrainLink Sydney to Broken Hill Xplorer DMU. The section to Lithgow carries electric commuter trains to and from Sydney (the Blue Mountains Line ). St Marys railway station, Sydney St Marys railway station
1508-893: The Parramatta Light Rail is constructed. This routes stops at all the former stations along the former Carlingford railway line except Rosehill station . As part of the Parramatta Turnback project, an additional crossover from the Up Main to the Down Main was constructed (not shown) west of the station. Main Western railway line The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales , Australia. It runs through
1566-455: The 1940s Platform 1/2 building and signal equipment of the signal box reduced its integrity. The station building is relatively intact both externally and internally and maintains its integrity. The goods shed has high integrity. The crane is intact. The footbridge has low integrity. The current bus interchange opened on 7 March 2022 at the former Veness Place car park (closed in August 2021) on
1624-498: The 1950s, the section of the line over the Blue Mountains was electrified primarily as a means of easing the haulage of coal freight from the western coalfields to the coastal ports, but a by-product of this programme was the introduction of electric interurban passenger services as far west as Bowenfels, later cut back to the current terminus of Lithgow. Since the late 1990s goods trains are now exclusively diesel hauled, with
1682-564: The 1990s the operator of interstate freight, the National Rail Corporation , made the decision to divert Sydney- Perth traffic from the Blue Mountains section, to travel via the Main South line to Cootamundra , and then via the cross country line to Parkes . This resulted in reduced goods traffic and subsequent reduction of the line between Wallerawang and Tarana from double to single track. Significant flooding saw
1740-586: The North-South Link, running south from St Marys to the airport, before continuing on to the "Badgerys Creek Aerotropolis" – an area south of the airport. Funding for the line will be split 50:50 between the governments. Construction began December 2022 on the Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport . The St Mary's Station complex includes: External: St Marys station building is a type 3 second class station building and
1798-497: The Parramatta Turnback Project was completed, adding crossovers to allow trains to terminate on platforms 3–4 in either direction. The Darcy Street entrance to the station is closed from 1 September 2018 to late 2019 while improvements are made to the station. Parramatta metro station will be located around a block to the north of the current station and is planned to open in 2032. Parramatta station has
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1856-498: The Platform 1 & 2 building, and the islanding of both platforms as well as the opening in stages of the branch line to Ropes Creek . These changes were one part of a much larger scheme to increase the tracks to four main lines between Lidcombe and St. Marys during World War II in order to provide maximum track capacity to the American ammunition and general store built at Ropes Creek. It took over 32 years until all aspects of
1914-404: The building. Internal: Internal access to the enclosed side wings was not possible, however they could be viewed from the windows and appear to have remained relatively intact. The central waiting room features painted brick walls, timber board ceiling lining and tile floor finish. External: A two-storey signal box accommodating the control room on the first floor level with staff amenities and
1972-643: The control room have been covered by blinds from inside and metal sun control panel from outside as direct visual communication is no longer required. External: A Subtype 2 rectangular face brickwork goods shed with corrugated metal pitched roof. It is the only brick example of a Subtype 2 shed and remains relatively intact. The shed features simply detailed timber bargeboards at both gable ends, semi-circular arched tall window openings (boarded externally) with cement rendered sills, flat cement rendered lintels and timber thresholds to two-panel timberboard loading doors on both station side and street side elevations, and
2030-433: The corrugated metal roofing visible and timberboard flooring. Configuration of the multi-paned steel windows with fanlights and toughened glazing is evident from the interior. The brick walls are painted. Horizontal steel mechanisms for the sliding loading doors cross over the fanlights of the windows. 2 island platforms with concrete faces and decks topped with asphalt finish. Corrugated metal pitched canopies supported on
2088-540: The cultural or natural history of New South Wales. St Marys Station has research and technical potential for its ability to provide evidence on the construction techniques and operational system of the NSW Railways in the 1880s and during the World War II period. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. St Marys Station Group features
2146-470: The early railway stations opened when the Great Western Railway was extended from Parramatta and for its role during World War II in handling the increased traffic for the American ammunition and general store built at Ropes Creek. The signal box is also of historical significance as a wartime box built as a result of the important branch line workings to the Ropes Creek munitions factory. The place
2204-473: The footbridge deck and stairs and a new overhead booking office designed by Spooner Harris & Associates. The 1995 works also involved replacing the canopy on the Platform 1 & 2 building. In March 1983, 40 people were injured when a suburban train failed to stop at the station and derailed at catch-points to the west of the station. In 2001 additional platform canopies were constructed. A scoping study into rail investment to service Western Sydney and
2262-410: The footbridge, where the 1995 overhead booking office and concourse are located. The 1995 corrugated metal canopy replaced the 1942 brick station building on Platform 1/2. A modified standard footbridge with 1942 steel structural frame supported on steel columns. Sets of stairs to each street and platform provides access together with two modern lift towers at either end of the footbridge. Both sides of
2320-471: The footbridge, which accommodates the concourse and the overhead booking office, are enclosed by steel framed glass panels. The main space of the footbridge is covered by a corrugated metal hipped roof punctuated by ventilation gables and a central tower element creating a common architectural language with the motor towers of the station lifts. A type 1 jib crane that was manufactured by Frederick Gregory & Co and placed at St Marys on 24 August 1943. It
2378-471: The key centre for pastoralists in western New South Wales since its formation in 1861. Provision was thus made to extend the line to Dubbo, reaching Wellington in 1880 and Dubbo in 1881. At the time, Dubbo had grown into a town of strategic importance on the stock routes between northern New South Wales and the Victorian goldfields. Beyond Dubbo, the railway opened up new land to European settlement, and
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2436-575: The line cut between Nyngan and Bourke in April 1989, and the army destroyed a section of track north of Nyngan to relieve flood waters surrounding the town. It was not financially viable to repair and maintain the line, and the line was thus abandoned between Nyngan and Bourke. Many branch lines were built or being built from and/or to the Main Western Line, some of which remain operational. Goods traffic continues as far as Nyngan, to and from
2494-522: The only electric trains being passenger services using double deck interurban cars. In 1980, quadruplication of the track between Blacktown and St Marys was completed. With the introduction of the XPT , the tracks between Blacktown & St Marys were authorised for 160km/h track speeds by the SRA in 1982. These speeds were subsequently reduced to 115km/h due to signalling deficiencies discovered in 2007. In
2552-444: The operations of the once important rail system to Dunheved and Ropes Creek, and with the development of local industry and residential expansion of St Marys after 1942. The place has research and technical potential for its ability to provide evidence on the construction techniques and operational system of the NSW Railways in the 1880s and during the World War II period. St Marys Station Group has representative significance combining
2610-516: The proposed Western Sydney Airport was announced by the New South Wales and Australian governments in November 2015. The study's final report was released in March 2018 and included a proposal to construct a "North-South Link" from Schofields to Macarthur via the airport. At the same time, the governments announced the development of a new rail line serving the airport. This line would form part of
2668-464: The quadruplication were completed between Westmead and Blacktown . Quadruplication reached St. Marys in 1978, while the Granville to Westmead section was finally completed in 1986. The line closed in 1986, being truncated into two storage sidings at the western end of the station with the overhead wiring removed. The signal box is of a select non-standard elevated electric power operated type and
2726-433: The relay room on the ground floor. The timber framed walls are clad in flat asbestos cement sheets. The first floor roof, which is extended over the roof of the relay room together with the top roof are of flat membrane concealed behind wide moulded fascias that project over wide eaves . The control room has curved walls and aluminium curved windows at the western end. Ground floor doors and windows are timber framed. The box
2784-480: The south side of Station Street, replacing the previous bus interchange on the other side of Station Street which was closed for Sydney Metro construction. The bus interchange has three stands and is serviced by all bus routes listed below. Busways operates 12 bus routes via St Marys station, under contract to Transport for NSW : Transit Systems operates one weekday peak hour bus route via St Marys station, under contract to Transport for NSW: St Marys station
2842-470: The station, however; has been reduced by the addition of extensive metal canopies on both platforms affecting the visual quality of the 1880s building and the overall station. The goods shed is aesthetically significant as a good example of its type and dominant feature within the station precinct. The signal box is a good example of the Inter-War period "Modern" design box built with utilitarian materials in
2900-421: The town of Nyngan. Beyond Nyngan, the line swept across the plains in a straight line for 116 miles (187 km), then the longest stretch of straight railway line in the world. It reached the temporary terminus of Byrock in 1884 before reaching its final destination of Bourke in 1885. Wool and livestock was the main source of goods traffic on the line throughout its life. In the 1890s a severe drought caused
2958-466: The western descent from the Blue Mountains, the Lithgow Zig Zag was constructed between 1866 and 1869. It was laid out in the shape of a 'Z' including reversing points . It involved extremely heavy rock cuttings, three fine stone viaducts with 30-foot (9.1 m) semi-circular arches and a short tunnel. The Lithgow Zig Zag was replaced in 1910 by a deviation, which included ten tunnels. From
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#17327871621023016-556: The western descent. The first "little" zigzag line opened near Glenbrook in 1867 as part of the ascent of Lapstone Hill on a gradient of 1 in 30–33. It was built with comparatively light earthwork, although it included a substantial seven-span sandstone viaduct (the Knapsack Viaduct) built by engineer, John Whitton . By 1910, the line was replaced with a gentler alignment with 1 in 60 (1.67%) grades. The line reached Wentworth Falls in 1867 and Mount Victoria in 1868. On
3074-458: The western foot of the Blue Mountains, the line was promptly extended to Wallerawang by 1870, Tarana in 1872, Bathurst , Blayney in 1876 and Orange in 1877. By 1877, there was significant political pressure to minimise the diversion of trade from western New South Wales to Victoria and South Australia via river trade along the Darling and Murray Rivers. The town of Bourke had become
3132-513: The western side of the Blue Mountains through ten tunnels to Lithgow . Lithgow is the extent of urban electric passenger train services, although the electric wires extend slightly to Bowenfels . The line then proceeds through Wallerawang , where the line becomes single track, and then passes through Tarana , Bathurst , Blayney , Orange (where the Broken Hill line branches), Wellington , Dubbo , Narromine , Nevertire , Nyngan , Byrock and to Bourke . The section between Nyngan and Bourke
3190-478: Was designed by New South Wales Government Railways and was built in 1862. It is also known as St. Marys Railway Station Group and St Marys Railway Station . The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. St. Marys station opened on 1 May 1862 as the interim terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Rooty Hill . It was initially named South Creek , being renamed St Marys on 5 August 1885. Prior to this
3248-462: Was directly responsible for the development of townships. The line reached the future site of Narromine in 1883, and the railway station was the first building in the future settlement. The line reached the site of Nevertire in 1882, serving the nearby established village of Warren (a branch opened to Warren in 1898). Construction reached the site of Nyngan in 1883, with the nearby coach-stop village of Canonbar moving in its entirely to establish
3306-438: Was extended from Granville to the current Parramatta station and Blacktown in 1860 and Penrith in 1863. The railway then crossed the Blue Mountains between 1867 and 1869. The Blue Mountains were a significant geographical barrier to the development of western New South Wales, and the crossing required significant feats of engineering for the railways, including two 'Zig Zags': one for the ascent at Lapstone, and another for
3364-408: Was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860. Prior to the Main Western line being quadrupled from Granville to Westmead in 1985, the station consisted of four platforms, platforms 3 and 4 on the main line and 1 and 2 on a loop. In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side. In late 2003, work began on
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