Sefton station opened on 19 October 1924 when the Lidcombe to Regent's Park line was extended to Cabramatta to become part of the Main South line. The station building is of a characteristic standard design from the 1920s and 1930s. The station was further expanded in the following years, with booking and parcels offices installed on the footbridge in 1928.[2]
The station has undergone changes over the years as the importance of the station decreased and its urban context changed. The buildings on the footbridge were removed. Flower boxes, hedges and trees on the platform were removed. An awning was erected at the end of the 20th century to connect the footbridge landing with the main station building. In 2009, as part of the construction of the Southern Sydney Freight Line, major works were carried out in and around the station, including reconstruction of part of the footbridge, and the installation of lifts.
Service historyedit
From inception, passenger services at Sefton connected it directly to Lidcombe, Strathfield and the City Circle (later known as the Inner West Line). With the completion of the Bankstown Line extension from Birrong, a small number of services were added through the station between Liverpool and Bankstown. These were gradually increased, progressively replacing services on the Inner West Line until they were eliminated in October 2013 except for two trains eastbound and one train westbound on weekday mornings. A current project is underway to convert most of the Bankstown Line to a rapid transit line. As a result, direct trains to the City via Lidcombe and Strathfield are planned to be restored for the remaining heavy rail stations, including Sefton.[3]
Platforms and servicesedit
Today Sefton is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool – City via Strathfield services on weekdays.
Nearby is the more complicated Sefton Park Junction, which is a triangle, with an additional freight only spur, passenger trains operate on all three sides of the triangle
Referencesedit
^Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ abSefton Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
^Liverpool City Champion, Major win: Direct train services to the City confirmed, 9 December 2020
^ ab"T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
^ ab"T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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sefton, railway, station, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sefton railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sefton railway station is located on the Main South line serving the Sydney suburb of Sefton The station is heritage listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales 2 It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services SeftonSouthbound view in June 2011General informationLocationWellington Road SeftonCoordinates33 53 07 S 151 00 41 E 33 885300 S 151 011525 E 33 885300 151 011525Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated bySydney TrainsLine s Main SouthDistance21 19 kilometres from CentralPlatforms2 1 island Tracks3ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeSFTWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened19 October 1924ElectrifiedYesPassengers2013930 daily 1 Sydney Trains NSW TrainLink Rank159ServicesPreceding station Sydney Trains Following stationChester Hilltowards Liverpool Bankstown Line Birrongtowards City Circle Contents 1 History 2 Service history 3 Platforms and services 4 Transport links 5 Trackplan 6 References 7 External linksHistory editSefton station opened on 19 October 1924 when the Lidcombe to Regent s Park line was extended to Cabramatta to become part of the Main South line The station building is of a characteristic standard design from the 1920s and 1930s The station was further expanded in the following years with booking and parcels offices installed on the footbridge in 1928 2 The station has undergone changes over the years as the importance of the station decreased and its urban context changed The buildings on the footbridge were removed Flower boxes hedges and trees on the platform were removed An awning was erected at the end of the 20th century to connect the footbridge landing with the main station building In 2009 as part of the construction of the Southern Sydney Freight Line major works were carried out in and around the station including reconstruction of part of the footbridge and the installation of lifts Service history editFrom inception passenger services at Sefton connected it directly to Lidcombe Strathfield and the City Circle later known as the Inner West Line With the completion of the Bankstown Line extension from Birrong a small number of services were added through the station between Liverpool and Bankstown These were gradually increased progressively replacing services on the Inner West Line until they were eliminated in October 2013 except for two trains eastbound and one train westbound on weekday mornings A current project is underway to convert most of the Bankstown Line to a rapid transit line As a result direct trains to the City via Lidcombe and Strathfield are planned to be restored for the remaining heavy rail stations including Sefton 3 Platforms and services editToday Sefton is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool City via Strathfield services on weekdays Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes1 services to Central amp the City Circle via Lidcombe 2 services on weekdays 4 T3 services to Central amp the City Circle via Bankstown 5 2 services to Liverpool 1 service on weekdays 4 T3 services to Liverpool 5 Transport links editTransdev NSW operates one bus route via Sefton station under contract to Transport for NSW S2 to Granville station 6 Sefton station is served by one NightRide route N50 Liverpool station to Town Hall station 7 Trackplan edit nbsp Nearby is the more complicated Sefton Park Junction which is a triangle with an additional freight only spur passenger trains operate on all three sides of the triangleReferences edit Bureau of Transport Statistics Train Statistics 2014 PDF Transport NSW Retrieved 13 July 2018 a b Sefton Railway Station Group NSW Environment amp Heritage Liverpool City Champion Major win Direct train services to the City confirmed 9 December 2020 a b T2 Inner West amp Leppington line timetable Transport for NSW a b T3 Bankstown line timetable Transport for NSW Transdev NSW route S2 Transport for NSW N50 Nightride Transport for NSW External links edit nbsp Media related to Sefton railway station at Wikimedia Commons Sefton station details Transport for New South Wales Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sefton railway station amp oldid 1176688362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
