Hurlstone Park railway station

Hurlstone Park railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Hurlstone Park.

Hurlstone Park
Eastbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationFloss Street, Hurlstone Park
Australia
Coordinates33°54′38″S 151°07′55″E / 33.9105°S 151.1319°E / -33.9105; 151.1319
Elevation23 metres (75 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byMetro Trains Sydney (from 2025)
Line(s)Bankstown
Distance8.80 kilometres (5.47 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeHPK
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1 February 1895
Closed30 September 2024
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesFern Hill (1895-1911)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 562,020 (year)
  • 1,540 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Future services
Canterbury
towards Bankstown
Metro North West & Bankstown Line Dulwich Hill
towards Tallawong
Former services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Canterbury
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Bankstown Line (until 2024) Dulwich Hill
towards City Circle
Station entrance on Floss Street

History

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Hurlstone Park station opened on 1 February 1895 as Fern Hill when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham to Belmore. It was renamed Hurlstone Park on 19 August 1911.[3][4]

To the north of the station, lie two tracks that are part of the Metropolitan Goods line. The westbound line has a platform face, this was taken out of use when the Metropolitan Goods line was built in 1915.[4]

The station was upgraded and received lifts and tactile indicators in 2023 in preparation for the line’s conversion to Sydney Metro in 2025 which commenced on 30 September 2024.

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Tallawong (from 2025)
2 services to Bankstown (from 2025)
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Transit Systems operates two bus routes via Hurlstone Park station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

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. ^ Hurlstone Park Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ a b Hurlstone Park Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ "Transit Systems route 406". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "Transit Systems route 418". Transport for NSW.
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