Sefton railway station

Sefton
Southbound view in June 2011
General information
Location	Wellington Road, Sefton
Coordinates	33°53′07″S 151°00′41″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Southern
Distance	21.19 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am-2pm Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	SFT
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	19 October 1924
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023	322,510 (year) 884 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Chester Hill towards Liverpool Bankstown Line Birrong towards City Circle Bankstown Line (peak hour services) Regents Park towards City Circle

Sefton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sefton. The station is heritage-listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

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.

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. The Southern Sydney Freight Line works also added an additional track to the south side of the existing station, but with no platform.

Service history

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.

Platforms and services

Today Sefton is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool – City via Strathfield services on weekdays.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1		services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe	2 services on weekdays
	T3	services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown
2		services to Liverpool	1 service on weekdays
	T3	services to Liverpool

Transport links

Sefton station is served by one NightRide route:

• N50: Liverpool station to Town Hall station

Trackplan

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

External links

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