Berala railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the

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. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

The original Berala station opened on 11 November 1912 when a line opened from Lidcombe to

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as a branch of the Main South line, a deviation was built and a new Berala station opened on 6 December 1924. The NSW Government originally proposed the current alignment of the railway be without rail bridges over Vaughan St and Kerrs Road prompting a Lidcomobe Council led community backlash in the early 1920s. An accessibility upgrade, including lift access to the station, was announced in 2015. As of August 2017 Berala Station is now wheelchair accessible by way of lift. In February 2018, during a

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meeting Councillor Kun Huang cited historical NSW Government land subdivision posters outlining direct train services from Berala to Sydney (via Lidcombe) in the 1930s had a journey time of 22 minutes. The NSW Government changes to train services have generally lacked community support from Berala commuters, with resentment from the removal of direct services to City Circle and Liverpool via Regents Park in 2013 as well as opposition to the Sydney Metro Southwest project due to the removal of alternative route to City Circle via Bankstown and Sydenham.

Platforms and services

Historically Berala was served by services from the City Circle and Lidcombe operating to Bankstown and Liverpool on an alternate basis. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Berala is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Lidcombe. With the terminus of services to Museum changed to Homebush on 20 October 2013, Platform 1 operates 2 daily City services via Strathfield and otherwise operates Lidcombe services.

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates one bus route via Berala station, under contract to Transport for NSW: *908: Bankstown station to Merrylands station Berala station is served by one NightRide route: *N50: Liverpool station to Town Hall station

Accidents

References

External links

Berala station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, Bankstown=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1912 Railway stations in Australia opened in 1924 Easy Access railway stations in Sydney Main Southern railway line, New South Wales Cumberland Council, New South Wales