Harris Park railway station is located on the
Main Western line, serving the
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
suburb of
Harris Park
Harris Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Harris Park is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part o ...
. It is served by
Sydney Trains
Sydney Trains is the operator of the suburban passenger rail network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The network is a hybrid urban- suburban rail system with a central underground core that covers over of track and 170 ...
T1 Western Line T2 Inner West & Leppington Line and
T5 Cumberland Line services.
History
Harris Park station opened in the late 1800s. Originally built as two side platforms, both were rebuilt as island platforms during the quadruplication of the
Granville to
Westmead line in the mid-1980s. On 2 November 1996, the Harris Park to
Merrylands
Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council.
History
Merrylands was named after the fo ...
Y-Link opened allowing direct train operation between these two stations by what is now known as the
Cumberland Line
The Cumberland Line (numbered T5, coloured magenta) is a commuter rail line operated by Sydney Trains in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It connects Schofields and Leppington stations in the western suburbs. Limited services extend from Sc ...
.
On 30 June 2013, a landslide occurred and a retaining wall collapsed in heavy rain, burying one track and partially covering platform 4.
An accessibility upgrade, including lift access to the station, was announced in 2015.
Platforms & services
Track plan
References
External links
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Harris Park station detailsTransport for New South Wales
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Main Western railway line, New South Wales
Railway stations in Sydney
Harris Park, New South Wales