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T1
Auburn
Lidcombe
Strathfield
T2
Flemington
Lidcombe
Auburn
T3
Berala
Lidcombe
Terminus
T7
Olympic Park
Lidcombe
Terminus


Lidcombe is a major junction station on the Sydney Trains network, in the Sydney suburb of Lidcombe. It has 6 platforms: five for ordinary suburban services, and one for the shuttle between Lidcombe and Olympic Park - officially Platform 0 but known as the 'Olympic Park Sprint Platform' in the past. Three lifts facilitate easy access for wheelchairs.

History[]

Lidcombe station opened in 1 November 1858 with four platforms during the construction of the railway line through the area at that time is was called Haslams Creek after Samuel Haslam a local landowner, When in 1867 land was set aside for a cemetery nearby the residents renamed the locality Rookwood. The official name of the station was changed in 1878. By the turn of the century the Necropolis was also called Rookwood so in 1914 the station name was changed again to Lidcombe.

In 1999, Platform 0, also known as the Olympic Park Sprint Platform, was constructed as part of the Olympic Park line works to serve shuttle trains between Lidcombe and Olympic Park. This platform is north-east of platform 1 (hence its numbering) and accessed through a corridor at the eastern end of platform 1.

In 2010, an extra platform (5) for Bankstown line trains was opened, so they no longer operated in a loop with the Inner West line. This was built as part of the CityRail Clearways Project which intends to reduce the number of shared resources (e.g. trains, tracks, crew) between lines so that delays remain isolated to a single line.

Platforms and Services[]

The station is served by eleven to sixteen trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours. Blue Mountains line trains make an extra stop at Lidcombe during special events at Olympic Park.

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
CR Plat 0
T7 Direct shuttle services to Olympic Park Turnback platform
CR Plat 1
T1 Limited stops to the City & North Shore (most to Gordon)
TfNSW BML
Western Region
Trans do not stop
CR Plat 2
T1 Limited stops to Penrith or Emu Plains
TfNSW BML
Western Region
Trans do not stop
CR Plat 3
T1 Limited stops to the City & North Shore (most to Hornsby) Late night only
T2 All stations and limited stops services to the City Circle
CR Plat 4
T1 Limited stops to Penrith or Emu Plains Late night only
T2 All stops to Leppington
T2 All stops to ParramattaWeekdays only
CR Plat 5
T3 All stops to the City via Bankstown Turnback platform

Map[]

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T1 North Shore and Western Line

Richmond Branch
↑ Terminus, Richmond, East Richmond, Clarendon, Windsor, Mulgrave, Vineyard, Riverstone, Schofields, Quakers Hill, Marayong, Western Line ↓


Western Line
← Terminus, Emu Plains, Penrith, Kingswood, Werrington, St Marys, Mount Druitt, Rooty Hill, Doonside, Blacktown (Richmond Branch ↑), Seven Hills, Toongabbie, Pendle Hill, Wentworthville, Westmead, Parramatta, Harris Park, Granville, Clyde, Auburn, Lidcombe, Strathfield, Redfern, Central, Town Hall, Wynyard, North Shore Line →


North Shore Line
← Western Line, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Waverton, Wollstonecraft, St Leonards, Artarmon, Chatswood, Roseville, Lindfield, Killara, Gordon, Pymble, Turramurra, Warrawee, Wahroonga, Waitara, Hornsby, Asquith, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-gai, Berowra, Terminus →


Fleet
A set (Waratah) - T set (Tangara) - H set (OSCAR)


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T2 Inner West and Leppington Line

City Circle
Town Hall, Wynyard, Circular Quay, St James, Museum, Central


Main Suburban
City Circle ←
Redfern, Macdonaldtown, Newtown, Stanmore, Petersham, Lewisham, Summer Hill, Ashfield, Croydon, Burwood, Strathfield, Homebush, Flemington, Lidcombe, Auburn, Clyde, Granville
Parramatta Branch → Main South ↓


Main South
Merrylands, Guildford, Yennora, Fairfield, Canley Vale, Cabramatta, Warwick Farm, Liverpool, Casula, Glenfield
South West →


Parramatta Branch
Harris Park, Parramatta Terminus ←


South West
Edmondson Park, Leppington Terminus ←


Fleet
B set (Waratah Series 2) - A set (Waratah) - M set (Millennium) - K set


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T3 Bankstown Line

City Circle
Town Hall, Wynyard, Circular Quay, St James, Museum, Central


Redfern to Birrong
← City Circle Redfern, Erskineville, St Peters, Sydenham, Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, Campsie, Belmore, Lakemba, Wiley Park, Punchbowl, Bankstown, Yagoona, Birrong
Lidcombe Branch ↓
Liverpool Branch →


Lidcombe Branch
Regents Park, Berala, Lidcombe Terminus ←


Liverpool Branch
Sefton, Chester Hill, Leightonfield, Villawood, Carramar, Cabramatta, Warwick Farm, Liverpool Terminus ←


Fleet
B set (Waratah Series 2) - A set (Waratah) - M set (Millennium) - K set


Line details - Sydney Trains

T7 Olympic Park Line

Central, Redfern, Strathfield, Olympic Park, Lidcombe


Fleet
B set (Waratah Series 2) - A set (Waratah) - T set (Tangara) - M set (Millennium) - K set


Line details - Sydney Trains

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