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Redfern is a major interchange station on the Sydney Trains network. Multiple rail lines converge here they as they enter the Sydney CBD. The station is located near Gibbons Street, Lawson Street and Eveleigh Street. Redfern station serves its namesake suburb, as well as the nearby areas of Waterloo, Darlington and Eveleigh.

It is the ninth busiest station on the network.

History[]

In the early history of the New South Wales Railways, "Redfern" was the name of the principal Sydney terminus. It was located to the south of Devonshire Street and opened on 26 September 1855 in an area known as "Cleveland Fields." This original "Redfern" station comprised one wooden platform in a corrugated iron shed. As traffic increased the original station was replaced in 1874 by a brick building containing two platforms. This second station, which grew to 14 platforms, was designed for through traffic if the lines were extended in the city direction. This second station was found to be too far from the city centre, so a new station (the present Sydney Central Station) was built to the north of Devonshire Street and opened on 4 August 1906. The 1874 station was soon demolished. A station was opened in 1876 1.3 km on the Parramatta side of the "original Redfern" and called 'Eveleigh'. In 1885 Eveleigh's platforms were reconstructed at the present Redfern site, and on 21 October 1906 this station was renamed Redfern. Platforms 11 and 12, as well as the area containing the unfinished platforms (see below), were constructed in the late 1970s as part of the Eastern Suburbs Railway construction, which opened in 1979.

Until the early 1990s Redfern had an overhead footbridge at the Eveleigh end of the platforms, connecting all platforms 1-10 by stairs. This was demolished because the funds for its maintenance were not available. A single track underground tunnel for trains going to Eveleigh Maintenance Centre, known as the Engine Dive, runs under the above ground platforms. Various chimneys on the platforms (especially on platform 1) are evidence of this. The tunnel surfaces near the Eveleigh end of platform 10 and on the non-station side of the Lawson St bridge.

The station is walking distance to the suburb of Waterloo known by its government housing high rise buildings. The present Redfern station was damaged by fire in the 2004 Redfern riots. The ticketing area and station master's office were significantly damaged - and the windows in the front of the station were bricked up for almost a year afterwards to prevent further attacks. They have since been replaced with glass windows.

2015 Upgrade[]

In 2015, Redfern station received an access upgrade. Improvements included a new lift from the concourse to platforms 6/7, a new section of canopy and new CCTV, lighting and fencing. Construction commenced in April and was completed in November. This upgrade was part of the Transport Access Program.[1]

2019-2022 Upgrade[]

In May 2019, a further accessibility upgrade was announced for Redfern station. As part of this upgrade, a new concourse, with lifts down to all platforms, will be constructed.[1] A new concourse needed to be built, as there is no space for lifts in the northern concourse.

Configuration[]

Redfern has 12 platforms - 10 above ground and 2 underground. Each platform has stairs up to the northern concourse, which has gated entrances on Gibbons and Lawson streets. Additionally, platforms 6-7 have a lift, while platforms 11-12 have escalators, both connected to the northern concourse. Platform 10 also has stairs to an ungated entrance on Marian St. Station offices and facilities such as toilets and the main indicator boards are located next to the Lawson Street entry.

As part of the construction of the Eastern Suburbs Railway (now platforms 11 and 12), it was proposed to build up to four platforms for the underground route (similar to Central). Two of these platforms were built and now are platforms 11 and 12, however, two more platforms were half constructed above Platforms 11 and 12. These are visible through a small gap in the wall opposite Platform 11, as well as by a boarded up entry portal under the Lawson Street Bridge (which was to be the down track), and a now filled-in dive tunnel under the Wells Street Sectioning Hut on the Central side of Lawson Street (which was to be the up track). The area in which the platforms were to be situated is visible from the station concourse at the entrance to Platform 10.

The southern concourse, currently under construction, has entrances on Little Eveleigh St, Marian St and Gibbons St. There are stairs and lifts down to all the surface platforms from this concourse. There is an elevated corridor linking the lifts and stairs for platform 8/9, as the platform is too narrow where the concourse crosses for a lift and stairs.

Platforms and Services[]

The station is served by all Sydney Trains services except T5 Cumberland services.

Some intercity services make an extra stop during peak hours for the convenience of passengers for Sydney University. The platforms are only long enough for 8 suburban cars, so V sets stopping on platform 1/2 only stop with the front 6 cars on the platform (short platform code SP6#).

The station is served by eighteen to twenty-six trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
CR Plat 1
TfNSW CCN Central only (AM peak only) All trains departing from this platform will not wait for their scheduled departure time
TfNSW BML Central only (AM peak only)
TfNSW SCL Central only (weekday offpeak only)
T7 Central only (special event only)
CR Plat 2
TfNSW CCN Gosford, Wyong and Newcastle via Strathfield PM peak only
TfNSW BML Katoomba or Mt Victoria via ParramattaPM peak only
TfNSW SCL Thirroul, Wollongong, Port Kembla, Dapto and Kiama via Wolli CreekWeekday off-peak only
T7 Express to Olympic Park via StrathfieldSpecial event only
CR Plat 3
T1
T9
Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby or Berowra via the City
TfNSW CCN Gosford or Wyong via the City & ChatswoodPM peak only
CR Plat 4
T9 Epping/Hornsby via Strathfield
T1 Blacktown, Schofields, Richmond, St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains via Parramatta
TfNSW CCN Intercity services to BlacktownAM peak only
CR Plat 5
T2 City Circle via Town Hall
CR Plat 6
T2 Limited stops to Leppington via Granville
All to Homebush or Parramatta via Ashfield
CR Plat 7
T3 City Circle via Museum or Town Hall
T8 City Circle via MuseumAM peak only
CR Plat 8
T3 Lidcombe and Liverpool via Sydenham & Bankstown
T8 Express services to Campbelltown via Sydenham and East HillsPM peak only
CR Plat 9
T3 Weekday services to the City Circle, continuing to Liverpool via Bankstown May be used by Illawarra, Airport and South Coast trains (due to trackwork) or empty train movements to Eveleigh Yard
CR Plat 10
T3 Terminating services only. Trains turn around in Eveleigh Yard and then return to platform 9. May be used by Illawarra, Airport and South Coast trains (due to trackwork) or empty train movements from Eveleigh Yard
Plat 11
T4 All to Bondi Junction
TfNSW SCL All to Martin Place/Bondi JunctionPeak & weekends only
Plat 12
T4 Hurstville, Cronulla or Waterfall via Wolli Creek
TfNSW SCL Wollongong, Dapto, Kiama or Port Kembla via Wolli CreekPeak & weekends only
CR Plat 13

CR Plat 14
Incomplete platforms These were not fully constructed; are situated west of Platforms 11 & 12 and behind Platform 10

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References[]

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)


Line details - Sydney Trains

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


Line details - Sydney Trains

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

T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line

City & Eastern Suburbs
Terminus ← Bondi Junction, Edgecliff, Kings Cross, Martin Place, Town Hall, Central, Redfern


Sydenham to Sutherland
Sydenham, Tempe, Wolli Creek, Arncliffe, Banksia, Rockdale, Kogarah, Carlton, Allawah, Hurstville, Penshurst, Mortdale, Oatley, Como, Jannali, Sutherland
Cronulla Branch →
Main Illawarra Line ↓


Main Illawarra Line
Loftus, Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall Terminus ↓


Cronulla Branch
Kirrawee, Gymea, Miranda, Caringbah, Woolooware, Cronulla Terminus →


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


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

T8 Airport and South Line

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


Airport Line
City Circle ← Green Square, Mascot, Domestic, International, Wolli Creek


East Hills Line
Airport Line ← Turrella, Bardwell Park, Bexley North, Kingsgrove, Beverly Hills, Narwee, Riverwood, Padstow, Revesby, Panania, East Hills, Holsworthy


Main South Line
East Hills Line ←
Glenfield, Macquarie Fields, Ingleburn, Minto, Leumeah, Campbelltown, Macarthur Terminus →


Illawarra Junction (peak only)
Redfern, St Peters, Sydenham
East Hills Line →


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


Line details - Sydney Trains

T9 Northern Line

City & North Shore
↑ Terminus Gordon, Killara, Lindfield, Roseville, Chatswood, Artarmon, St Leonards, Wollstonecraft, Waverton, North Sydney, Milsons Point, Wynyard, Town Hall, Central


Redfern to Hornsby
Redfern, Burwood, Strathfield, North Strathfield, Concord West, Rhodes, Meadowbank, West Ryde, Denistone, Eastwood, Epping, Cheltenham, Beecroft, Pennant Hills, Thornleigh, Normanhurst, Hornsby Terminus ←


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


Line details - Sydney Trains

Blue Mountains Line

Sydney Metropolitan
← Terminus, Central, Redfern, Strathfield, Parramatta, Westmead, Blacktown, Penrith, Emu Plains


Blue Mountains area
Lapstone, Glenbrook, Blaxland, Warrimoo, Valley Heights, Springwood, Faulconbridge, Linden, Woodford, Hazelbrook, Lawson, Bullaburra, Wentworth Falls, Leura, Katoomba, Medlow Bath, Blackheath, Mount Victoria, Bell, Zig Zag, Lithgow, Rydal, Tarana, Bathurst, Terminus →


Fleet
V set - N set (Endeavour)


Line details - NSW TrainLink

Central Coast and Newcastle Line

Sydney Metropolitan
↓ Terminus, Central, Strathfield, Epping, Hornsby, Berowra
Peak only
Town Hall, Wynyard, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Waverton, Wollstonecraft, St Leonards, Artarmon, Chatswood, Gordon


Central Coast to Newcastle
Cowan, Hawkesbury River, Wondabyne, Woy Woy, Koolewong, Tascott, Point Clare, Gosford, Narara, Niagara Park, Lisarow, Ourimbah, Tuggerah, Wyong, Warnervale, Wyee, Morisset, Dora Creek, Awaba, Fassifern, Booragul, Teralba, Cockle Creek, Cardiff, Kotara, Adamstown, Broadmeadow, Hamilton, Newcastle Interchange, Terminus →


Fleet
V set - H set (OSCAR)


Line details - NSW TrainLink

South Coast Line

Sydney Metropolitan
Terminus ← Bondi Junction, Edgecliff, Kings Cross, Martin Place, Town Hall, Central, Redfern, Wolli Creek, Hurstville, Sutherland, Loftus, Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall Main Illawarra Line ↓


Main Illawarra Line
Helensburgh, Otford, Stanwell Park, Coalcliff, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona, Corrimal, Towradgi, Fairy Meadow, North Wollongong, Wollongong, Coniston
Port Kembla Branch →
Kiama Branch ↓


Kiama Branch
Unanderra, Kembla Grange, Dapto, Albion Park, Oak Flats, Shellharbour Junction, Minnamurra, Bombo, Kiama Bomaderry Line ↓


Bomaderry Line
Gerringong, Berry, Bomaderry Terminus ↓


Port Kembla Branch
Lysaghts, Cringila, Port Kembla North, Port Kembla Terminus →


Fleet
T set (Tangara) - H set (OSCAR) - N set (Endeavour)


Line details - NSW TrainLink

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