EPPING RAILWAY STATION, SYDNEY

'Epping railway station' is on the Northern Line of the CityRail network in Sydney, Australia. It serves the suburb of Epping, a significant commercial and residential area.
Epping is the planned western terminus of the Epping to Chatswood Line and is undergoing reconstruction from 2004 to 2008.

Contents

History

Station Configuration

Platforms/Service

Accessibility/Exits

Bus Services

Gallery

New Concourse

Old Concourse

Trackplan

Neighbouring stations

References

External links

History

When the Main Northern Line opened on 17 September 1886, a single platform known as Field of Mars was located on the western side of the line opposite Chester Street. The platform was renamed Carlingford on 5 April 1887.
The station was renamed Epping when it opened in its current location on 7 October 1899 as an island platform. The booking office on the footbridge, which was demolished in 2007, was added in 1967 after the original wooden structure was destroyed by fire.
An additional island platform was added in 1928. The original brick building on this platform was demolished in 2006 as part of the station's reconstruction works. The centre terminating road, served by platforms on each side between both island platforms, was intended as part of Dr Bradfield's proposed Epping to St Leonards line. With the conversion of the centre terminating track to a bi-directional main line in 1979, the platform face on the up (platform 1) side was fenced off.
Epping signal box opened on 31 October 1928 and operated the interlocking at Epping until its closure on 12 November 2006. Points at Epping are now controlled from Strathfield signal box. ^[1]
The upgrade works that began in 2004 include a new concourse, pedestrian overpasses, wider platforms, and the addition of two underground platforms for the Epping to Chatswood Line. ^[2] The aboveground upgrades were completed on April 14, 2007, although the underground platforms will not be completed until mid-2008.

Station Configuration

Epping station is in a cutting between Langston Place and the busy Beecroft Road on two island platforms. Unusually for CityRail stations, Epping's platforms are presently not aligned with each other.
Epping is undergoing major reconstruction as part of the Epping to Chatswood Line construction. A new aerial concourse has been constructed further down the platform towards Cheltenham, and has been in use since April 14, 2007. The original unique 1967 concourse with its lifts and stairs has been demolished.
In addition to this, two new underground platforms are being constructed approximately underneath Platforms 1 and 2. Escalator and lift access to these two new platforms will be from the concourse and the existing above-ground platforms.
Because the station is currently undergoing reconstruction, the terminating track and platform are currently closed.

Platforms/Service

Signage to the future Platforms 5 & 6 at Epping Station

The station is served by two trains per hour in each direction for most of the day, with additional trains at peak hours. It is also served by an hourly Intercity train to Strathfield and Central and one to Wyong or Newcastle.
The station is normally a terminating station for all-stations trains in the morning peak, but as a temporary measure due to the reconstruction of the station, these trains are terminating at Eastwood station, one stop nearer the city. Additionally, Eastwood is being used as the interchange station for Newcastle and Central Coast line services, although most services continue to stop at Epping. When the reconstruction is complete, all intercity trains will stop at Epping.
'Platform 1'


★ 'Northern Line' - all stations and limited stops services (via the City) to North Sydney; and then to Lindfield, Gordon, or Hornsby via the 'North Shore Line'.

★ 'Newcastle & Central Coast Line' - intercity services to Central (via Strathfield).
'Platform 2'


★ ''Currently used for construction''
'Platform 3'


★ 'Northern Line' - all stations services to Hornsby.

★ 'Newcastle & Central Coast Line' - intercity services to Gosford, Wyong, and Newcastle.
'Platform 5' '''(currently under construction)''' ^[3]


★ 'Epping to Chatswood Line' - future services to Chatswood and the City via the 'North Shore Line'.
'Platform 6' '''(currently under construction)''' ³


★ 'Epping to Chatswood Line' - future terminating services; future services to Hornsby via the 'Northern Line'.

Accessibility/Exits

Ticketing facilities at the new aerial concourse in Epping Station

The two island platforms are connected to an overhead concourse with ticketing facilities and ticket gates (the only exit to the station). Easy Access is available via elevators to the two currently operating platforms inside the paid area. The station can currently be used as a thoroughfare between the two sides of the railway line at Epping, as it connects to a new covered pedestrian footbridge that spans Beecroft Road with lift access. The footbridge also provides two elevators on either side of Beecroft Road for wheelchair access.
Because the station is currently undergoing reconstruction, the terminating track and platform is currently closed. Since April 14 2007, access to the station is via the new aerial concourse. 'Platforms 1 & 2' can be accessed via two escalators and an elevator for Easy Access, and 'Platform 3' can be accessed from the concourse via an escalator, stairs, or an elevator for wheelchair access.
'Platforms 5 & 6', when the construction is complete in 2008, will be able to be accessed via stairs or escalators through an underground transfer concourse, or an elevator for wheelchair access. The stairs, escalators and elevators to the underground transfer concourse will be accessible from both Platforms 1 & 2 and Platform 3.

Bus Services

Epping station is a major interchange for bus services for the Northwest region of Sydney, due to its proximity to ''Epping Road'' (one of the major bus routes to the Sydney CBD), and the M2 Motorway (which has a special exit ramp leading into the bus interchange). The bus interchange in Cambridge Street is currently undergoing reconstruction as part of the station's upgrade, and expected to be complete by June 2007.^[4] Stops also exist on Beecroft Road, on the western side.
140 - Manly via Macquarie Centre, Crows Nest
288 - Sydney QVB via Macquarie University, Macquarie Centre, North Ryde, Lane Cove
289 - Sydney QVB via Epping Road, Macquarie Centre, North Ryde, Lane Cove
290 - Sydney QVB via Macquarie University, Macquarie Centre, Lane Cove, St Leonards, Crows Nest, North Sydney
291 - Sydney QVB via Epping Road, Lane Cove, Gore Hill Freeway, Sydney Harbour Bridge
294 - Sydney QVB via Macquarie University, Macquarie Centre, Lane Cove
295 - From North Epping, continues to Marsfield, Macquarie University, Macquarie Centre, Macquarie Park
296 - Macquarie University
541 - Eastwood
611 - From Blacktown via M2 Motorway, continues to Macquarie University
624 - Parramatta via Carlingford
628 - Carlingford ''(loop service)''
629 - Carlingford via North Rocks ''(loop service)''
630 - From Blacktown via Baulkham Hills, continues to Macquarie University, Macquarie Centre
635 - From Castle Hill via Beecroft and Pennant Hills, continues to Macquarie University, Macquarie Centre
750 - From Plumpton via M2 Motorway, continues to Macquarie University, Macquarie Centre
N80 - NightRide Bus services from Town Hall to Hornsby, via Epping

Gallery

New Concourse

Old Concourse

Trackplan

Track arrangmement at Epping prior to construction of the Epping to Chatswood railway line

Neighbouring stations

Macquarie
University'''Epping to
Chatswood Line'''
''(Under construction)''''trains continue on the 'Northern Line'''


''trains continue on
the 'Epping to Chatswood Line''''''North West Rail Link'
(Under planning)''Franklin Road

References

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External links

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