Birrong railway station
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Birrong railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Birrong. It is served by Sydney Trains T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line services.
Birrong | ||||||||||||||
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Southbound view of the station from Platform 2 in October 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Rodd Street, Birrong Sydney, New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′36″S 151°01′26″E | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 43 metres (141 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||
| Line | Bankstown | |||||||||||||
| Distance | 22.11 km (13.74 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 7pm
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| Station code | BIO | |||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 July 1928 | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from July 1939) | |||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||
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| Rank | 195[3] | |||||||||||||
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History
Birrong station opened on 16 July 1928, when the Bankstown line was extended from Bankstown to Regents Park.[4][5] To the north of the station lies Sefton Park Junction with services heading north to Lidcombe and west to Liverpool on the Main South line. The Bankstown-Lidcombe line also passes over the Southern Sydney Freight Line.
In 2020, following the NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into Sydenham to Bankstown line conversion's review of Transport for NSW plans to close stations in the west of Bankstown,[6] the NSW Government announced a Bankstown to Lidcombe shuttle service would operate in the short-term through Birrong once Sydney Metro Southwest opened in 2024.[7][8]
In July 2021 an upgrade to the station was complete with a new lift and staircase.[9][10]
Birrong is the only station in Sydney with a pre-WWII style station building that is not heritage-listed.[11]
Services
Trackplan
