Lakemba railway station
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales
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Lakemba railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Bankstown railway line in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba. It is currently closed for conversion works to enable it to be served by Metro North West & Bankstown Line services in the future.
Australia
Metro Trains Sydney (from 2026)
Lakemba | ||||||||||||||||
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Station footbridge, concourse and entrance, October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Railway Parade, Lakemba Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°55′12″S 151°04′33″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains (until 30 September 2024) Metro Trains Sydney (from 2026) | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Bankstown | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 14.48 kilometres (9.00 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Staffed: 6am to 10pm
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| Station code | LKM | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 April 1909 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 30 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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History
Lakemba station opened on 14 April 1909 when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore to Bankstown.[3][4]
Previously, a shunting neck existed to the west of the station, allowing services to terminate at Lakemba. This siding was removed in the 1990s. The original wooden ticket office above the station was destroyed by fire and replaced with a modern metal and glass structure. The station received an accessibility upgrade in 2007, which included the installation of a lift.[4]
The station closed on 30 September 2024 to facilitate the conversion of the Bankstown railway line to Sydney Metro.
War memorial
A war memorial was opened outside the station on 19 April 1953 by State Governor John Northcott.[4]
Platforms and services
Transport links
U-Go Mobility operates four bus routes via Lakemba station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 450: Strathfield to Hurstville station[5]
- 942: Campsie to Lugarno[6]
- 946: Bankstown to Roselands[7]
- S14: to Mount Lewis[8]
Lakemba station is served by one NightRide route:
