North Strathfield railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main North line, serving the Sydney suburb of North Strathfield. It is served by Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services.
History The Homebush to Hornsby section of the Main North railway line was first opened in 1886, and a connection from the Main North railway line to Strathfield to the east was subsequently added. North Strathfield station was added to the line much later: it opened on 9 June 1918 as an island platform with two faces. In 1924, a third platform was added on the western side.North Strathfield Station NSWrail.netNorth Strathfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage Added to the line much later, it is now the first station on the Main Northern line after it branches from the Main Suburban line at Strathfield.
Today, the primary, eastern, connection between the Main Northern and Main Suburban lines is from North Strathfield and Strathfield, but the single track western connection between North Strathfield and Homebush still exists. This connection is mainly used by out of service or freight trains but was occasionally used by passenger trains travelling to Olympic Park station during trackwork or for major events at Sydney Olympic Park.
To the east of the station lay an out of use passing loop, but in June 2015 was recommissioned as part of the construction of a dive south of the station as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project.ASX Announcement: Macmahon awarded NSW rail underpass contract Macmahon 7 December 2012"North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project" Railway Digest April 2013 page 28North Strathfield Rail Underpass Transport for NSWNorth Strathfield Station Transport for NSW
As part of the Sydney Metro West project, a further two underground platforms will be built.Sydney Metro West stations confirmed Sydney Metro 21 October 2019Sydney Metro West Project Overview Booklet Sydney Metro 21 October 2019NSW Government confirms seven new Sydney train stations for Metro West project ABC News 21 October 2019
As part of the accesbility projects, the station was upgraded and given lifts in November 2019.
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External links
North Strathfield station details Transport for New South Wales North Strathfield station Sydney Metro