Harris Park railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Harris Park. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line, T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and T5 Cumberland Line services.
History Harris Park station initially opened as a platform in the late 1800s,Harris Park Station NSWrail.net although it only received timetabled services from 4 March 1885. Originally built as two side platforms, both were rebuilt as island platforms during the quadruplication of the Granville to Westmead line in the mid-1980s."Harris Park" Railway Digest August 1985 page 226 On 2 November 1996, the Harris Park to Merrylands Y-Link opened allowing direct train operation between these two stations by what is now known as the Cumberland Line."Cumberland Line Officially Opened" Railway Digest December 1996 page 6
On 30 June 2013, a landslide occurred and a retaining wall collapsed in heavy rain, burying one track and partially covering platform 4.Passengers warned to expect delays after train station wall collapses Sydney Morning Herald 30 June 2013Sydney Trains boss takes blame as report into Harris Park station landslip released ABC News 9 August 2013
An accessibility upgrade, including lift access to the station, was announced in 2015.
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References
External links
Harris Park station details Transport for New South Wales