Epping railway station, Sydney

Epping
Langston Place exit in November 2007
Location	Beecroft Road, Epping
Coordinates	33°46′23″S 151°04′56″E / 33.773172°S 151.082219°E / -33.773172; 151.082219Coordinates: 33°46′23″S 151°04′56″E / 33.773172°S 151.082219°E / -33.773172; 151.082219
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Northern Chatswood-Epping
Distance	23.32 kilometres from Central
Platforms	5 (2 island, 1 side)
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	EPG
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	17 September 1886
Rebuilt	7 October 1899 23 February 2009
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Field of Mars Carlingford
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Cheltenham towards Hornsby T1 North Shore and Northern Line via Macquarie University Macquarie University towards Central Terminus T1 Northern Line via Strathfield Eastwood towards Central Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Hornsby towards Newcastle Central Coast & Newcastle Line Eastwood towards Central

Epping railway station is located on the Main Northern and Chatswood-Epping lines, serving the Sydney suburb of Epping. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Northern and NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

The station opened as Field of Mars on 17 September 1886. It was renamed Carlingford on 5 April 1887, and again to Epping on 7 October 1899 when it moved to its current site.

An additional island platform was added in 1928. The centre track was originally a terminating road, and was served by platforms on each side. This was intended as part of John Bradfield's proposed Epping to St Leonards line. A new booking office on the footbridge was added in 1967 after the original wooden structure was destroyed by fire.

In 1979, the centre terminating track was converted to a bi-directional main line with the platform face on the eastern side fenced off. As part of the 2000s upgrading works, the fencing was switched to the opposite platform.

Upgrade works began in 2004 to prepare the station for the Epping to Chatswood railway line. Works included a new concourse and pedestrian overpass, wider platforms, an underground transfer concourse and the addition of two underground platforms for the new line. The new aerial concourse was constructed to the north of the 1967 concourse, which was demolished. The above ground upgrades were completed on 14 April 2007, while the underground concourse and platforms were opened on 23 February 2009 in conjunction with the new line.

To the north of the station, an additional track is being laid as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project. This is scheduled to be completed in 2016.