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Epping railway station, Sydney

Epping
Epping Railway Station 3.JPG
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
towards Hornsby
T1
North Shore and Northern Line
via Macquarie University
towards Central
Terminus T1
Northern Line
via Strathfield
towards Central
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Newcastle
Central Coast & Newcastle Line
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.


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