Glenfield railway station, Sydney
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Glenfield
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| Location | Railway Parade, Glenfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′20″S 150°53′35″E / 33.972215°S 150.89307°ECoordinates: 33°58′20″S 150°53′35″E / 33.972215°S 150.89307°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23.2 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main South East Hills South West |
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| Distance | 33.03 km (20.52 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GFD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 September 1869 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 27 March 1891 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glenfield railway station is a junction station serving the Sydney suburb of Glenfield. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport, T2 Inner West & South and T5 Cumberland services. It is also served by limited NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services.
The station lies on the Main South railway line. Five hundred metres north of the station the East Hills line joins, while south of the station the South West Rail Link branches off.
The station opened on 6 September 1869, about ten years after the opening of the Main South line. The initial platform was located north of the current station, being relocated to its current position on 27 March 1891. Originally the station consisted of two side platforms.
The role of Glenfield changed significantly with the opening of the East Hills to Glenfield extension of the East Hills line on 21 December 1987, which joins the Main South line just north of Glenfield station. The platform buildings were substantially redeveloped at this time.
An additional track was opened to the west of the station in 1995 as part of the Glenfield - Ingleburn passing loop. This unelectrified track was used by freight and long distance passenger trains. In December 2012, the track was incorporated into the Southern Sydney Freight Line and became freight only.
In 1996, as part of the Y-link works at Granville which created the Cumberland line, Glenfield gained an extra platform (the current platform 1). Platform 1 was created as a side turnback for terminating trains via Liverpool by converting the existing side platform for Central bound trains in to an island platform.
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