Museum railway station, Sydney

Museum
Northbound view from Platform 2 in June 2013
Location	Elizabeth Street, Sydney Australia
Coordinates	33°52′34″S 151°12′35″E / 33.8762°S 151.2097°E / -33.8762; 151.2097
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	City Circle
Distance	4.99 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Paid carparks nearby
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MSM
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	20 December 1926
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station St James towards Leppington or Campbelltown T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line Central towards Macarthur St James towards Central T3 Bankstown Line Central towards Lidcombe or Liverpool

Museum is located on the City Circle at the southern end of Hyde Park in the Sydney central business district. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport, Inner West & South and T3 Bankstown line services. It is named after the nearby Australian Museum.

There are two platforms, each 158.5 metres (520 ft) long by 3.8 metres (12 ft) wide, under an arch with span 14.6 metres (48 ft). Museum's signage and cream tiling with maroon highlights are reminiscent of a typical London Underground tube station of the era, however its layout of central tracks under a grand arch are more in keeping with older stations of the Paris Métro. Until the construction of the Airport Line in the 1990s, it was the only underground station in Sydney without an island platform. It is a companion to St James station, both opened at the same time and use a roundel design on their station signage that is similar to the one used on the London Underground. The station opened on 20 December 1926 with the opening of the eastern city line from Central to St James. It became part of the City Circle loop on 22 January 1956.

The main entrance to the station is located at the corner of Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets. Another entrance featuring a sandstone façade is located on the corner of Liverpool and Castlereagh Streets. This entrance sits at the foot of the District Court of New South Wales' Downing Centre, formerly the site of the Mark Foy's department store. Other entrances are also located on three corners of the intersection of Elizabeth and Bathurst Streets.