Redfern railway station

Redfern
Northbound view from Platform 10 in October 2011
Location	Lawson Street, Redfern
Coordinates	33°53′31″S 151°11′55″E / 33.89202°S 151.19873°E / -33.89202; 151.19873Coordinates: 33°53′31″S 151°11′55″E / 33.89202°S 151.19873°E / -33.89202; 151.19873
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Suburban Illawarra
Distance	1.30 kilometres from Central
Platforms	12 (2 side, 5 island)
Tracks	12
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground: 10 Underground: 2
Disabled access	Yes, platform 6-7 only
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	REF
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	1878
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Eveleigh
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Burwood towards Epping or Emu Plains or Richmond T1 North Shore, Northern & Western Line Central towards Hornsby or Berowra Macdonaldtown towards Leppington or Campbelltown T2 Inner West & South Line Central towards Circular Quay Sydenham towards Macarthur T2 Airport Line (Peak hour only) Central towards Circular Quay Erskineville towards Lidcombe or Liverpool T3 Bankstown Line Central towards City Circle Sydenham towards Waterfall or Cronulla T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Central towards Bondi Junction Strathfield towards Olympic Park T7 Olympic Park Line (occasional services only) Central Terminus Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Wolli Creek towards Bomaderry (Nowra) or Port Kembla South Coast Line (peak hours on weekdays and on weekends and public holidays) Central Terminus Strathfield towards Bathurst Blue Mountains Line (occasional services only) Central Terminus Strathfield towards Newcastle Central Coast & Newcastle Line (occasional services only) Central Terminus

Redfern railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Redfern. It is served by all Sydney Trains lines except the airport branch of the Airport, Inner West & South Line and the Cumberland Line. Some NSW TrainLink Intercity services also call at the station.

In the early history of the New South Wales Railways, Redfern Station was the frequently used but unofficial name of the principal Sydney terminus, a fact which has led to persistent confusion. That station, the first Sydney Terminal, was north of Cleveland Street, which is Redfern's northern boundary, and south of Devonshire Street. It opened on 26 September 1855 in an area known as Cleveland Fields which is now the railway corridor called Sydney Yard. This original 'Redfern' station comprised one wooden platform in a corrugated iron shed. As traffic increased the original station was replaced in 1874 by a brick building containing two platforms. This second station, the second Sydney Terminal which grew to 14 platforms, was designed for through traffic if the lines were extended in the city direction. This second station was found to be too far from the city centre, so a new station (the present Sydney Central station) was built to the north of Devonshire Street and opened on 4 August 1906 [Sydney Morning Herald 6 August 1906, p6]. The 1874 station was soon demolished.

A station was opened in 1876 1.3 kilometres west of the original Redfern and called Eveleigh. In 1885 Eveleigh's platforms were reconstructed at the present Redfern site, and on 21 October 1906 this station was renamed Redfern.

On 1 August 1926, a further two platforms opened on the southern side (9 and 10) as part of the electrification of the Illawarra line.