Town Hall railway station, Sydney

Town Hall
Commuter rail
George Street entrance in February 2015
Location	George Street, Sydney
Coordinates	33°52′25″S 151°12′17″E / 33.8736819°S 151.2047579°E / -33.8736819; 151.2047579Coordinates: 33°52′25″S 151°12′17″E / 33.8736819°S 151.2047579°E / -33.8736819; 151.2047579
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	City Circle:   North Shore, Northern & Western:  Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra:
Distance	1.18 km (0.73 mi) from Central (clockwise)
Platforms	6 (2 island, 2 side)
Tracks	6
Bus routes	311, 324, 325, 389, 441, 442, 500, 502, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 510, 515, 518, 520, 607X, 610, 610X, 617X, 618X, L37, M20, M30, M40, M50, M52, M61, X00, X04, X06, X15, X18
Bus operators	Sydney Buses, Forest Coach Lines, Hillsbus, and Transdev NSW
Construction
Structure type	Underground Major Interchange
Depth	6 metres (20 ft) (upper level) 12 metres (39 ft) (lower level)
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	John Bradfield (designer)
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Town Hall at Sydney Trains
History
Opened	28 February 1932
Electrified	Yes
Services Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Central towards Epping or Emu Plains or Richmond T1 North Shore, Northern & Western Line Wynyard towards Hornsby or Berowra Central towards Leppington or Campbelltown T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line Wynyard towards Macarthur Wynyard towards Central T3 Bankstown Line Central towards Lidcombe or Liverpool Central towards Waterfall or Cronulla T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Martin Place towards Bondi Junction Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Wynyard towards Wyong Central Coast services via North Shore (peak hours only) Central Terminus Central towards Bomaderry (Nowra) or Port Kembla South Coast Line (peak hours and weekends only) Martin Place towards Bondi Junction
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Town Hall railway station is an heritage-listed underground commuter rail station located in the centre of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The stationed opened on 28 February 1932 and is named after the Town Hall that is located directly above the station. The station provides a direct link to the Sydney Airport international and domestic stations.

The station is built on the site of Sydney's earliest colonial cemetery, the Old Sydney Burial Ground. In 2008, part of this cemetery was being excavated from under the Town Hall.

The station opened on 28 February 1932 and was built with six platforms, which were split over two levels with three platforms on each level. When the station opened, only four of the platforms were in use: platforms 1, 2 and 3 on the upper level and platform 6, served by escalators, on the lower level. The other two platforms were built in preparation for a proposed western suburbs line from the city to Gladesville, as envisaged under the Bradfield scheme. This line was never built, and the platforms (4 and 5) remained disused until incorporated into the Eastern Suburbs line when it opened in June 1979.

The station concourse had a major restructure in 2005 when the shops inside were closed to make way for the increasing crowds.

During a refurbishment of the station in 2014, a sign pointing to an air-raid shelter was uncovered on a staircase leading to Platforms 1 and 2. It has been encased in a persplex casing.