Warwick Farm railway station
Warwick Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view of station platforms in August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Remembrance Drive, Warwick Farm Sydney, New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′48″S 150°56′06″E / 33.91336944°S 150.9350389°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Main Southern | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 28.43 km (17.67 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 7pm
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| Station code | WKF | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 18 March 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from 1930) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023[1] |
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Warwick Farm railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Southern line, serving Warwick Farm, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Leppington & Inner West Line, T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line and T5 Cumberland Line services.
History
The original Warwick Farm station opened on 18 March 1889 as a private platform for William Forrester near the former level crossing on the Hume Highway. It was relocated to its present location in 1943 when nearby Warwick Farm Racecourse was used as a military camp.[3][4][5]
Previously, a 1.6-kilometre branch line to Warwick Farm Racecourse branched off from the Main South line north of the station, and carried special racecourse trains on race days. The branch opened in June 1889, closed in August 1990 and was removed in December 1991.[6][7][8]
The Southern Sydney Freight Line opened immediately to the east of the station in January 2013. As part of its construction, a footbridge with lifts and stairs was constructed. Previously, crossing the railway line required passengers to use the Hume Highway bridge. Platform 2 was very narrow and was widened during the works.
The station briefly received national attention in April 2024 after an unusual incident where a thoroughbred wandered onto the station platform.[9] It was one of four escaped racehorses from a Warwick Farm stable complex, who were released by an unknown person. The horses were recaptured and returned to their stables shortly after.[10][11]
2026 train fire
On 15 April 2026, at 4:45 pm AEDT (UTC+10), a freight train's roof caught fire near Warwick Farm station during the peak hour.[12] Firefighting services were rushed to the scene while train services running between Fairfield and Liverpool on the T2 and T5,[13] and services on the T3 between Villawood and Liverpool, were shut down and halted, with some services cancelled.[12][14]
Services
Platforms
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Granville | [15] | |
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| services to Central & the City Circle via Regents Park | [16] | ||
| services to Blacktown, Schofields and Richmond | [17] | ||
| 2 | services to Leppington | [15] | |
| services to Liverpool | [16] | ||
| services to Leppington weekend services to Liverpool | [17] |
Transport links
Transit Systems NSW operates one bus route via Warwick Farm station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Warwick Farm station is served by one NightRide route:
References
- ↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ↑ Warwick Farm Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Warwick Farm Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ Warwick Farm Railway Station Precinct Assessment Australian Rail Track Corporation
- ↑ Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch NSWrail.net
- ↑ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest October 1990 page 369
- ↑ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest February 1992 page 73
- ↑ Horse trots into Warwick Farm Station and casually waits for train to pass by The Australian. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Stewards Inquiry Into Escaped Horse At Warwick Farm www.racingnsw.com.au. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Racehorse causes shock for late-night travellers after being found loose on railway platform Racing Post. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- 1 2 News Desk, Swikblog (15 April 2026). "Sydney Train Chaos After Freight Fire Shuts T2, T3, T5 Lines, Thousands Stranded". Swikblog. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Peak hour chaos as train halted after locomotive catches fire". 7NEWS. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sky News Australia". Sky News. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- 1 2 "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- 1 2 "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Transdev NSW route 904". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Warwick Farm railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Warwick Farm station details Transport for New South Wales