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Encyclopedia > Granville railway station, Sydney
Granville
Blue Mountains Line
South Line
Western Line
Station code GAV
Suburb Granville
Street(s) Bridge St
Distance from Central Station 21.22 km
Altitude (above sea level)  ? m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Suburban limited stops
Intercity
Number of platforms 4
Number of tracks 4
Platform arrangement 2 Island
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers Yes
Transfers available Bus
Train
Disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link

Granville is a major station in the CityRail network of Sydney, Australia, serving the city's South and Western lines along with the inter-city Blue Mountains Line. A major role of Granville has traditionally been an interchange between the South and Western lines, however this role has been diluted somewhat since the opening of the Cumberland Line in 1996. Image File history File links Cityrailsign. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... This is a list of known CityRail and other New South Wales station codes. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... A city-centre street in Frankfurt, Germany A residential street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA A street is a public thoroughfare in the built environment. ... Central Railway Station (also known as Sydney Terminal) is the largest railway station in Australia. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ... track Rail tracks are used on railways (or railroads), which, together with railroad switches (or points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... This article is on the commuter rail network centred on Sydney, Australia. ... The South line has several alterate route to reach its main destination at Campbelltown railway station, Sydney, via Granville, via Regents Park, via Bankstown and via East Hills. ... The Western Line is part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney known as CityRail. ... The Blue Mountains Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services, serving the Blue Mountains region to the far west of Sydney, including its primary centre of Katoomba, and to as far west as Lithgow. ... Granville, is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Cumberland Line (usually coloured bright lilac) is a cross-suburban service in the Sydney metropolitan rail network known as CityRail. ...


Historically, Granville, then called Parramatta Junction was the end point of the first railway line in New South wales, which started at today's Central Station (→ Rail transport in NSW, Sydney-Parramatta Line). An XPT train, used on CountryLink services, at Central railway station, Sydney. ...


The infamous Granville railway disaster on 18 January 1977, Australia's worst rail disaster which killed 83 people, took place just about 200m west of the station. On January 18, 1977, Australia experienced its worst ever railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. ...

Contents

Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

Platform 2:
The Western Line is part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney known as CityRail. ... A North Shore Line train crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. ... The Blue Mountains Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services, serving the Blue Mountains region to the far west of Sydney, including its primary centre of Katoomba, and to as far west as Lithgow. ...

  • Western Line - limited stops services to Blacktown, Riverstone, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains.
  • Blue Mountains Line - intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow.

Platform 3:
The Western Line is part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney known as CityRail. ... The Blue Mountains Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services, serving the Blue Mountains region to the far west of Sydney, including its primary centre of Katoomba, and to as far west as Lithgow. ...

Platform 4:
The South line has several alterate route to reach its main destination at Campbelltown railway station, Sydney, via Granville, via Regents Park, via Bankstown and via East Hills. ... The City Circle is a system of underground passenger railway lines located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that make up the heart of the Sydney passenger railway network, owned and operated by CityRail, a New South Wales government agency. ... On this line only Xplorers , XPTs and Endeavours operate on this line. ...

The South line has several alterate route to reach its main destination at Campbelltown railway station, Sydney, via Granville, via Regents Park, via Bankstown and via East Hills. ... On this line only Xplorers , XPTs and Endeavours operate on this line. ...

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Granville.
Track arrangement at Granville.


Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 334 pixelsFull resolution (2114 × 882 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/png) Track arrangement at Granville railway station, Sydney I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 334 pixelsFull resolution (2114 × 882 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/png) Track arrangement at Granville railway station, Sydney I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under...


Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station
(inbound)
Line Following Station
(outbound)
Strathfield
Blue Mountains Line
Parramatta
Auburn
South Line
Merrylands
Clyde
Western Line
Harris Park

Strathfield Square entrance Eastern entrance Strathfield railway station is a major interchange on Sydneys CityRail network and a hub for buses serving the northern part of the inner west. ... The Blue Mountains Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services, serving the Blue Mountains region to the far west of Sydney, including its primary centre of Katoomba, and to as far west as Lithgow. ... Parramatta is a suburb in the city of Parramatta in western Sydney. ... Auburn is a railway station on the Southern and Western lines of the CityRail network. ... The South line has several alterate route to reach its main destination at Campbelltown railway station, Sydney, via Granville, via Regents Park, via Bankstown and via East Hills. ... Merrylands railway station is a station on the South line, Sydney of the CityRail network. ... Clyde railway station is a station on the Cityrail network. ... The Western Line is part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney known as CityRail. ... Four Tracks Paired by Use Harris Park is a minor railway station on the Western line, Sydney of the CityRail network. ...

See also

 
CityRail Stations
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Blue Mountains Line North Sydney | Milsons Point | Wynyard | Town Hall | Central | Redfern | Strathfield | Granville | Parramatta | Westmead | Blacktown | Penrith | Emu Plains | Lapstone | Glenbrook | Blaxland | Warrimoo | Valley Heights | Springwood | Faulconbridge | Linden | Woodford | Hazelbrook | Lawson | Bullaburra | Wentworth Falls | Leura | Katoomba | Medlow Bath | Blackheath | Mount Victoria | Bell | Zig Zag | Lithgow
South Line Central | Museum | St James | Circular Quay | Wynyard | Town Hall | Central | Redfern | Newtown | Ashfield | Burwood | Strathfield | Flemington | Lidcombe | Auburn | Clyde | Granville | Merrylands | Guildford | Yennora | Fairfield | Canley Vale | Cabramatta | Warwick Farm | Liverpool | Casula | Glenfield | Macquarie Fields | Ingleburn | Minto | Leumeah | Campbelltown
Western Line Central | Redfern | Burwood | Strathfield | Lidcombe | Auburn | Clyde | Granville | Harris Park | Parramatta | Westmead | Wentworthville | Pendle Hill | Toongabbie | Seven Hills | Blacktown | Doonside | Rooty Hill | Mt Druitt | St Marys | Werrington | Kingswood | Penrith | Emu Plains | Marayong | Quakers Hill | Schofields | Riverstone | Vineyard | Mulgrave | Windsor | Clarendon | East Richmond | Richmond
(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)
CityRail Lines
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra| Bankstown | Inner West | Airport & East Hills | South | Cumberland | Western | North Shore | Carlingford | Olympic Park | Northern | South Coast | Southern Highlands | Blue Mountains | Newcastle & Central Coast | Hunter
Under construction or planning: CBD Rail Link | Epping to Chatswood Line | North West Rail Link | South West Rail Link


 
 

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