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Inside Wynyard railway station
Inside Wynyard railway station

Wynyard is a major underground CityRail station in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, 2.05 km from Central. It opened on 28 February 1932. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Wynyard-train-station-(sydn. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Wynyard-train-station-(sydn. ... CityRail is the name of the extensive system of urban, suburban and interurban passenger railways based on metropolitan Sydney, the capital city of the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Downtown Honolulu in Hawaii, United States, an example of an urban downtown district Central business district (CBD) and downtown are terms referring to the commercial heart of a city. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Clock tower of Central Station Central (also known as Sydney Terminal) is the largest railway station in Sydney, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...


Wynyard station currently has two levels, each with two platforms. The upper level serves the North Shore line, whilst the lower level serves lines traversing the City Circle. Both lines run south under York Street from Wynyard to Town Hall. There is no connection between the rails of these two lines at Wynyard. The North Shore Line is a part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney, Australia, operated by CityRail. ... 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. ... Town Hall is a major underground railway station in inner Sydney, Australia, 1. ...


The passenger concourse is on an intermediate level between the upper and lower platforms. Wynyard is connected via underground passageways to several surrounding buildings and shopping arcades and is located immediately below Wynyard Park. Direct access via tunnels is possible to George Street, Hunter Street, Pitt Street, and Clarence Street. Escalators connect the station concourse with York Street (emerging underneath Transport House) and Carrington Street (under Wynyard Park). Wynyard Park is a small park in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. ... The start of George Street in the historic Rocks district George Street is the main street of the city of Sydney, Australia. ... Pitt Street is a major street in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Wynyard Park is a small park in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. ...


The station is equipped with Easy Access for wheelchairs. Easy Access is a term that describes among other things, the design of buildings, or transport so that anybody regardless of whether they are elderly, pushing a pram, or are disabled can use them. ...


History

Wynyard was originally constructed with six platforms and the existing four platforms are still numbered from 3 to 6. The original intention was that Platforms 1 and 2 would eventually serve the eastern pair of railway tracks across Sydney Harbour Bridge, and in the interim they were used to terminate the tram services that operated over those tracks from the bridge's opening in 1932 until 1958. After these tram services were withdrawn, the space occupied by platforms 1 and 2 was converted into the current underground car park, and the eastern rail tracks on the bridge were replaced by two extra road lanes. The disused tunnel and ramp that formerly connected the station to the eastern rail tracks can still be seen, mirroring those still in use to the west of the bridge. Jump to: navigation, search The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney central business district (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. ... Jump to: navigation, search A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The station was linked to the City Circle on 22 January 1956. 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...



Preceding station
(inbound direction)
CityRail lines Following station
(outbound direction)
Town Hall   City Circle   Circular Quay
Town Hall   North Shore Line   Milsons Point
Lines that run clockwise relative to the City Circle
Town Hall   Bankstown Line   Circular Quay
Town Hall   Airport and East Hills Line   Circular Quay
Lines that run anticlockwise relative to the City Circle
Milsons Point   Northern Line   Town Hall
Circular Quay   South Line   Town Hall
Circular Quay   Inner West Line   Town Hall

 

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