Sydenham railway station, Sydney

Sydenham
Gleeson Avenue entrance in July 2024
General information
LocationGleeson Avenue, Sydenham
Coordinates33°54′52″S 151°10′00″E / 33.914525°S 151.1665333°E / -33.914525; 151.1665333
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)
Distance5.31 kilometres from Central
Platforms6 (2 island, 2 side)
(2 currently closed)
Tracks6
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeSDN
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened15 October 1884
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMarrickville (1884-1895)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 4,087,010 (year)
  • 11,197 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Marrickville
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
 Bankstown Line St Peters
towards City Circle
Tempe
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Redfern
towards Bondi Junction
Wolli Creek
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Revesby
towards Macarthur
 Airport & South Line St Peters
towards City Circle
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Wolli Creek
towards Kiama
 South Coast Line
(limited weekday services)
 Redfern
towards Bondi Junction
Future service
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Marrickville
towards Bankstown
 Metro North West Line Waterloo
towards Tallawong

Sydenham railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sydenham in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown Line, T4 Illawarra & Eastern Suburbs Line and T8 Airport & South Line services. It was designed by the New South Wales Government Railways and built from 1884 to 1962, with William Robinson having built the original 1884 buildings. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Sydenham Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01254. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.