Summer Hill railway station

Summer Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Summer Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and occasional T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services.

History

Carlton Cres Entrance in October 2023

Platform 3

Summer Hill station opened on 15 September 1879.<ref>Summer Hill Station NSWrail.net</ref><ref>"125 Years of the Sydney to Parramatta Railway" Ron Preston New South Wales Rail Transport Museum Template:ISBN</ref> The Main Suburban line through Summer Hill was quadruplicated in 1892,<ref>"NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" Australian Railway History Vol 56 No 810 April 2005 page 141</ref> and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.<ref>"Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin April 2001 page 128</ref><ref name=NSWEnvironment&Heritage>Summer Hill Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage</ref>

As part of the 1892 work, the northern side platform was converted to an island platform and a new platform constructed on the most northern line. The latter was demolished as part of the 1927 works.<ref name=NSWEnvironment&Heritage/>

In 2004, Summer Hill was provided with lift facilities which are accessed from the subway. Initial plans called for a new overhead footbridge to access the station; however, this was opposed by locals on both aesthetic and access grounds, and the plans were subsequently altered to the current arrangement.<ref>Summer Hill station, new plans lodged Action for Public Transport NSW 2 May 2002.</ref>

Transport links

Summer Hill station is served by one NightRide route:

• N50: Liverpool to Town Hall station<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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External links

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• Summer Hill station details Transport for New South Wales