Liverpool railway station, Sydney

Liverpool railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Liverpool in Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T2 Leppington & Inner West Line, T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line and T5 Cumberland services. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[3]

Liverpool
Station building and concourse, December 2007
General information
Location	Bigge Street, Liverpool Australia
Coordinates	33°55′30″S 150°55′38″E
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Southern
Distance	38.68 kilometres (24.03 mi) from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	LPO
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	26 September 1856
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	4,588,580 (year) 12,571 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Casula towards Leppington Leppington & Inner West Line Warwick Farm towards City Circle Terminus Liverpool & Inner West Line Casula towards Leppington Cumberland Line Warwick Farm towards Richmond
Former services Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Terminus Bankstown Line (until 2024) Warwick Farm towards City Circle Preceding station Former services Following station ANZAC Rifle Range Terminus Holsworthy Line (1920-1974) Terminus
Location

History

The town (now suburb) of Liverpool on the Georges River was one of the earliest settlements of the colony of New South Wales. The station opened on 26 September 1856 and was an early terminus of the Main South line.^[4] Immediately north of Liverpool station, a former branch line crossed the Georges River and entered the Holsworthy military base. The pylons for the bridge over the river have been reused to provide a pedestrian walkway.

The original station building on platform 1

In 1929, the line from Central was electrified. Liverpool remained the terminating point for electric services until the wires were extended to Campbelltown in 1968. It was also a calling point for regional services until the 1990s.

In 1965 one person was killed and three injured when a freight train collided with a stationary electric passenger train at Liverpool station.^[5]

In 2000, the station underwent a major easy access upgrade with the provision of passenger lifts to the platforms, a new passenger concourse, toilets and a refurbishment of the heritage building on platform 1.^[6]

The Southern Sydney Freight Line passes to the east of the station. It opened in January 2013. Around the same time, a new platform for southbound services was constructed as part of the Rail Clearways Program. Platform 4 opened in January 2014.^[7][8] Previously platform 2 was the main southbound platform with platform 3 used for turnbacks.

Platforms and services

Northbound view from Newbridge Road in December 2007 before construction of Platform 4 and the Southern Sydney Freight Line

Liverpool railway station in December 2017 after construction of Platform 4 and the Southern Sydney Freight Line

The station has four platforms. Platforms 1 and 4 serve the Inner West & Leppington and Cumberland lines, and platforms 2 and 3 serve as a terminus for Inner West line trains via Regents Park.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T2	services to Central & the City Circle via Granville
	T5	services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond
2	T2	2 weekday late night services to the City Circle
	T3	terminating services, returning to the City Circle via Regents Park
3	T3	terminating services, returning to the City Circle via Regents Park
	T5	weekend services to Schofields
4	T2	services to Leppington
	T5	services to Leppington

Current trackplan
Legend
N↑ To Warwick Farm Up Dn SSFL S↓ To Casula

Trackplan prior to SSFL construction
Legend

Transport links

Bus Interchange as seen from the concourse

Transit Systems operates 30 bus routes to and from Liverpool station:^[9]

• 801: to Badgerys Creek
• 802: to Parramatta station
• 803: to Miller
• 804: to Parramatta station
• 805: to Cabramatta station
• 806: to Parramatta station
• 808: to Fairfield station
• 819: to Prairiewood
• 823: to Warwick Farm
• 827: to Carnes Hill
• 851: to Carnes Hill
• 852: to Carnes Hill
• 853: to Carnes Hill
• 854: to Carnes Hill
• 855: to Austral
• 856: to Bringelly
• 857: to Narellan
• 865: to Casula
• 866: to Casula
• 869: to Ingleburn
• 870: to Campbelltown Hospital
• 871: to Campbelltown Hospital
• 872: to Campbelltown Hospital
• 901: to Holsworthy
• 902: to Holsworthy
• 903: to Chipping Norton
• 904: to Fairfield station
• M90 to Westfield Burwood
• T80: to Parramatta station

Liverpool station is served by three NightRide routes:^[9]

• N30: between Macarthur station and Town Hall station
• N31: to Leppington station
• N50: to Town Hall station

Heritage listing

Liverpool railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Although the station has been substantially altered, several heritage aspects remain, including the platform 1 station building, dating from c. 1880, the c. 1879 goods shed and 1880 brick-faced platforms.^[3]

Liverpool station building is a good example of a third class station building in the centre of a large scale redevelopment of the site. It indicates the change in technology and approach to railway construction. Liverpool goods shed is a rare brick structure on the State system which is substantially intact with platforms and jib crane. It is located in an historic town and is the last remnant of the early station and yard complex at the site. It is rare as one of the last two surviving brick goods sheds in the State.^[3]