Macquarie Fields railway station

Macquarie Fields railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South line services.

Macquarie Fields
Southbound view from Platform 1, November 2011
General information
Location	Railway Parade, Macquarie Fields
Coordinates	33°59′06″S 150°52′43″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Southern
Distance	33.80 kilometres (21.00 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	No
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	MQF
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	3 October 1888
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	423,730 (year) 1,161 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Ingleburn towards Macarthur Airport & South Line Glenfield towards City Circle
Location

History

Bumberry Junction

Bumberry Junction
General information
Coordinates	33°59′15″S 150°52′32″E
Line(s)	Main South line
Platforms	1 (formerly)
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Demolished and closed
History
Opened	27 March 1891
Closed	2 June 1892
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station Ingleburn towards Albury Main Southern Line Macquarie Fields towards Sydney
Location

Bumberry Junction (likely a play on words based it being located at the bridge over Bunbury Curran creek^{[citation needed]}) was a temporary location on the Main Southern Railway in New South Wales, Australia, between the future Ingleburn, and Macquarie Fields railway stations. It was built for the duplication effort of the line between Liverpool and Campbelltown. The station opened 27 March 1891.^[3] It did not appear in passenger timetables however it appeared in working timetables "for the use of officers and employees only".^[4]

In August 1891, the station was receiving 4 down services and 4 up services.^[5] With the occasional Special running such as "Cook's Special Cheap Excursions".^[6][7][8]

New South Wales Government Railways monthly notice no. 12 : December 1891.

The station had access to the railway telegraph network until 4 April 1892.^[9]

The station was decommissioned 2 June 1892 with the completion of the bridge across Bunbury Curran Creek.^[10]

Macquarie Fields

Macquarie Fields station opened on 3 October 1888.^[11]

An additional track was opened to the west of the station in 1995 as part of the Glenfield - Ingleburn passing loop.^[12] This unelectrified track was used by freight and long-distance passenger trains. In December 2012, the track was incorporated into the Southern Sydney Freight Line and became freight only.

It has been reported that a ghost of a woman haunts the station, where crying and screaming are often heard at night after train services have stopped. In July 1906, a 42-year-old woman named Emily Hay Georgeson was reportedly run over and killed by a train.^[13]

Since the second half of 2017, Macquarie Fields railway station has been served exclusively by the Airport and East Hills line, meaning commuters have to change at Glenfield to travel to either the city via Granville or to Blacktown via the Cumberland Line.^[14][15]

In 2024, it was announced that the station would be receiving a multi-million dollar upgrade and overhaul, improving accessibility,^[16] commuter access and parking. Construction is expected to begin in late 2024 and be completed by 2026.^[17]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T8	services to Central & the City Circle via Revesby	[18]
2	T8	services to Macarthur 2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown	[18]

Transport links

Transit Systems operates one bus route via Macquarie Fields station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 876: to Eucalyptus Drive, peak extension to Long Point^[19]