Punchbowl railway station

Punchbowl railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Bankstown railway line in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl. It is currently suspended from service for conversion works to enable it to be served by Metro North West & Bankstown Line services in 2025

Punchbowl
Eastbound view of the station platforms, October 2006
General information
Location	Punchbowl Road, Punchbowl Australia
Coordinates	33°55′31″S 151°03′20″E
Elevation	39 metres (128 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains (until 30 September 2024) Metro Trains Sydney (from 2025)
Line(s)	Bankstown
Distance	16.45 kilometres (10.22 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	PCB
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	14 April 1909
Closed	30 September 2024
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	1,092,020 (year) 2,992 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station Future services Bankstown Terminus Metro North West & Bankstown Line Wiley Park towards Tallawong
Former services Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Bankstown towards Lidcombe or Liverpool Bankstown Line (until 2024) Wiley Park towards City Circle
Location

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History

Punchbowl station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore to Bankstown.^[3][4]

Until it closed in the early 1990s, the Punchbowl Maintenance Depot lay to the north-west of the station.^{[citation needed]}

As part of the conversion to Sydney Metro, the station received an accessibility upgrade and a lift in 2023.^{[citation needed]}

The station closed on 30 September 2024 to facilitate the conversion of the Bankstown railway line to Sydney Metro.

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	M1	services to Tallawong (from 2025)
2	M1	services to Bankstown (from 2025)	[5]