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![]() Central railway station, August 2017 | |
General information | |
Location | Eddy Avenue, Sydney, New South Wales Australia |
Coordinates | 33°53′06″S 151°12′19″E / 33.8849°S 151.2052°E |
Elevation | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
Platforms | 26
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Tracks | 30 |
Train operators | |
Connections |
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Construction | |
Structure type | Ground & underground |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed (24 hours, 7 days/week) |
Station code | CEN |
Website | Central station at transportnsw.info |
History | |
Opened | 5 August 1906 |
Electrified | June 1926 |
Passengers | |
2023[2] |
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Building details | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Railway station terminus |
Architectural style | Federation Free Classical |
Completed | 1906 |
Inaugurated | 4 August 1906 |
Renovated | 1915, March 1921, 1955, 1964, June 1979 |
Cost | £561,000, equivalent to approximately A$94,600,000 in 2022 |
Client | New South Wales Government Railways |
Height | |
Height | 75 metres |
Tip | 85.6 metres (281 ft) AHD |
Technical details | |
Material |
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Lifts/elevators | 17 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Walter Liberty Vernon (1901–1906) |
Architecture firm | New South Wales Government Architect |
Developer | Government of New South Wales |
Engineer | Henry Deane (Engineer in Chief of the New South Wales Government Railways) |
Services engineer | John Bradfield (rail engineering) |
Other designers | Fairfax & Roberts (clock tower) |
Main contractor | NSW Department of Public Works |
Official name | Sydney Terminal and Central Railway Stations Group; Central Railway; Central Station; Underbridges |
Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
Criteria | a., b., c., d., e., f., g. |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 1255 |
Type | Railway Platform/ Station |
Category | Transport – Rail |
References | |
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Central is a heritage-listed railway station located in the centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The station is Australia's largest and second busiest railway station, and is a major transport interchange for NSW TrainLink inter-city rail services, Sydney Trains commuter rail services, Sydney light rail services, bus services, and private coach transport services. The station is also known as Sydney Terminal (Platforms 1 to 12). The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3] It recorded 85.4 million passenger movements in 2018 and serves over 250,000 people daily.
Central station occupies a large city block separating Haymarket, Surry Hills and the central business district, bounded by Railway Square and Pitt Street in the west, Eddy Avenue in the north, Elizabeth Street in the east and the Devonshire Street Tunnel in the south. Parts of the station and marshalling yards extend as far south as Cleveland Street, and are located on the site of the former Devonshire Street Cemetery.
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