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Bankstown Line
Overview
Mode	Commuter rail line
Area	Inner west/west
Map colour	Orange
Owner	CityRail
Design
Stations	27
Connects	Town Hall Central Sydenham Bankstown Liverpool/Lidcombe
1895	Opened
Operations
Operator(s)	CityRail
Fleet	C, R, S, T, M sets
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The Bankstown Line is part of the metropolitan rail network of Sydney known as CityRail. It services various Inner West and Western Sydney suburbs including centres at Bankstown and Liverpool.

Contents 1 History 2 Description of line 3 Services 4 Line Information 5 Bankstown Line stations 6 Stopping Patterns 7 External links 8 References

The line opened between Sydenham on the Illawarra railway line and Belmore in 1895^[1]. This was the first solely suburban line to open in Sydney- all other rail lines were mainlines carrying traffic into and out of Sydney. In 1909, the line was extended to Bankstown, with intermediate stations at Lakemba and Punchbowl. Wiley Park station opened later in 1938. In 1928, the line was extended westwards from Bankstown to join the main suburban railway at Lidcombe. In 1916, the Metropolitan Goods Line was constructed paralleling the Bankstown Line between Marrickville and Campsie. In 1926 the Bankstown became the second line in Sydney to be electrified and a maintenance depot was constructed at Punchbowl. Electric passenger services originally operated along the Bankstown Line to St James station, until the 1956 opening of Circular Quay station and the completion of the City Circle. The Punchbowl maintenance depot closed in 1994.

January 2006 saw the completion of a four-year project to upgrade the line. The work included the resleepering of the entire line, replacing the former wooden sleepers with the more durable concrete ones, replacement and upgrade of the signalling, and also replacement of the ageing catenary, mostly with the more modern double contact wire variety. Other minor work such as graffiti removal and lineside litter clean-up was also carried out as part of the upgrade. The lengthy upgrade process was noted for its "January Closedowns", in which the entire line was closed in January for the bulk of the upgrade work to take place. Passengers were required to use specially provided substitute buses which stopped only at the railway stations, and honoured CityRail tickets. In addition to the track and catenary upgrade, many of the stations on the Bankstown Line have had their facilities upgraded in the early 2000s, including new station buildings, the installation of platform lifts for wheelchair access, and the installation of security cameras. The upgrade of all stations is ongoing, and many are still in their original condition, and do not provide wheelchair accessibility, making it prudent for those requiring this capability to check before travelling.

The Bankstown line physically begins at Sydenham railway station on the Illawarra line. The line branches at Sydenham Junction and passes in a westwards direction to Birrong. Between Marrickville and Campsie, the Metropolitan Goods line runs in parallel. At Birrong, the line meets the Main South Line which runs from Lidcombe to Cabramatta via Regents Park.

Passenger services begin at Town Hall station on the City Circle as a continuation of services from the Inner West Line. Most services operate around the City Circle in a clockwise direction to Central, then through Redfern. Trains usually operate on the 'Illawarra local' (western pair) tracks between Redfern and Sydenham, serving St Peters and Erskineville stations. At Birrong, about half of the Bankstown line trains (the Lidcombe branch) return to the CBD via the Inner West line. These trains are given a "fake" destination of Birrong via Sydenham, where the train changes its destination to the City Circle, and vice versa. When the Clearways project is complete, most of these "loop" trains will terminate at Lidcombe, breaking the loop.

Off-Peak Services Per Hour:
Monday to Friday Daytime	4
Monday to Friday Evening	4 (2 later)
Saturday & Sunday Daytime	2
Saturday & Sunday Evening	2

• More services serve the line in the Monday to Friday morning and evening peak hour services, where some services omit stops.

Name of Station	Code	TravelPass Zone	Serving Suburbs	Pattern stops at this station			Connections
Bankstown Line
Town Hall	THL	Red	Sydney, Darling Harbour				Northern Line, North Shore Line, Inner West Line, Southern Line, Airport & East Hills Line, Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, South Coast Line (peak hours only)
Wynyard	WYD	Red	Sydney, The Rocks, Millers Point				Northern Line, North Shore Line, Inner West Line, Southern Line, Airport & East Hills Line
Circular Quay	CQY	Red	Circular Quay, Sydney, The Rocks, Millers Point				Inner West Line, Southern Line, Airport & East Hills Line
St James	SAJ	Red	Sydney				Inner West Line, Southern Line, Airport & East Hills Line
Museum	MSM	Red	Sydney				Inner West Line, Southern Line, Airport & East Hills Line
Central	SBO	Red	Central, Strawberry Hills, Ultimo, Surrey Hills				Northern Line, North Shore Line, Western Line, Inner West Line, Southern Line, Airport & East Hills Line, Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, Newcastle & Central Coast Line, Blue Mountains Line, Southern Highlands Line (peak hours only), South Coast Line
Redfern	RDF	Red	Redfern, Waterloo, Darlington, The University of Sydney				Northern Line, Western Line, Inner West Line, Southern Line, Airport & East Hills Line, Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Erskineville	EKV	Red	Erskineville, Macdonaldtown, Newtown, Redfern
St Peters	SAP	Red	St Peters, Alexandria, Enmore
Sydenham	SDN	Red	Sydenham, Marrickville				Airport & East Hills Line (peak hours only), Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Marrickville	MRV	Red	Marrickville, Marrickville South
Dulwich Hill	DHM	Red	Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park
Hurlstone Park	HPK	Red	Hurlstone Park, Canterbury
Canterbury	CTB	Red	Canterbury
Campsie	CMP	Green	Campsie
Belmore	BMR	Green	Belmore
Lakemba	LKM	Green	Lakemba
Wiley Park	WLP	Green	Wiley Park, Lakemba, Punchbowl
Punchbowl	PCB	Green	Punchbowl
Bankstown	BWU	Green	Bankstown
Yagoona	YOA	Green	Yagoona
Birrong	BRG	Green	Birrong
Regents Park	RGP	Green	Regents Park
Berala	BAA	Green	Berala
Lidcombe	LDC	Green	Lidcome				Inner West Line, Southern Line, Western Line, Olympic Park Line
Sefton	SFT	Yellow	Sefton
Chester Hill	CHH	Yellow	Chester Hill
Leightonfield	LHF	Pink	Leightonfield
Vilawood	VWD	Pink	Villawood
Carramar	CMR	Pink	Carramar
Cabramatta	CTT	Pink	Cabramatta				Inner West Line, Southern Line, Cumberland Line
Warwick Farm	WKF	Pink	Warwick Farm
Liverpool	LPO	Pink	Liverpool				Inner West Line, Southern Line, Cumberland Line

• Pattern 1: all stations to Lidcome (& vice-versa) (off-peak & peak) Continues on Inner West line to City. Stations on the branch to Lidcome are shown in italics.
• Pattern 2: all stations to Liverpool, via Bankstown (& vice-versa) (off-peak & peak).
• Pattern 3: all city circle stations, then Redfern, Sydenham, Campsie and all stations to Liverpool, via Bankstown (& vice-versa) (peak hours only).

• CityRail News and Media - Completion of the Bankstown line upgrade
• CityRail News and Media - History of the Bankstown line

1. ^ NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905.. Australian Railway History, April 2005. ARHS NSW Division.

Major public transport infrastructure in metropolitan New South Wales
Commuter bus	100 series | 200 series | 300 series | 400 series | 500 series | 600 series | 700 series | 800 series | 900 series | Blue Mountains | Central Coast | Illawarra | Newcastle | NightRide
Rapid bus	Liverpool-Parramatta T-way | North-West T-way
Commuter rail	Airport & East Hills Line | Bankstown Line | Carlingford Line | City Circle | Cumberland Line | Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line (Eastern Suburbs Line, Cronulla Line) | Inner West Line | North Shore Line | Northern Line | Olympic Park Line | South Line | Western Line Under construction / planning: CBD Rail Link | Epping to Chatswood Line | North West Rail Link | South West Rail Link
Regional rail	Blue Mountains Line | Hunter Lines | Newcastle & Central Coast Line | Picton to Bowral Line | South Coast Line | South Coast to Southern Highlands Line | Southern Highlands Line
Ferry	Central Coast | Eastern Suburbs | Hawkesbury River | Hunter River | Inner Harbour | Lane Cove River | Manly | Parramatta River | Pittwater (ex Church Point) | Pittwater (ex Palm Beach) | Port Hacking | Taronga Zoo
Other	Metro Light Rail | Metro Monorail
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