Bankstown railway station, Sydney

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Bankstown
Bankstown Line
Station code	BAK
Suburb	Bankstown
Street(s)	North Terrace
Distance from Central Station	18.72 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Bankstown is the principal railway station on the CityRail Bankstown line, for which the line is named. It is itself named for the Sydney suburb of Bankstown in which it is located. The station has a simple island platform, with a crossover at the eastern end and a turnback at the western end of the station to allow trains to be terminated in either direction.

1 History
2 Services
3 Accessibility
4 Trackplan
5 Neighbouring stations
6 Notes and References

[edit] History

The station officially opened on the 14th of April 1909, upon the extension of the railway line from Belmore. It was the terminus of the line until its extension to Lidcombe on the Western line in 1928^[1].

[edit] Services

Traditionally, services operate in a loop from the city via Sydenham to Bankstown, then on to Lidcombe, returing to the city via the Inner West Line and vice-versa. In more recent years alternate trains on the line have been extended to Liverpool station. Direct services to Blacktown have previously operated via a loop connection to the Main Western Line near Lidcombe. Bankstown is currently served by four trains per hour during weekday daytimes, and two trains per hour at other times.