Central railway station, Sydney
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 in Australia and serves as 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.
"Sydney railway station" redirects here. For other uses, see Sydney railway station (disambiguation).
Central
Eddy Avenue, Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
20 metres (66 ft)
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- 12 terminating
- 10 through/island platforms
- 4 underground
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Ground & underground
Yes
Staffed (24 hours, 7 days/week)
CEN
5 August 1906
June 1926
- 45,068,020 (year)
- 123,474 (daily)[1]
Completed
1906
4 August 1906
1915, March 1921, 1955, 1964, June 1979
£561,000, equivalent to approximately A$94,600,000 in 2022
75 metres
85.6 metres (281 ft) AHD
- Sydney sandstone
- Carrara marble and terrazzo
- Australian red cedar joinery
- Acid etched glazing
- metalwork balustrades
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Walter Liberty Vernon (1901–1906)
Henry Deane (Engineer in Chief of the New South Wales Government Railways)
John Bradfield (rail engineering)
Fairfax & Roberts (clock tower)
Sydney Terminal and Central Railway Stations Group; Central Railway; Central Station; Underbridges
State heritage (complex / group)
2 April 1999
1255
Railway Platform/ Station
Transport – Rail
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.