Dulwich Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station serving the Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill. It located on the Bankstown line and is also the terminus of the Inner West Light Rail line, the heavy and light rail platforms being connected by an elevated concourse.
History Dulwich Hill station opened on 1 February 1895 as Wardell Road when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham to Belmore. It was renamed Dulwich Hill on 1 July 1920.Dulwich Hill Station NSWrail.netDulwich Hill Railway Station Group Office of Environment & Heritage
To the north of the heavy rail platforms lie two tracks that are part of the Metropolitan Goods line. Opposite the platform lay a triangular junction that connected the Metropolitan Goods line to a branch to Rozelle. The branch was converted to light rail after goods traffic ceased, reopening on 27 March 2014 and terminating at Dulwich Hill.Inner West Light rail extension now complete Transport for NSW 27 March 2014
The station has two heavy rail platforms in an island platform configuration, the only station on the section running parallel to the goods line not to be converted to side platforms. The station buildings date from 1935.
In October 2023, a new western concourse opened, providing lift access and transfer to the light rail platform.
The station closed on 30 September 2024 as part of works to convert the Bankstown line to Sydney Metro.
Platforms and services
Light rail The light rail terminus sits at the end of Bedford Crescent, where the Rozelle branch line joined the main Metropolitan Goods railway line.Dulwich Hill Light Rail Stop Transport for NSW LineStopping patternNotesservices to Central via Lilyfield
History The initial design had the light rail platform parallel to the heavy rail lines, but this was changed after a review favoured moving the stop to the end of Bedford Crescent.Submissions Report Appendix A (Part 1) p. 71. Transport NSW.Submissions Report – Main Report Figure 6.1 p. 67. Transport NSW This final design includes a single side platform and is further away from the heavy rail platforms than the original proposal, but includes a connection to Jack Shanahan Park on the western side of the light rail alignment, which improved access to the park from the east and access to the stop from the west. Other improvements cited were reduced construction cost and environmental impact due to the elimination of the extensive work required to widen the cutting under the original proposal, and the reduced need to interface with RailCorp assets.Submissions Report Appendix A (Part 1) p. 59. Transport NSW.
As patronage on the line increased, the single track terminus at Dulwich Hill came to limit the number of services on the line, with frequency unable to be less than every eight minutes. In 2017, Transport for NSW promised to consider upgrading the line to allow more services, including looking at the Dulwich Hill terminus.
Transport links Transit Systems operates one bus route via Dulwich Hill station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 412: Martin Place to Campsie station
Dulwich Hill station is served by one NightRide route: N40: East Hills station to Town Hall station
Future Dulwich Hill will be converted to a Metro station as part of the second stage of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest. The Metro will significantly increase the frequency of service to 15 trains an hour and shorten the trip to the city by up to 4 minutes.
Gallery
References
Oakes, John. "Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways" Australian Railway Historical Society 2001
External links
Dulwich Hill station details Transport for New South Wales Dulwich Hill Metro station Sydney Metro