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Punchbowl railway station

Coordinates: 33°55′31″S 151°03′20″E / 33.9254°S 151.0556°E / -33.9254; 151.0556
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Punchbowl
Eastbound view of the station platforms,
October 2006
General information
LocationPunchbowl Road, Punchbowl
Australia
Coordinates33°55′31″S 151°03′20″E / 33.9254°S 151.0556°E / -33.9254; 151.0556
Elevation39 metres (128 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains (until 30 September 2024)
Metro Trains Sydney (from 2025)
Line(s)Bankstown
Distance16.45 kilometres (10.22 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codePCB
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened14 April 1909
Closed30 September 2024
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,092,020 (year)
  • 2,992 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Future services
Bankstown
Terminus
Metro North West & Bankstown Line Wiley Park
towards Tallawong
Former services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Bankstown
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Bankstown Line (1895-2024) Wiley Park
towards City Circle

Punchbowl railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl. It was previously served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services and closed on 30 September 2024 as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project where it will be converted to metro services.

History

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Punchbowl station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore to Bankstown.[3][4]

Until it closed in the early 1990s, the Punchbowl Maintenance Depot lay to the north-west of the station.[citation needed]

As part of the conversion to Sydney Metro, the station received an accessibility upgrade and a lift in 2023.[citation needed]

The station closed on 30 September 2024 to facilitate the conversion of the Bankstown railway line to Sydney Metro.

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Tallwong (from 2025)
2 services to Bankstown (from 2025) [5]

References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Punchbowl Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Punchbowl Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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