Wynyard railway station, Sydney

Wynyard railway station (/ˈwɪnjərd/) is a heritage-listed[1] underground commuter rail station located in the north-west precinct of the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened on 28 February 1932 to coincide with the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Wynyard
Wynyard Walk entrance in April 2017
LocationYork Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°51′57″S 151°12′20″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)City Circle
Distance2.05 km (1.27 mi) from Central (clockwise)
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectJohn Bradfield (designer)[1]
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened28 February 1932
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2018173,150 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank3
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Town Hall
toward Emu Plains or Richmond
 North Shore & Western Line Milsons Point
toward Berowra
Town Hall
toward Parramatta or Leppington
 Inner West & Leppington Line Circular Quay
as the Airport & South Line
toward Macarthur
Town Hall
toward Lidcombe or Liverpool
 Bankstown Line
clockwise only
 Circular Quay
toward Lidcombe or Liverpool
Town Hall
as the Inner West & Leppington Line
toward Parramatta or Leppington
 Airport & South Line Circular Quay
toward Macarthur
Town Hall
via Strathfield
toward Hornsby
 Northern Line Milsons Point
toward Gordon
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Milsons Point
toward Wyong
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line
(peak hour services)
 Town Hall
toward Central
Route map
City Circle route map

History
Building Sydney Rail Network, ca. 1926, Arthur Ernest Foster
Wynyard railway station, 1940s
Former tram tunnels leading to disused platforms 1 and 2

The station opened on 28 February 1932.[3] Wynyard was originally constructed with six platforms (the existing four platforms are still numbered from 3 to 6), with platforms 1-4 located on the upper level and platforms 5 and 6 on the lower level. The original intention was that Platforms 1 and 2, located adjacent to platforms 3 and 4, would eventually serve the eastern pair of railway tracks across the Harbour Bridge. In the interim, they were used as a terminus for North Shore tram services on Sydney's tram network, a service that operated over those tracks from the bridge's opening in 1932 until 1958. A feature of these lines was Australia's only underground tram terminus.[1] On 22 January 1956, the lines from platforms 5 and 6 were extended to Circular Quay as part of the City Circle.[1]

Former tram tunnels

In 1968, platforms 1 and 2 were walled off from 3 and 4, and part of the space converted into an underground car park for the Menzies Hotel.[4] The tunnels were accessed from Wynyard Lane where a descending ramp was cut west under Wynyard Park to the disused platforms. The car park used both tunnels north from the former platforms to an exit cut in from Cumberland Street just south of Essex Street.[5] The Wynyard Lane Car Park was closed in October 2016 to make way for the mixed-use Wynyard Place development which would obstruct the entrance ramp to the tunnels.[6]

The remainder of the tunnels north of the car park exit were walled off as were the northern portals on the Harbour Bridge. North of the portals, two additional road lanes were built above the old tramway as part of the Cahill Expressway. The disused tunnels and ramp that formerly connected the station to the eastern tram tracks can still be seen from the pedestrian path along the east side of the bridge, mirroring those still in use to the west of the bridge.

Station configuration
Ticket barriers on the eastern side of the concourse
Station concourse

Wynyard station currently has two levels, each with two platforms. The upper level serves the North Shore line, whilst the lower level serves lines traversing the City Circle. Both lines run south under York Street from Wynyard to Town Hall. There is no connection between the rails of these two lines at Wynyard.

The passenger concourse is on an intermediate level between the upper and lower platforms. Wynyard is connected via underground passageways to several surrounding buildings and shopping arcades and is located immediately below Wynyard Park. Direct access via tunnels is possible to George, Hunter and Pitt Streets. Escalators connect the station concourse with York Street (emerging underneath Transport House) and Carrington Street (under Wynyard Park).

Refurbishment
'Interloop' sculpture 2017

Commencing in 2015, the platforms and concourse were thoroughly refurbished with new flooring and ceilings as well as an extra stairway to platforms 3 and 4 and the addition of more ticket barriers. The four wooden escalators underneath Transport House, which had been operational since the opening of the station, were replaced with modern escalators. Parts of the former escalators were repurposed into a ceiling-mounted artwork titled 'Interloop', which was installed at the York Street entrance to the station concourse.[7][8] The refurbishment was completed in 2018.[9]

Wynyard Place

Above Wynyard Station, Brookfield Properties is building and renovating a series of buildings, into one - Wynyard Place. The George and Carrington Street entrances to Wynyard Station are being greatly expanded to allow for greater access to the railway concourse but also to the buildings above and the new retail levels at street level and below.[10]

Wynyard Walk
Main article: Wynyard Walk
Wynyard Walk atrium

The Wynyard Walk is a 180-metre-long (590 ft) pedestrian link and tunnel between Wynyard station and Barangaroo that opened in September 2016,[11] with a Clarence Street entrance that opened in December 2016. Based on a design by architecture firm Woods Bagot,[12] the project combined a new entrance, a pedestrian tunnel, a pedestrian bridge, and a new pedestrian plaza. Wynyard Walk provides direct access via tunnels to Clarence, Kent, and Sussex Streets.[13][14] Wynyard Walk features a huge video screen showcasing digital art.[15]

Platforms and services
Upper level platforms 3 and 4
Lower level platforms 5 and 6
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Former tram platform, not in use
2 Former tram platform, not in use
3 services to Richmond & Emu Plains 2 Morning peak services to Blacktown via Central
services to Hornsby via Strathfield & Epping
4 services to Hornsby & Berowra via Gordon 6 Evening peak NSW TrainLink services to Wyong[16]
services to Gordon
5 services to Homebush, Parramatta & Leppington
6 services to Revesby & Macarthur
2 weekday evening services to Campbelltown
services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown

Wynyard station is served by bus routes operated by Forest Coach Lines, Hillsbus, State Transit, Transdev NSW and Transit Systems.

Stand A, Carrington St:

Stand B, Carrington St:

  • B1: to Mona Vale

Stand C, Carrington St

  • 151: to Mona Vale via Manly (late night service)
  • 180: to Collaroy Plateau
  • 180X: to Collaroy Plateau Express
  • 183X: PM peak service to North Narrabeen
  • 185X: PM peak service to Mona Vale via Warriewood Valley
  • 188: to Avalon (late night service)
  • 188X: PM peak service to North Avalon
  • 189X: PM peak service to Avalon
  • 190X: to Palm Beach Express

Stand D, Carrington St:

  • 166X: PM peak service to Allambie Heights
  • 176X: PM peak service to Dee Why via North Curl Curl
  • 177X: PM peak service to Dee Why via Wingala
  • 178: to Cromer Heights
  • 178X: PM peak service to Cromer Heights
  • 179X: PM peak service to Wheeler Heights

Stand H, York Street:

  • 340: to Bondi Junction via Oxford St
  • 320: to Mascot via Surry Hills & Botany Road
  • 430: to Sydenham via Central Station, City Road and Newtown

Stand J, York St:

  • 251: PM peak service to Cope St, Lane Cove West via Freeway
  • 253: PM peak service to Riverview
  • 293: PM peak service to Busaco Rd, Marsfield via Lane Cove Tunnel & Epping Rd
  • 297: PM peak service to Colvin Crescent, Denistone East via Lane Cove Tunnel & North Ryde
  • 607X, 610, 610X, 613X, 614X, 615X, 616X, 617X & 618X: QVB

Stand K, York St:

  • 594: QVB

Stand L, York St:

  • L70, 270, 271, 273, 274: QVB

Stand Q, Clarence St:

Stand R, Clarence St:

Stand S, Clarence St:

Stand T, Clarence St:

  • 168X: PM peak service to Warringah Mall via North Balgowlah
  • 169: to Manly via Wakehurst Parkway, Beacon Hill, Dee Why & Pittwater Road
  • 169X: PM peak service to Manly via Wakehurst Parkway, Beacon Hill, Dee Why & Pittwater Road
  • 171X: PM peak service to Manly via Clontarf & South Balgowlah
  • 175X: PM peak service to Brookvale
  • 430: to Taronga Zoo

Stand U, Jamison St

  • 165X: PM peak service to South Curl Curl

Trackplan
Track layout

See also

References
  1. "Wynyard Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage.
  2. NSW Train Stations Barrier Dashboard 2004-2018 Institute for Sustainable futures UTS
  3. Wynyard Station NSWrail.net
  4. Saulwick, Jacob (2 July 2011). "Tunnel vision: old tram links could free city streets". Sydney Morning Heralnd. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. "Long tunnel linking Cumberland Street and Wynyard Lane". Reddit. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. "Community Update - September 2016, Wynyard Place Project" (PDF). Building Wynyard Place. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. Wong, Luke (7 December 2017). "Wynyard Railway Station escalator sculpture Interloop preserves heritage as time moves on". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. "Interloop". Chris Fox. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. "Wynyard Station Upgrade". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. A Place Like no Other Brookfield Prperties
  11. "Wynyard Walk is the ultimate shortcut to Barangaroo" (Press release). Barangaroo Delivery Authority. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  12. "Woods Bagot made architects for 'revolutionary' Wynyard Walk, Sydney". Architecture & Design. Infolink. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  13. "Wynyard Walk". Barangaroo Delivery Authority. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  14. Wynyard Walk Transport for NSW
  15. Wynscreen
  16. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.

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