Re: Number Of Platforms At CBD Stations

[P J Ruxton <RUCKO@bigpond.com.au>]

Michael Edge wrote:
> 
> Adam Joyce wrote:
> >
> > A while back we had a thread about the greatest number of platforms at
> > stations outside Australian CBDs. It would be interesting to know the
> > number of platforms at each of Australia's main terminus railway stations.
> >
> > Living in Adelaide, I know that Keswick Station (interstate operations) has
> > 3 platforms. Whilst Adelaide Station (metropolitan services) has 9
> > platforms.
> >
> > Now, how about the other capital cities?
> >
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> Central station in Sydney has 25 platforms.
> 
> Platforms 1 - 3 (Countrylink)
> Platforms 4 - 15 (CityRail Interurban)
> Platforms 16 - 25 (CityRail Suburban)
> 
> Platforms 1 - 15 are terminating roads and are also known as Sydney
> Terminal.
> 
> Platforms 24 and 25 are underground (Eastern suburbs line).
> I beleive there are also a couple of disused underground platforms at
> Central (26 & 27???) associated with the ESR?  Can anyone shed any light
> on this?
> 

Correct there are two unused platforms between Platforms 24 & 25 and the
Concourse above the platfroms. These Platforms are now I believe used
for storage and can be reached using the lift from the concourse to
platfroms 24 & 25. The unused platforms have featured in various High
Speed Train Proposals that have surfaced. There is no tunell at either
end of the unused platforms rather the shape of a tunell indented in the
conctere at either end of the tracks for both platforms. I visited these
platforms about 10 years ago.