Lilyfield light rail station

Lilyfield
Lilyfield in March 2017
General information
LocationCatherine Street, Lilyfield
Australia
Coordinates33°52′27″S 151°09′54″E / 33.87417°S 151.16500°E / -33.87417; 151.16500
Owned byTransport for NSW
Operated byTransdev Sydney
Line(s)Inner West Light Rail
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened13 August 2000 (2000-08-13)
ElectrifiedYes
Key dates
2014Track duplicated
Services
Preceding station Sydney Light Rail Following station
Leichhardt North
towards Dulwich Hill
 Dulwich Hill Line Rozelle Bay
towards Central
Location

Lilyfield light rail station is a light rail station located on the Inner West Light Rail line, serving the Sydney suburb of Lilyfield. It is served by Sydney Light Rail L1 Dulwich Hill Line services. The stop opened on 13 August 2000 with the line's extension, becoming its terminus until 2014.

The station is located at the edge of a wide cutting, beneath the City West Link road which passes overhead, whilst Catherine Street passes over the railway just west of the platforms.[1] Lilyfield Maintenance Depot is located adjacent to it.

Prior to 1958, a tram line connecting the city centre to Lilyfield terminated on the Catherine Street bridge, next to where the station now stands. The area in front of the present-day entrance was used for the performance of safe working procedures. A crossover was located on the bridge.[2]

History

The station is situated along the former Rozelle–Darling Harbour Goods Line, which opened in 1922. A junction connecting the mainline to a branch reaching Rozelle existed to the west and ran through the former Rozelle Rail Yards, which were adjacent to the present-day station.[3][4] In January 1996, the Lilyfield to Ultimo section of the line closed, after which it was converted to light rail.[5][6]

Lilyfield station opened on 13 August 2000 as the terminus of the light rail extension from Wentworth Park.[7]

The station and its immediate surrounds were significantly redeveloped in the 2010s. In 2009, goods traffic on the line between Rozelle and Dulwich Hill ceased and in February 2010 the Keneally Government announced a 5.6-kilometre (3.5 mi) extension of the light rail from Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill.[8] A stabling facility for four carriages was built to the west of the stop.[9] A second platform was added for services towards Dulwich Hill. The Dulwich Hill extension opened in 2014.[10]

In 2016, Transport for NSW informed the transport minister that service frequencies could be increased between Central and Lilyfield if some services were to terminate there, as one of several ideas to decrease headways.[11]

Lilyfield was to be temporarily used as a terminus in early 2022. Cracking discovered on the line's rolling stock in October the year prior had forced a cessation of services, which were replaced by buses. A limitation re-introduction of services to Lilyfield in February was to precede a full restoration to Dulwich Hill.[12] However, it was found that the eastern suburbs fleet was compatible with the line to Dulwich Hill, and so services were restored all the way in February instead.[13]

Services

Line Stopping pattern Notes
services to Central & Dulwich Hill [1]

The station is served by the 437 bus route between Five Dock and the Queen Victoria Building, and by a school bus route serving the Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus.[14]

  • Station entrance
    Station entrance
  • Lilyfield light rail depot, on the site of the goods yard
    Lilyfield light rail depot, on the site of the goods yard
  • The station prior to the track duplication
    The station prior to the track duplication
  • Metro Light Rail signage in 2010
    Metro Light Rail signage in 2010
  • Prior to the extension, with a buffer stop on the single track
    Prior to the extension, with a buffer stop on the single track

References

  1. ^ a b "Dulwich Hill Line". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Rail Transport in Glebe". The Glebe Society. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  3. ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "Rozelle - Darling Harbour Goods Line". NSWrail. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Rozelle Rail Yards". thebayssydney.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ Last Freight Finishes on Darling Harbour Line Railway Digest March 1996 Page 15
  6. ^ "Sydney Inner West Light Rail Construction and Extension, Australia". Railway Technology. 3 November 1998. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  7. ^ Stynes, Jennifer (19 August 2000). "All stops to Lilyfield". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6.
  8. ^ "Inner West Light rail extension now complete". Transport for NSW. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Inner West Light Rail Extension – Light rail stabling within the former Rozelle Goods Yard" (PDF). John Holland Pty Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Inner West Light Rail". The Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  11. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt (27 August 2017). "Why trams on Sydney's booming inner west light rail aren't running more often". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  12. ^ Tatham, Harriet (16 December 2021). "Plagued inner west light rail line to run limited services early next year with CBD trams". ABC News. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  13. ^ Trigg, Che-Marie. "The Inner-West Light Rail Finally Returns This Weekend". Broadsheet. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Lilyfield Light Rail". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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