Museum railway station, Sydney

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Museum
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Elizabeth St
College St
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Museum is a railway station on the City Circle line in Sydney, Australia. Named for its proximity to the Australian Museum, the station is located entirely underground at the southern end of Hyde Park. The station features photos depicting its past in the pedestrian tunnels and is regarded as the least used of the City Circle stations.

Design

There are two platforms, each 158.5 metres long by 3.8 metres wide, under an arch with span 14.6 metres. Museum's signage and cream tiling with maroon highlights are reminiscent of a typical London Underground tube station of the era, however its layout of central tracks under a grand arch are more in keeping with older stations of the Paris Metro. Until the construction of the Airport Line, it was the only underground station in Sydney without an island platform. It is a companion to St. James station - opened at the same time. Regular services to Museum began on 20 December 1926.

The main entrance to the station is located at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Liverpool Street. Another entrance featuring a sandstone façade is located on the corner of Liverpool Street and Castlereagh Street. This entrance sits at the foot of the New South Wales District Court's Downing Centre, formerly the site of the Mark Foys department store. Other entrances are also located on three corners of the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Bathurst Street. The station is 5 minutes walk to Oxford Street.

There is photos of the station being built and a complete photo history through the pedestrian tunnels of this station.

There are no elevators at this Station,so those who alight with baggage or baby prams may find it difficult with the numerous stairs.The Station opens for the first train service at approx 0430 and closes for the last train service at approx 01230.The Nightride bus service takes over during this time.During the week this Railway Station is mainly used by people working at the Court houses nearby or those attending the Downing Centre Local Court or District Court,except on weekends when clubbers going to and from the Oxford Street area use the station.Alight here for the Australian Museum,Hyde Park,Downing Centre Courts and Oxford Street.

Appearances

In 1998 Australian rock band Grinspoon filmed a video-clip to their song, "Just Ace", on the station's platforms.

The movie The Matrix, that had many parts filmed in and around Sydney, featured a major chase scenes in the labyrinth of pedestrian tunnels found with in the station near the Elizabeth & Liverpool street entrance.There are no elevators at this Railway Station.

Platforms/Service

Platform 1:
*Inner west line alt - all stations to Central around the City Circle (anti-clockwise: next stop St James), then all stations services to Ashfield and Liverpool via Regent's Park.
*South line alt - all stations to Central around the City Circle, then all stations and limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville.

Platform 2:
*East hills line alt - all stations around the City Circle (clockwise) to Central; then all stations and limited stops services to East Hills, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur via the Airport branch; peak hour limited stops services to Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur via Sydenham.
*Bankstown line alt - all stations around the City Circle (clockwise) to Central; then all stations and limited stops services to Lidcombe and Liverpool.

Gallery

Neighbouring stations

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