Banksia Railway Station, sunrise

The sun rises and shines on the railway station platform, in the southern suburb of Banksia.

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Petersham, railway station

The former Petersham railway station building is located in Terminus Street in the inner west suburb of Petersham. This heritage listed building, completed in 1885, was designed by George Cowdery in the Victorian Italianate architectural style. It is the only major 'First Class' station building known to have been built in Sydney in the 19th century. The main block features a central tower, sandstone steps onto a veranda, supported on cast iron columns with decorative lacework. The railway platform behind it features an awning supported by cast iron columns with decorative cast iron lace work.

Museum railway station, Mark Foy's subway

This tiled wall of the pedestrian subway to Museum Railway station is located directly inside the station entrance that I featured yesterday. Mark Foy's is the name of the department store which was once located in building located above. This building was known as 'The Piazza' but is now known as the Downing Centre, which is used as a court house complex. The name has been retained for this subway and thankfully so has this beautiful tilework.
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Museum railway station, Mark Foy's entrance

This entrance to Museum Railway station was built in 1926. It is located outside the Downing Centre in Castlereagh Street which is a large court house complex that features local courts, district courts and a law library. The building once housed the Mark Foy's department store, whose name can feintly be seen above the entrance name, where the lettering has been removed but has left an imprint.

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Carlton, railway station, sunset (Theme Day: Edges)

This sunset is over the railway station in the southern suburb of Carlton. The view is from the edge of the concourse, down to the edges of the platform and the edges of the station buildings.

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Wollstonecraft, railway station

Wollstonecraft Railway Station opened in 1893, when the North Shore railway line was extended south from St Leonards to Milsons Point. While this station may not be remarkeable, it does feature an interesting large station identification sign on the platform, one of the last surviving signs of this type in Sydney. The suburb is named after Edward Wollstonecraft, who was granted land here in 1825.

Waverton, railway station

Waverton Railway Station has one of the last surviving timber railway entrances, following upgrades of many railway stations around Sydney in recent years. When the North Shore railway line was extended south from St Leonards to Milsons Point in 1893, this station was known as Bay Road. The station was renamed in 1929 when the suburb took its name from the Waverton Estate in this area.

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Circular Quay, railway station and ferry wharves

A view of Circular Quay Railway Station and the Circular Quay Ferry Wharves. Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry, rail and bus interchange. The railway station, built in 1956, is on the City Circle line servicing a number of City Rail services. The ferry wharves are a terminal for Sydney Ferries services. The Cahill Expressway runs above the railway platforms, linking the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Eastern Distributor.

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Circular Quay

 

A view of Circular Quay from the Overseas Passenger Terminal (top) as a ferry and cruiser are just departing from the wharves of the ferry terminal.  Circular Quay railway station sits behind with the elevated Cahill Expressway above it, rising to the city skyline.

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Carramar railway station

This is a view of the railway station in the western suburb of Carramar. In my quest to photograph every suburb in Sydney, sometimes it's not an easy task to find a beautiful or interesting subject in some suburbs. Carramar is definitely one suburb which has been neglected and some could say that parts of it look quite derelict. However, I did manage to find a way to photograph the railway station platform nestled among the flowering bushes that does actually make this place look rather attractive. The name Carramar is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'shade of trees'.

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Banksia railway station, mural

The waiting room at Banksia railway station has recently been adorned by a mural of a Coastal Banksia by local artist Leonie M. Morrison.

Banksia murals

The dreary wall outside Banksia railway station and behind the bus stop was recently brightened up with a burst of colour. The mural incorporates a flow of stainless steel Banksia leaves, a concept developed by Ruth Downes and Geoff Webster. Banksia, the plant and the suburb, are named after Joseph Banks, a naturalist along with Daniel Solander, on the expedition of the Endeavour led by James Cook. They explored the eastern coast of Australia in 1770 and landed at nearby Botany Bay. The first and last leaves are inscribed with the following quotes from their journals. "The great quantity of plants Mr Banks and Dr Solander found in this place occasioned my giving it the name Botany Bay" James Cook - May 1770. "Of Plants in general the countrey afforded a far larger variety than its barren appearance seemed to promise" Joseph Banks - August 1770.

Kogarah railway line sunset

This sunset on Monday produced some amazing colours in the sky above the railway line, just south of Kogarah railway station.
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Arncliffe railway station, dust storm

It's been a week since we had the biggest dust storm in 70 years but I had one more photo of Arncliffe railway station to share from that day.

Rockdale railway station, dust storm (Skywatch Friday)

On Wednesday morning an eerie orange-red glare covered Sydney's sky, caused by the worst dust storm in 70 years. Strong winds carried the iron-rich dust from the dry outback interior to the east coast, creating a orange-red haze. Dust storms are more common in the desert and outback but this was a very unusual sight for Sydney. The photos above were taken at Rockdale railway station around 6.45am, on my way to work. The photos below were taken from the same location on Thursday afternoon, on my way home from work. What a difference a day makes. Click here to view all participants of Skywatch Friday

Liverpool railway station

The new entrance and the original railway building (above) at Liverpool railway station and a view of the platforms (below) from the Newbridge Road bridge.

Liverpool railway station

The clock tower soars above the railway station concourse, in the southwestern suburb of Liverpool.
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Eveleigh, National Innovation Centre

An old train carriage on display outside the National Innovation Centre at the Australian Technology Park. This was once the site of the Eveleigh Railway Yards, which were the largest and most technologically advanced workshops in the southern hemisphere in the late 19th century.

Sydney Olympic Park railway station

Olympic Park railway station serves the stadiums and at Homebush Bay. It is an underground station that is located on a balloon loop. There are limited services on weekdays from Lidcombe station and regular services from other stations during special events.

Wolli Creek Railway Station

Wolli Creek railway station is a junction for the Illawarra, Airport and East Hills railway lines. It opened in 2000 as part of the Airport link.