St James railway station, Sydney

St James
Elizabeth Street building and entrance, July 2023
General information
LocationElizabeth Street, Sydney central business district, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°52′13″S 151°12′43″E / 33.8702°S 151.2120°E / -33.8702; 151.2120
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)City Circle
Distance4.4 km (2.7 mi) from Central (clockwise)
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Architect
Architectural styleInter-War Stripped Classical[1]
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeSTJ
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened20 December 1926
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[3]
  • 4,716,230 (year)
  • 12,921 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Circular Quay Inner West & Leppington Line Museum
towards Macarthur
Circular Quay
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Bankstown Line
clockwise only
Museum
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Circular Quay Airport & South Line Museum
towards Macarthur
Official nameSt. James Railway Station group; St James Railway Station
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1248
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersDepartment of Railways
Route map
City Circle route map

St James railway station is a heritage-listed[1] underground commuter rail station that is located on the City Circle, at the northern end of Hyde Park in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & Leppington, T3 Bankstown & T8 Airport & South line services. It is named after the nearby St James' Church. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4]

  1. ^ a b "St James Railway Station". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  2. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "St. James Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01248. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

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