History
Homebush station opened in 1855 with the opening of the railway line. The station was expanded to 6 platforms when the line between Redfern and Homebush was sextupled in the 1920s. On 11 April 1994, a large fire destroyed the original heritage-listed buildings on platforms 3 and 4, they were later rebuilt as a simpler structure. During the Sydney 2000 Olympics the station was closed to avoid confusion with the nearby Olympic Park station. Olympic Park is located near Homebush Bay.
Under the CityRail Clearways Project, an additional platform (platform 7) has been constructed, with tracks rearranged to create a turnback at platform 6. This turnback platform will enable Inner West line trains to be terminated clear of the running lines and create extra capacity between Homebush and Lidcombe. The project has been completed but it has not yet been commissioned.
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