History
The station was built in a rock cutting with a street level overhead concourse above the platforms. The station has four platforms which correspond with the four railway tracks that were designed to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the Waverton end of the station there are four tunnels which have been cut into the rock. Unused stub tunnels - which make provision for trains to travel north to a different destination - were also constructed. Since 1932 there has been no further construction work on these vestigial tunnels.
From 1932 until 1958 two of the rail tracks designed for the bridge were used by trams, the latter being diverted onto Blue St just before they would have entered North Sydney Station. After 1958 the tram tracks were removed from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and replaced by roadway.
As North Sydney has grown to become an important employment centre the platforms have been progressively covered by high-rise commercial buildings built above.
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