Glenfield railway station is an important junction station serving the small Sydney suburb of Glenfield. It is served by the Airport, Inner West & South and Cumberland lines and limited Southern Highlands Line services. The station marks the point where Airport, Inner West & South Line services from Revesby merge with those from Granville.ConfigurationThe station lies on the Main South line and features a junction to the East Hills line to the north of the station, used by via Revesby services. A second junction, to the south, is under construction. This will connect the Main South to the future South West line. The station currently has one side platform and an island platform. Platform 1 is a side turnback for terminating trains via Liverpool. It also serves as a transport link to Hurlstone Agricultural High School, which is located adjacent to the station itself.HistoryThe station opened in 1869, about ten years after the opening of the Main South Line. The initial platform was located north of the current station, and was moved south to its current position in 1891. Originally the station consisted of two side platforms.A junction stationThe role of Glenfield changed significantly with the opening of the East Hills- Glenfield extension of the East Hills line in 1987, which joins the Main South line just north of Glenfield station. The platform buildings were substantially redeveloped at this time.
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