Milsons Point railway station

Milsons Point
Western entrance in October 2011
Location	Alfred Street, Milsons Point
Coordinates	33°50′46″S 151°12′42″E / 33.8461°S 151.2118°E / -33.8461; 151.2118Coordinates: 33°50′46″S 151°12′42″E / 33.8461°S 151.2118°E / -33.8461; 151.2118
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	North Shore
Distance	4.44 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Ferry
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MPT
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	1 May 1893
Rebuilt	19 March 1932
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Wynyard towards Epping or Emu Plains or Richmond T1 North Shore, Northern & Western Line North Sydney towards Hornsby or Berowra Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station North Sydney towards Wyong Central Coast services via North Shore (peak hours only) Wynyard towards Central

Milsons Point railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Milsons Point. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

The original Milsons Point station was not in its present location, but on the edge of Sydney Harbour approximately on the site of the present northern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the North Sydney Olympic Pool. This location enabled passengers from the North Shore to transfer directly from steam trains to ferries to reach Circular Quay. It opened as the southern terminus of the North Shore railway line on 1 May 1893. when extended from its previous terminus at St Leonards (opened from Hornsby 1 January 1890). The site, squeezed between the rock cliffs and the edge of Sydney Harbour was cramped, with two side platforms, one of which was built on piles partly over the water's edge, and three tracks between, including a centre road. Immediately adjoining it to the west was the colonnaded Milsons Point ferry wharf for the ferry service to Circular Quay in the Sydney central business district and tram terminus for the North Sydney cable tramway (opened 22 May 1886) and subsequently electrified from 11 February 1900.

In 1915, to enable a start on the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge between Milsons Point and Dawes Point, the Government instructed the Railway Commissioners to vacate the station and a new four platform, station was constructed at the site of the boundary fence between the present-day Luna Park and Lavender Bay Sidings. This station was in operation for just seven weeks, from 30 May 1915 to 18 July 1915, as the inconvenience to passengers transferring between ferries and trains was unacceptable.