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Sydney's unfinished underground stations

Around Sydney there are a number of unfinished underground railway stations: St James, Central and Redfern

Signal SY564IL for up trains beside a wide cutting at St Peters station

Built in the 1920s to expand Erskineville-Sydenham to six tracks, but never completed

Sunday 2 October 2022 12:18 PM
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Unused island platform on the west side of St Peters station

Built in the 1920s to expand Erskineville-Sydenham to six tracks, but never completed

Sunday 2 October 2022 11:53 AM
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Dive tunnel emerges between Redfern platforms 8 and 9

Originally built for the incomplete platform 13, which would have served up trains towards Central

Tuesday 24 July 2012 1:36 PM
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Sheetmetal wall divides Redfern's underground platform 11 from the giant hole next door

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:43 AM
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Looking out from Redfern platform 11 and 12 into the neighbouring hole

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:38 AM
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Sheetmetal wall divides Redfern's underground platform 11 from the giant hole next door

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:37 AM
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Intermediate landing between the concourse and the current Redfern platforms 11/12

At the same level as the incomplete platforms

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:36 AM
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Doors into the unfinished platforms at Redfern

Located between the concourse and the current platforms 11/12

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:36 AM
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Looking into the giant hole at Redfern

Platforms 11 and 12 are at the bottom level of the building to the left

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:33 AM
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Rear of the Eastern Suburbs Railway concourse building at Redern

Looking north back towards the station

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:26 AM
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Tin shed located above the giant hole at Redfern

Looking north back towards the station

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:26 AM
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Giant hole beside platform 10 at Redfern

Constructed in the 1950s as part of the Eastern Suburbs Railway works

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:06 AM
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Looking out from Redfern platform 11 and 12 into the neighbouring hole

Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:02 AM
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Riding the lift past the incomplete platforms 26 and 27 at Central

Located between the concourse and the in service platforms 24 and 25

Monday 23 July 2012 3:25 PM
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Locked steel doors to the incomplete platforms 26 and 27 at Central

Built as part of the Eastern Suburbs Railway works for future expansion, but never completed

Monday 23 July 2012 3:24 PM
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Dead end for the never completed platforms at St James

Monday 23 July 2012 7:25 AM
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Phantom platform face at St James

Monday 23 July 2012 7:25 AM
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Phantom platform edge in the middle of the St James platforms

The outer two platforms are in service - the two platforms in the middle were partly completed for the proposed Eastern Suburbs Railway but never opened

Monday 23 July 2012 7:24 AM
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Portal for tunnel towards Wynyard station platforms 1 and 2

Until the 1950s they carried the former tram tracks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Wednesday 18 July 2012 3:45 PM
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