Central Station

Sydney Central Station is the city’s main transport hub, with trains, metro, buses and light rail meeting at Eddy Avenue in Haymarket. Regional services also run from here. The station pairs a sandstone terminal building completed in 1906 with newer transport facilities, including underground metro platforms. Clear signs, lifts and accessible restrooms help with the practical side of a journey; the steady movement of passengers gives the place its own character. If you have time between connections, look around the historic and modern parts of the station.

The sandstone terminal

The main terminal building was completed in 1906 and built from sandstone. Central is the third railway station in Sydney, following the city’s first railway developments in the 1830s. Its historic exterior sits alongside newer transport infrastructure, so a walk through the station takes in more than one period of design.

The station has changed as Sydney’s transport network has grown. Metro platforms now sit deep underground, while trains, light rail and buses connect at the wider hub. The result is a large, layered station rather than a single hall. Clear signs help distinguish the different services, but give yourself time to follow them when passenger traffic is heavy.

Finding your way through

Central handles city and regional connections, with station entrances and transport stops spread around the site. Lifts are available, and the station has wheelchair-accessible seating, entrances and restrooms. Restrooms and baggage storage are among the listed facilities.

If you need help with a transfer or cannot find a platform, station staff can provide directions. During busy periods, allow extra time to move through the station and reach your service. In quieter hours, there is more room to pause and take in the older terminal and the newer interior spaces.