Client
Sydney Trains
Sector
Transport Infrastructure
Location
Sydney CBD
The Gadigal of the Eora Nation
State
NSW
Town Hall Escalator Replacement
The vintage wooden escalators at Town Hall Station have worked hard at this busy Sydney train station for the past 60 years.
Installed in the 1950s, these two escalators were the last of their kind across Sydney’s train network. Deemed to be “life expired”, they were retired, and replaced with modern escalators.
Degnan were responsible for all stages of this project – from planning and design to construction and installation of the works to replace “Escalators No 1 and 2” as they are officially known.
To honour their place in history, Degnan are in the process of restoring the escalators to create a display that will be located at the Sydney Tramway Museum in Loftus.
This work was carried out in a public space and in an environment in which working hours were restricted due to the need to operate trains nearly 20 hours a day. Due to the “live” environment, the worksite was enclosed and protected, temporary services were put into place, and safety was always a major priority.
History
- Town Hall railway station is a heritage-listed underground commuter rail station located in the centre of Sydney’s CBD. The station opened on 28 February 1932 and was named after the Sydney Town Hall, which is located directly above the station.
- The station opened on 28 February 1932 and was built with six platforms, split over two levels with three platforms on each level. Only four platforms were in use until the Eastern Suburbs line opened in June 1979.
