Planning and early works get underway on new Woollahra Station NSW

The New South Wales Government is delivering Sydney’s first new heavy rail station in over 10 years with planning for a new Woollahra Station now underway. 

Early works have commenced including essential investigations to assess ground conditions and existing structures at the project site. 

Transport for NSW is taking advantage of a shutdown of the T4 Eastern Suburbs Line to access the site that has been dormant since 1970 when a station at Woollahra was proposed but did not progress. 

“Safety is our top priority. By carrying out these investigations during a scheduled rail shutdown, we ensure our teams can work efficiently and safely while minimising disruption to passengers and residents,” Sydney Trains Chief Executive Matt Longland said. 

The proposed station will be about eight minutes away from the CBD, travelling on a line that has more spare passenger capacity than every other line in Sydney’s network. The usage rate during the morning peak between the city and Bondi Junction is just 43 per cent of operating capacity. 

The State Government will lead a rezoning of Woollahra and Edgecliff station as works progress on the new station. This will be similar to other state-led rezonings like Burwood North and Parramatta Road, allowing up to 10,000 homes to be built. 

This back to the future moment in which work to connect the Woollahra ghost station into the rail system begins this weekend. 

“Woollahra Station will provide locals an eight-minute journey to the CBD and take cars off busy local streets. 

“This station just makes sense when you consider the young families that are being forced to move out of Sydney because they can’t afford a home. About 10,000 new homes in this area is part of the solution to that problem and a rebalance from all housing growth happening in Sydney’s west,” Minister for Transport John Graham said. 

“Woollahra is the latest example of the Minns Government building homes close to transport, services and great public spaces. 

“Every area of Sydney has to take their fair share of housing, this is why we set new housing targets to rebalance our housing growth in a way that was fair for all of Sydney,” Acting Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Yasmin Catley said. 

Project location (source: Transport for NSW)

Affordable housing will make up a portion of the development on the site. The final amount of affordable housing will be determined as part of the rezoning process, which is expected to take around two years to complete. 

Rezoning plans are anticipated to be in public exhibiton in the second half of this year. This work will further support the Minns Government’s housing targets that rebalance the delivery of new homes around existing infrastructure. 

Construction on the new Woollahra Station is expected to commence in 2027, subject to planning approval. 

“These works are an important step toward delivering a station that meets the needs of the community for decades to come. 

“This work will be critical to inform plans for the design of the station. Construction is expected to start in 2027 and be completed in 2029,” Transport for NSW Secretary Josh Murray said. 

Source: NSW Government – Media Releases; Transport for NSW; Infrastructure Magazine