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{{Short description|Railway station in Sydney, Australia}}
{{About|the railway station in Sydney|the railway station in Melbourne formerly called Museum|Melbourne Central railway station}}
{{Other uses|Museum Station (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Museum
| style = Sydney Trains
| image = Museum Station, Sydney.jpg
| caption = Museum railway station platform, March 2020
| address = 3 [[Elizabeth Street, Sydney|Elizabeth Street]], [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]],<br />[[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| country = 
| coordinates = {{coord|-33.8762|151.2097|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}
| distance = {{nowrap|{{convert|4.99|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]] {{small|([[clockwise]])}}}}
| line = [[City Circle]]
| connections = {{TFNSW|B}} Bus
| structure = Underground
| platform = 2 side
| elevation = 
| depth = 
| levels = 1
| tracks = 2
| parking = Limited on-street parking only
| bicycle = 
| opened = 20 December 1926
| closed = 
| architect = [[John Bradfield (engineer)|John Bradfield]] {{small|(designer)}}
| architectural_style = [[Australian non-residential architectural styles#Inter-War Period (c. 1915–c. 1940)|Inter-War Stripped Classical]]<ref name=oeh>{{cite NSW HD|4801092|Museum railway station}}</ref>
| rebuilt = 
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| code = [[List of New South Wales railway station codes|MSM]]
| owned = [[Transport Asset Holding Entity]]
| operator = [[Sydney Trains]]
| status = Staffed
| former = 
| passengers = 
*6,229,450
*17,067 (daily)<ref name="note1">This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.</ref>
| pass_year = 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Train Station Monthly Usage |url=https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/dataset/train-station-entries-and-exits-data |website=Open Data |access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref>
| pass_rank = 
| pass_system = Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
| mpassengers = 
| services = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=Sydney Trains
|line3=T2|left3=St James|right3=Central|note-right3=as the [[Airport & South Line]]|to-right3=Macarthur
|line5=T3|left5=St James|right5=Central|note-mid5=clockwise only
|line9=T8|left9=St James|right9=Central|note-left9=as the [[Inner West & Leppington Line]]|to-left9=Parramatta or Leppington|to-right9=Macarthur
}}
| map_locator = 
| web = [https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101104#/ Transport for NSW]
| route_map = [[Template:Sydney Trains City Circle|City Circle route map]]
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| embedded = {{Infobox designation list
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| designation1 = New South Wales State Heritage Register
| designation1_offname = Museum Railway Station
| designation1_type = State heritage (built)
| designation1_date = 2 April 1999
| delisted1_date = 
| designation1_partof = 
| designation1_number = 1207
| designation1_free1name =  Type
| designation1_free1value = Railway Platform/ Station
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| designation1_free2value = Transport – Rail
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'''Museum railway station''' is a [[New South Wales State Heritage Register|heritage-listed]]<ref name=oeh/> underground [[commuter rail]] [[railway station|station]] that is located on the [[City Circle]] route at the southern end of [[Hyde Park, Sydney|Hyde Park]] in the [[Sydney central business district]] of [[New South Wales]], Australia. The station is served by [[Sydney Trains]]' [[Leppington & Inner West Line|T2 Leppington & Inner West Line]], [[Liverpool & Inner West Line|T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line]] and [[Airport & South Line|T8 Airport & South Line]]. The station is named after the nearby [[Australian Museum]]. It was added to the [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]] on 2 April 1999.<ref name=nswshr-1207>{{cite NSW SHR|5045341|Museum Railway Station|hr=01207|fn=10/01511; ef14/5487|access-date=13 October 2018}}</ref>

== History ==
=== The need for a city rail link ===

Railway development in Sydney began with the opening of the Sydney to [[Parramatta]] line in 1850.  The terminus in Devonshire Street was, however, a considerable distance from most of the city's shops and workplaces located to the north.  Disembarked railway passengers were required to either walk or be conveyed to the city centre by horse drawn and in later years steam and electrically powered trams which ran along [[George Street, Sydney|George]], [[Pitt Street, Sydney|Pitt]] or [[Elizabeth Street, Sydney|Elizabeth]] Streets. Throughout the second half of the 19th century and early years of the 20th century, Sydney developed a tram based public transport system which adequately served most parts of the city then settled.  However, the growth in population and increased residential density in the inner suburban areas in particular resulted in the heavy congestion of thoroughfares leading into the city.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

The first plans for extending the railway line into the city proper were prepared as early as 1857 by the Engineer in Chief, [[John Whitton]]. Surveys were undertaken to develop a railway line via [[Castlereagh Street]] to [[Circular Quay]]. By the 1860s it became clear that the area in or around [[Hyde Park, Sydney|Hyde Park]] was an ideal location for the city railway station.  In 1862 plans were prepared for a line via Hyde Park to the Quay. Survey work continued between 1862 and 1889. In 1894 funds were made available and plans prepared for a railway line extension to a principal station between [[Park Street, Sydney|Park Street]] and St James Road and a branch line to [[Fort Macquarie]]. A change of Colonial [[Government of New South Wales|Government]], however, caused the abandonment of the project.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

Mounting public concern over the increasing congestion of street traffic and the need for a rail link into the city eventually forced the Government to appoint a Royal Commission in March 1890. Thirty six separate schemes were submitted, advocating either extension along the western, business side of the city or, along the eastern side through Hyde Park to minimise the costly land resumptions necessary. The Royal Commission recommended the adoption of a proposal by the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr Eddy, for a line along the eastern city edge to a terminus in Hyde Park. Public opinion was, however, against the loss of a large portion of Hyde Park for railway purposes and eventually the Royal Commission recommended the adoption of an alternative proposal from Mr Eddy which would see a central city station at [[King Street, Sydney|King Street]] and branch lines splitting east and north.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

No further action was taken until April 1896 when the [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]] was forced "in the interest of the safety and comfort of the travelling public' to appoint a second Royal Commission to investigate and report on a suitable route.  Inquiries and reports continued over the next few years and, while the Government did authorise the construction of [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central station]] in 1900, agreement on a city railway service could not be achieved. Public opposition to the loss of Hyde Park land and the large capital outlay required were two major hurdles to settlement.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

In 1908 a "Royal Commission on Improvement of the [[City of Sydney]] and its Suburbs" was appointed and recommended a plan for a loop railway proceeding down [[York Street, Sydney|York Street]] to Circular Quay and returning to Central station via [[Macquarie Street, Sydney|Macquarie Street]] and Hyde Park. Six underground stations were to be located generally in the positions of the Central, [[Town Hall railway station, Sydney|Town Hall]], [[Wynyard railway station, Sydney|Wynyard]], [[Circular Quay railway station|Circular Quay]], [[St James railway station, Sydney|St James]] and Museum stations of today.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

===Developments by John Bradfield===
In 1912 the Government commissioned the engineering firm of Mott and Hay who recommended an amended variation of the 1908 scheme with lines to the eastern and western suburbs.  The scheme was not adopted being judged expensive, inefficient and impractical on numerous counts. In February 1915 the Chief Engineer of Metropolitan Railway Construction, [[John Bradfield (engineer)|John Bradfield]], after studying the city railways of Europe and North America, submitted his "Report on the Proposed Electric Railways for the City of Sydney". Bradfield's farsighted plan proposed an electric underground city railway loop, viaduct crossings and tunnels out of the city, a Harbour Bridge Crossing and connections from the city network to two lines progressing north to [[Hornsby, New South Wales|Hornsby]] and to [[Narrabeen]]/[[Pittwater]], a loop line through stations at King Cross, [[Paddington, New South Wales|Paddington]], [[Edgecliff, New South Wales|Edgecliff]], [[Bondi, New South Wales|Bondi]], [[Waverley, New South Wales|Waverley]], [[Coogee, New South Wales|Coogee]], [[Waterloo, New South Wales|Waterloo]] to [[Erskineville]], a western loop to a [[Balmain, New South Wales|Balmain]] station via a bridge from {{NSWcity|Millers Point}} to [[Darling Street]], through stations at [[Rozelle]], [[Leichhardt, New South Wales|Leichhardt]] and [[Annandale, New South Wales|Annandale]] to [[Stanmore, New South Wales|Stanmore]] and a branch line through [[Drummoyne, New South Wales|Drummoyne]], [[Five Dock, New South Wales|Five Dock]], [[Gladesville, New South Wales|Gladesville]] to [[Ryde, New South Wales|Ryde]] – all costing around {{Australian pound|18,000,000}} excluding land resumptions.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

St James station was proposed to form a vital link in the network by being built on two levels to accommodate both through trains from the [[North Shore (Sydney)|North Shore]], and city loop traffic in the style demonstrated by Grand Central station, New York. In late 1915 the Government passed a City and Suburban Electric Railways Bill, the Vice [[President of the New South Wales Legislative Council|President of the Legislative Council]] saying that "underground railways are a necessary part of great cities all over the world",<ref name=nswshr-1207-1207-1>Spearitt, 1978.</ref>{{rp|page=142}} Sydney then having a population of 800,000 people.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

Work on the city railway system commenced in 1916 with the firm of Norton, Griffiths and Co beginning excavations tunnelling and foundation building for the link between Central station to Macquarie Street. After the firm's contract was cancelled in early 1918, work was taken over by the [[Department of Railways New South Wales|Department of Railways]].  Funding problems resulting from World War 1 austerity measures and political indecision forced construction to cease in June 1918 with the completion of the Macquarie Street Bridge and tunnels through the [[Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney|Botanical Garden]].<ref name=nswshr-1207/> From 1917 to 1922, Bradfield maintained a publicity campaign to rally support for his scheme.  He presented papers before conferences, professional bodies, public groups, union organisations and the popular press.  A city railway built to his plan would benefit workers, he argued, by enabling them "to reside further afield and enjoy fresh are and sunlight", property owners and local government, because they would benefit from increased land values and rates and the future of Sydney in general because of the huge increases in population then forecast.<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=nswshr-1207-1207-2>[[John Bradfield (engineer)|Bradfield]], 1917, p171.</ref>

Excavation work for Museum (then known as [[Liverpool Street, Sydney|Liverpool Street]]) and St James stations began in 1922/23.  The imagination of the public was captivated as crowds gathered daily to view construction of the tunnels and stations beneath the Hyde Park grounds.  The method used was that known as "cut and cover" – seeing an expansive open cut trench dug into Hyde Park, more than {{convert|100000|m3}} of rock and soil removed, the walls of the tunnels and station formed, roofing put in place and the site eventually covered over.  Construction of the two station utilised concrete for the walls and steel framework and concrete for the roof.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

Costing {{Australian pound|2,007,943}}, Museum station was built as a single main tunnel arch in concrete spanning both east and west platforms and two centre tracks.  The station is free of columns and other supporting structures in the European "tube" style tradition.  It was decided to rename the station after the nearby [[Australian Museum]] before construction was complete. St James station was constructed from concrete with four platforms and four tunnels, only two of which have been used to date.  The other two tunnels were intended for a link from Gladesville to the Eastern line which has not eventuated.  Central walls with archway openings divide platforms and support the arch roof structures. Concourse areas were formed above the platforms of both stations, acting as focal points for pedestrian ways from street entrances.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

===Interior of Museum station===
[[File:Museum Station Sydney 2.jpg|thumb|An A Set departing from Platform 2]]
[[File:Museum Station Sydney 1.jpg|thumb|Exit stairway from platform]]
The interiors of Museum and especially St James station were well detailed, with extensive use of wall tiling and metal stair railings in the style of the period.  The main entrances to both stations were each marked by two sandstone and brick entrance buildings designed in the "stripped-classical" style.  Entry points led passengers through tiled subway passages to concourse areas.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

After several years of construction, newspapers finally heralded the opening of Australia's first underground electric railway on 20 December 1926 when the new line section of Central station, and Museum and St James stations were connected by trains.  The railway attracted tens of thousands of people during the first few weeks of its operations, "swarms of interested mothers and fathers, together with their children, thronged the platforms and stairways examining Dr Bradfield's super Christmas box to the public".<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=nswshr-1207-1207-3>The Staff, 21 January 1927.</ref> Media praise for the opening of the two city stations was offset by reporting which focused on the fact that only a small portion of Bradfield's plan was in place. ''[[The Evening News (Sydney)|The Evening News]]'' of 18 December 1926 stated "the traffic problem, before it becomes far worse, can only be met by the construction of the inner loop of the City railway".<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=nswshr-1207-1207-1/>{{rp|page=145}}

1934 entry and exits to St. James and Museum Stations in Hyde Park South and North built, as the southern portion of Hyde Park was only handed back to Sydney City Council in 1932.<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=nswshr-1207-1207-5>GML, 2016, p11.</ref> St James and Museum were busy stations until 1956 when they were connected by the line through Circular Quay allowing trains to run into the city and back out again without needing to stop and reverse at St James as was previously done.<ref name=nswshr-1207/> The central two tunnels at St James, built to link with the proposed [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|Eastern Suburbs]] railway have never been used for train movement although they were, along with the section of tunnel built to connect with Circular Quay, used as air raid shelters during [[World War II]].<ref name=nswshr-1207/> After 1956 and the opening of Circular Quay station, St James and Museum suffered from reduced passenger usage and peak hours are now only a shadow of those in earlier years.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

In the 1960s an outdoor café was constructed behind (north-east) of Museum Station entry building, by Sydney City Council. Design of the café and landscaping were the work of Ilmars Berzins, SCC landscape architect.<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=nswshr-1207-1207-5/> Although affected by reduced maintenance spending and unsympathetic additions, both stations have retained much of their original detailing and character.<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=cmp/>

==Design==
[[File:Museum Station, Sydney, 1940s.jpg|thumb|left|Museum Station crowd on platform, 1948]]

{{mapbox|from=Museum station, Sydney.map|text=Major features of the station|zoom=17}}
Designed by John Bradfield in the [[Australian non-residential architectural styles#Inter-War Period (c. 1915–c. 1940)|Inter-War Stripped Classical]] architectural style,<ref name=oeh/> the station comprises two platforms, each {{convert|158.5|m|ft}} long by {{convert|3.8|m}} wide, under an arch with span {{convert|14.6|m}}. Museum's signage and cream tiling with maroon highlights are reminiscent of a typical [[London Underground]] tube station of the era, however its layout of central tracks under a grand arch are more in keeping with older stations of the [[Paris Métro]]. Until the construction of the [[Airport railway line, Sydney|Airport Line]] in the 1990s, it was the only underground station in [[Sydney]] without an island platform. It is a companion to [[St James railway station, Sydney|St James station]], both opened at the same time and use a roundel design on their station signage that is similar to the one used on the London Underground. The station opened on 20 December 1926 with the opening of the eastern city line from [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]] to St James.<ref name=oeh/><ref>"60 Years Ago" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' December 1986 page 398</ref><ref>[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Museum Museum Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313074413/http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Museum |date=13 March 2016 }} NSWrail.net</ref> It became part of the [[City Circle]] loop on 22 January 1956.

The main entrance to the station is located at the corner of [[Elizabeth Street, Sydney|Elizabeth]] and [[Liverpool Street, Sydney|Liverpool]] Streets. Another entrance featuring a [[Sydney sandstone|sandstone]] [[façade]] is located on the corner of Liverpool and [[Castlereagh Street, Sydney|Castlereagh]] Streets. This entrance sits at the foot of the [[District Court of New South Wales]]' [[Downing Centre]], formerly the site of the [[Mark Foy's]] [[department store]]. Other entrances are also located on three corners of the intersection of Elizabeth and [[Bathurst Street, Sydney|Bathurst]] Streets.

All exits flow into one of two concourses at the station. The main concourse is the southern one, located near the Elizabeth and Liverpool St intersection. The toilets, station office and lifts are all located in this concourse. The northern concourse is located near the intersection of Elizabeth and Bathurst St, with much less facilities compared to the main concourse. This concourse is used much less than the other one, and so is only open during the daytime on weekdays. At other times, only the southern concourse is open.

There are photos of the station being built and a complete photo history through the pedestrian tunnels of this station. The platforms feature various period advertisements.<ref name=oeh/>

Work commenced on the 27 May 2015 on lifts between the street and the concourse level at the Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets entrance with further lifts to the platforms.<ref>[http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects-tap/current-works/museum Museum Easy Access Upgrade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016105518/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects-tap/current-works/museum |date=16 October 2016 }} Transport for NSW 1 May 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/construction-starts-museum-station-upgrade Construction starts on Museum Station upgrade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021223203/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/construction-starts-museum-station-upgrade |date=21 October 2016 }} Transport for NSW 27 May 2015</ref>

==Platforms and services==
{{Sydney Trains platform box
|p1alinename = T2
|p1astop     = services to [[Homebush railway station|Homebush]], {{rwsa|Parramatta}}
& [[Leppington railway station|Leppington]]
|p1anotes    = <ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|T2}}</ref>
|p1blinename = T3
|p1bstop     = services to [[Liverpool railway station, Sydney|Liverpool]] via [[Lidcombe railway station|Lidcombe]] and [[Regents Park railway station|Regents Park]]
|p1bnotes    = <ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|T3}}</ref>
|p2alinename = T8
|p2astop     = services to [[Sydenham railway station, Sydney|Sydenham]]<br>services to [[Revesby railway station|Revesby]] & [[Macarthur railway station|Macarthur]] via [[International Airport railway station, Sydney|Airport]] stations<br>2 weekday evening services to [[Campbelltown railway station|Campbelltown]]
|p2anotes     = <ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|T8}}</ref>
|p2blinename = T3
|p2bstop     = services to [[Liverpool railway station, Sydney|Liverpool]] via [[Lidcombe railway station|Lidcombe]] and [[Regents Park railway station|Regents Park]]
|p2bnotes     = occasionally used<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|T3}}</ref> }}

== Heritage listing ==
As at 1 November 2010, Museum Station has state significance as the first underground station in Australia (with St James opened the same day) and demonstrates the adaptation of the London tube style station to the Australian situation.  The station is well constructed, proportioned and detailed and represents the culmination of many years of political lobbying to have a city railway system in place.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

The station complex is an important part of the larger NSW railways network, particularly the inner-city system, and has associations with prominent persons such as JJC Bradfield and organisations such as the Department of Railways. It played an important part in the development of the CBD in Sydney as evidenced by direct pedestrian subway connections to adjacent department stores such as [[Mark Foy's|Mark Foys]].<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

The Museum Station entry building (Liverpool Street) is a fine and largely intact example of a small-scale Inter-War Stripped Classical style building which adds to the general character of the immediate area. It has significance as one of two buildings of its type and style remaining in the city (the other being St James).  The combination of the entry portals, pedestrian subways and decorative interiors including light fittings, tiling and signage contribute to the aesthetic significance of the place and evoke a former era of railway travel.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

Museum railway station was listed on the [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]] on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

'''The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.'''

Historic value encompasses the history of aesthetics, science and society and therefore, to a large extent underlines all of the terms set out.  A place may have historic value because it has influenced or has been influenced by a historic figure, event, phase or activity.  It may also have historic value as the site of an important event.  Significance is greater when associated evidence survives in-situ or when the settings are substantially intact.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

* The site of St James station is associated with early plans for a terminus for the city railway system.
* St James, along with Museum station were the first underground railway stations operating in Australia.
* St James station is strongly associated with the railway/transportation planning of prominent early 20th century engineer Dr J. J. C. Bradfield.
* Unused tunnels at both ends of St James station were blocked off with concrete walls to form bomb shelters as a precaution against possible air raids during World War II.<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=cmp>{{cite book |title=Conservation Study and Policy Guidelines: St James Station |author=Lester Firth Associations Pty Ltd |publisher=[[Transport for NSW|State Rail Authority of New South Wales for City Rail]] |year=1993 |pages=31–32 }}</ref>

'''The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.'''

Aesthetic value includes aspects of sensory perception including consideration of the form, scale, colour, texture and material of the fabric.

* The sandstone entry or portal building is a representative example of a low scale public building in the inter-war "stripped classical" style.
* The interior of the station, with its generous provision of space has retained most of its original detailing including tiling, balustrading, signage and other fixtures and fittings.
* The two (one demolished in the 1970s) portal buildings to St James were designed to integrate with, yet inversely reflect, the two original portal buildings of Museum station.
* The largely underground nature of St James station does not detract from the streetscape or parkland environment of the area.
* The location of the station at the head of Market Street has an important civic sense and street vista value.<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=cmp/>

'''The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.'''

Social value embraces the qualities for which a place has become a focus of political, national, regional, local or other cultural sentiment to a majority or minority group.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

* The construction and utilization of St James Station represents approximately 70 years of pressure by citizens for city railway stations from the 1850s onwards.
* The underground nature of the station is a product of citizens' concern over possible loss of Hyde Park land.
* St James station, when linked to the rest of the city rail network from 1926 onwards was considered as important in enabling ease of transportation to the city and thereby allowing workers to live in more "healthy conditions" in suburbs further afield than was usual at the time.
* St James station, and the rest of the city rail network by enabling ease of transportation for workers into the city, is thought to have contributed to the expansion of Sydney's suburbia from the early to mid 20th century onwards.
* St James station, and the rest of the city underground network, is representative of a facility designed to cater for the future transportation of Sydney's citizens.<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=cmp/>

'''The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.'''

The scientific or research value of a place depends on the data involved, its rarity, quality or representativeness, and on the degree to which the place may contribute further information.<ref name=nswshr-1207/>

* St James station demonstrates a period of railway technology in New South Wales and Australia as a whole.
* The scale and methods of construction work especially excavation, completed for the station represented a major feat of engineering at the time.<ref name=nswshr-1207/><ref name=cmp/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Museum Railway Station, Sydney 05.jpg|Concourse and ticketing gates, May 2020
Museum Railway Station, Sydney 04.jpg|Stairway down to platforms, May 2020
Museum Railway Station, Sydney 06.jpg|View of Platform 2, May 2020
Museum Railway Station, Sydney 02.jpg|Speedos vintage advertising, May 2020
Museum Railway Station, Sydney 01.jpg|Arnotts biscuits vintage advertising, May 2020
Museum trackplan.png|Station trackplan
</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[Architecture of Sydney]]
* [[List of Sydney Trains railway stations]]
* [[Railways in Sydney]]
* [[Rail transport in New South Wales]]
* [[Sydney underground railways]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===
* {{cite web|author=Attraction Homepage|date=2007|title=Museum Railway Station|url=http://www.cityrail.com.au/facilities/facilities.jsp?n=196&giveOutput=true&facility=}}
* {{cite book|author=GML Heritage|date=2016|title=Hyde Park – Museum Station Café Landscaping – Heritage Impact Statement}}
* {{cite book|author=Lester Firth Associations Pty Ltd|date=1993|title=Conservation Study – St James Station}}

=== Attribution ===
{{NSW-SHR-CC-contains|name=Museum Railway Station|dno=5045341|id=1207|year=2018|accessdate=13 October 2018}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Museum railway station, Sydney}}
* [https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101104#/ Museum Station] at Transport for New South Wales <small>(Archived [https://archive.today/20171202214925/https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101104%23/ 3 December 2017])</small>
*[https://transportnsw.info/document/1998/museum-station-map.pdf Museum Station Map] Transport for NSW

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