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In 1999, along with Town Hall, the station received an easy access upgrade which included lifts to each island platform. The station was extensively refurbished in 2016, with Wynyard Walk, a pedestrian-only tunnel, being officially opened on 20 November 2016.
Wynyard Walk provides a quick and safe route and has increased the entry and exit capacity of Wynyard station to meet demand as Barangaroo is redeveloped. An estimated 20,000 pedestrians per hour can walk through the tunnel. [2] In 2009, prior to construction of Barangaroo, the pedestrian tunnel was estimated to cost $100 million. [3]
Wynyard (/ ˈ w ɪ n j ər d /) is an urban locality adjacent to Wynyard railway station in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia. Wynyard is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2000. Wynyard Park is a prominent landmark in this area.
English: A view of the entrance to Wynyard railway station from the Wynyard Walk in April 2017. Arguably the most visually spectacular of the many entrances to the station, it makes a direct connection between Barangaroo and the station, served by the Sydney Trains T1 North Shore, Northern & Western Line, T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line, and T3 Bankstown Line services.
Next was the "western limb" through Town Hall and Wynyard, which opened in 1932 in conjunction with the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This section contains four tunnels. Two connected to the Harbour Bridge, while the two City Circle tunnels terminated at Wynyard.
Town Hall railway station, and Wynyard railway station opened. Governor Sir Philip Game dismisses Premier Jack Lang in constitutional crisis. Bodyline bowling of Harold Larwood secures England victory in first test match. Dymocks building constructed. [83] Archibald Fountain unveiled. Arthur Stace begins decades of chalking "Eternity" on Sydney ...
Diana Wynyard (1906–1964), born Dorothy Isobel Cox; English stage and film actress Edward Buckley Wynyard (1788–1864), English-born Australian military figure and politician George Wynyard "Sherry" (1862–1944), New Zealand rugby union player
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