I came through here for the Sydney Marathon because race participants needed to get to Bradfield…read morePark for the start line. Each train car was packed once we arrived at this station so the train had to park there until everyone was able to get off. The bottleneck for getting out of the station were the stairs. Since it was an elevated platform, there were nice views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the surrounding area.

Milsons Point station (note no apostrophe in the name!) must be the CityRail station with the most…read morereal estate value. It's got the lot, incredible value, never to be repeated again: views (including water views and Harbour Bridge views), close to transport (yeah, literally, but ferries, f(r)eeway and buses are also not far away), close to shops (a couple of restaurants and cafes down there), heritage building, lifts built-in, gardens at your (non-existent) door-step. The list goes on. It also has got two bathrooms, an unknown number of rooms (probably more than your average home), but no parking spaces and no swimming pool:( Ok, in terms of real estate value I've lied a bit here. Circular Quay station is equally good (just see my review of it). The best part of this is you get to enjoy this value every time you check in here, and it only(!) costs you the price of a CityRail ticket. The interesting thing with the transport hub 'Milsons Point station' is that you won't even really notice it's there. Once you step out of the station building, which on its ground level really is just an arch-way under the extension of our Harbour Bridge, you're either in Kiribilli village, or Bradfield Park. From either side, it's just a stone's throw to the harbour. One last breath of harbour air. Breath-in...aaaahh fresh air: "Please stand clear. Doors closing." Oi, bummer.

The jewel of the upper North Shore. From its single open air platform to immaculately manicured…read moregreenery, this station is sleepy and serene. It's 1 of 2 stops that gets skipped, on the Gordon to Hornsby express leg, and it's probably testament to the easy going nature of the 'roongians that they let this slide. I've almost never alighted at this station, but have used it regularly to board on the city-bound leg. This usually has me facing the park with the sun peeking through gaps in the leaves, as I sit and wait. And somehow, for the briefest of moments, waiting for a train don't seem so bad.

This is another one of those suburban stations, but the thing is that many of these suburban…read morestations really start to look the same as the others, especially if you have seen as many as I have. Still, I can't really complain about this place because it was rather clean, and quite accessible as well. Okay, it is probably not one of the best stations that I have visited, but it was still rather nice.

This station is the Hilton of Sydney Train stations. Modern with aesthetically pleasing designs…read morethat show how a station should like. The station elevator brings you deep under ground and the station offers a clean and futuristic look. The tunnels are great to look at from an engineering point of view.

This place is like entering a brand new shopping centre after closing. The handful of times I have…read morebeen here, in the early evening it has been devoid of humanity. Large cavern like entrances, strong lighting, steel and rock, all combine to give off the impression of grandeur whilst being so understated that you don't really notice you are in a subway station till the train arrives. They've got a good mix of form and function here and it really is simple and very spacious. Since you are in the bowels of the earth you really best have a book with you to pass the time while you wait (yes, remember books?), cos you could be in for a long one.

I would comment on how this station still has the old buildings there, but this seems to be the…read morecase with quite a few of Sydney's stations, even the ones quite a distance away from the city centre. Still, this is quite a nice station with decent facilities, and it is also pretty accessible, but once again, that seems to be something that is very much the case with Sydney railway stations.

The Australian train system is very efficient. The trains are also very clean. Lately, due to…read moreCovid, there aren't as many passengers as usual. Riders buy an Opal card and load money on it. Then whenever you use it, you "tap on" at a little device that records your fare and how much you have left before you top it up. You can also tap directly with your credit card for contactless payment if you have the symbol on your card. Hornsby is a larger town so it is has a number of trains passing through the smaller villages on the way to Hornsby. It's also a very popular stop because it's right across from Westfield shopping mall and the Hornsby outdoor mall. I have been getting on the train at Lindfield since it's about a 10 minute walk from my bnb. It's fun to look at all the interesting village names: Turramurra, Warrawee, and Waroonga for example. I enjoy riding the train because it gets me where I want to go so no driving is needed.

A part of me considers Hornsby to basically be out on the far edges of Sydney, but it doesn't feel…read morelike it when you arrive at the station because it looks like, and in a way is, one of those major interchange stations. Actually, being next to a major shopping centre also helps. Yeah, this station is quite accessible and has quite a few facilities as well, and certainly makes you feel like you are in the suburbs.

Actually, this station is actually a pretty major railway station in that it provides an…read moreinterchange between two lines, and when they open up the North-East link this will also, for a time at least, be the terminus (though I believe they are going to send the trains straight through to Chatswood). The station is pretty cool though, and has quite a few facilities as well. However, it is the underground section that I particularly like.

Space age! I love going down the stainless steel escalators. It reminds me of a James Bond movie…read moreand sliding down the metal part between the runs. The station is clean and efficient and very busy with people especially before and after work. The announcements are clear and there is a well sized lift....but please let the disabled people use it.

This is basically a railway station where two lines cross perpendicularly, the reason being that…read moreone of them is the airport line, which was recently constructed - sort of - when I say recently I am generally referring to for the Sydney Olympics as opposed to having been around since before I was born. However, it appears as if development has taken place around here as well, though in part this station still sort of feels like it is in the middle of nowhere.

I feel like this station need lots of make over, since it just 1 stop away from international…read moreairport. Looks like this station so unorganised, and a little old to me.