there's always a shopping trolley!

I wish they kept the stations open, we could do with a train service on the Northern Beaches, possibly to Narrabeen where the old tramshed is.

@YellowYT

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, they had plans for that back in the 1970s but it never went ahead, and with the B-Line service coming in since 2017, I doubt we will ever see a rail line going over there.

Great video with great use of time and non-dwell time. The Underground Platforms at Central have since been used as part of the Central and Eastern Walks which is fantastic except (for the horrible floor design), which is such a shame for future rail connections, however, I would like to think the remaining tunnels on either side could be utilized one day by a light human conveyor belt system or people mover to connect with either Redfern Sydney trains or Waterloo Metro one end and to the Museum Sydney train Station or another CBD location, they need to revitalise the use of all old systems, no abandon them

oh. interesting. I used platform 24 and 25 plenty times, but never known about p.26&27

The platforms were built at the same time as 24/25 save cost in the future should another line be introduced via Central.After twice being overlooked (for Airport line and Metro) it looks unlikely it will ever see use.

@doingadlay

2 жыл бұрын

It will be used now bro

@electro_sykes

Жыл бұрын

these platforms have been demolished to make way for the Central Walk Connection to the Eastern Suburbs platforms below

I once recall seeing banks of grey filing cabinets in there back in 2003. A weird, cold place, never to be. I hope both platforms are used one day.

It would be a great movie set. I hope it does get used one day for a new line. The Northern Beaches very much needs a train service. As does the Maroubra area.

@electro_sykes

Жыл бұрын

sadly, these platforms have been demolished to make way for the Central Walk Connection to the Eastern Suburbs platforms below

what the aftermath of westconnex will look like

Thanks for the look into those tunnels. :) It would be great if they were used in the future.

@electro_sykes

Жыл бұрын

they won't now because these platforms have been demolished to make way for the Central Walk Connection to the Eastern Suburbs platforms below

Great video, enjoyed watching 👍 but was wandering if you can share as to how one gets there exactly 🙂

Ur actually pretty brave to go there

Oh wow… I’ve always wondered what it looked like now I see thanks to you!

When I was very young at about age 7 a teacher took my class to St James station and a railway employee gave us a tour. I remember at the time in the early 60's the 2 centre platforms were not joined as they are now. There were 2 distinct platforms. We were told that they were used for terminating trains before the city circle was completed. I remember him telling us about platforms at central that were never completed and that they were intended for trains to the eastern suburbs and northern beaches. He also told us of a station below Taylor Square adjacent to the court house, however I have never been able to confirm this. We were also taken to Town Hall station and shown what is now platform 5 but at the time was a partly built platform. We were then taken to Wynyard station and the tram platforms. I will never forget that excursion.

@Liamnerfdude1

4 жыл бұрын

john undil a train to the northern beaches would be fucking nice lol

@RangaTurk

4 жыл бұрын

All this talk of Northern Beaches lines and people don't realise that the hardest part was almost complete. Theoretically the Eastern Suburbs line platforms at Town Hall were built in the 1920s and they should link up with the tunnels at the Menzies Hotel carpark at Wynyard Station. From there you have right of way to North Sydney Station on the tram lines on the east side of the Harbour Bridge deck. If this is the case you could still build the Eastern Suburbs line to Kingsford as it was planned by doing a scissor crossover northbound from Town Hall station. South of Town Hall it is a bit difficult because there is not enough tunnel portals at Goulburn Street carpark because of the City Circle lines coming from Museum. Therefore the southern section of the Eastern Suburbs line from Town Hall to Erskineville is integral to both projects unless you want to integrate the lines coming from Eastern Suburbs and Northern Beaches with the western lines south of Town Hall station. So the Eastern Suburbs line and Northern Beaches line would both have to be integrated with the Illawarra line to Helensburg and Cronulla. There is a building or at least once was one on Bourke Street Taylor Square that has an uncanny resemblance to the stair entrances to St James and Museum stations. I saw this years ago when travelling on the main north-south road (State Route 64 then Highway One) before Eastern Distributor was built.

@aussiejohn5835

4 жыл бұрын

@@RangaTurk I have seen that building at Taylor's Square, however it was many years ago. I was working nearby and at that time it was a public toilet block. I agree that it certainly looked almost the same as St James Station. Maybe what I was told as a child was actually a fact. I however have not been able to confirm that theory. When lockdown is over I will visit that location and see what, if anything is left.

@RangaTurk

4 жыл бұрын

@@aussiejohn5835 Woops well there goes that theory. I only saw this building from the car window passing through so and I was probably too young to see the precise details or signage that it was a toilet block. You are right however that there are tunnels that point in that direction from St James but somehow I think there is a greater chance of finding a partially started station at Charing Cross after Bondi Junction as opposed to Taylor Square. The North Sydney tunnels to Northern Beaches I hear are interesting as well. Someone said that they are about 400m long. Thanks for the insights.

@aussiejohn5835

4 жыл бұрын

@@Liamnerfdude1 I agree. The existing line to Hornsby via North Sydney and Chatswood is called the North Shore Line. Very misleading as it goes nowhere near the shore. Tourists sometimes take this line as they think it travels along the coast.

Hey 24 and 25 is to and from Hurstville? I lived in Hurstville

How did you get there.also I think they will use that for the North ans South west rail link.

Great vlog, thanks heaps Phil, it was very interesting. If they don't use these platforms, perhaps for the metro or even the North Shore line (finally), they should put a museum down there, that'd be cool. Oh and I think that glowing door may be the entry to hell. Now why am I thinking of Ghostbusters?? lol.

Thx…I’ve wondered about these two 😊 while catching on 24 and 25.

I tried to tune the radio to 93.7 FM on my transistor in platform 26/27 I can hardly pick up the station and the radio station transmitter tower is located in Redfern, I’m thinking the ghosts in the platforms could have interfered with the signal.

my question, why r they still supplying power to the abandoned platforms?

What line were these platforms for

Awesome vlog mate!

They should've used platforms 26 and 27 for the Sydney Metro

@chorcor888

3 жыл бұрын

yeh the more train the better the service. the fares in Sydney for public transportations are unreasonably high.

They should've linked this platform with the ones in town hall and Wynyard then to North Sydney two unused platforms then a new train line.

Love to go in there with someone who knows how to get in & out. But would like to get headlights first

How did you get permission to go down I haven trying to get hold of someone for ages

Can you do Leppington please?

T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra line?

Between Redfern and Central there are enough room for another pair of track beside Illawarra main (Redfern 9&10). There are empty arch under the bridge that will allow 2 tracks to go through and elevation toward the flying junction. Only the plans did not proceed.

@electro_sykes

Жыл бұрын

these platforms have been demolished to make way for the Central Walk Connection to the Eastern Suburbs platforms below

Why arent these used for the metro rail?

Why is this the first time I've ever heard of platform 26 and 27 at Central? I literally go to that station all the time... and also how on earth did you get down there in the first place??

@conniegypsy3495

8 жыл бұрын

+and-she-said-let-there-be-rock dont worry i never knew about it till today and i travel to and from sydney all the time but i did find the door to platform 26 & 27 but it is locked

@missr4233

8 жыл бұрын

Connie Gypsy I assume he must have gotten special permission if it was locked then

@conniegypsy3495

8 жыл бұрын

yeah but why was it closed in the first place?

@Graph4m

8 жыл бұрын

+Connie Gypsy Safety issues im sure

@RandomDan01

8 жыл бұрын

Planned to be used but never was, plus our new modern trains are too heavy to go on those platforms apparently

I would also like to know how you were able to access the platforms? Did you need to ask for permission? I have always wanted to visit there and write an article on it.

@f0rg0rr

7 жыл бұрын

Yes you need permission.

They were never ever used, constructed but never connected.

Wow I go to central everyday, didn't even know these existed, great video!

@psychogladiator6768

3 жыл бұрын

they are being used for metro

I must correct my recent comment. I believe we were told of plans for 2 platforms to be built at central for the Eastern suburbs and northern beaches.

4:58 Phil, who was that person standing next to the staircase leading up to platform 27

@NSWTrainLinkVlogs

3 жыл бұрын

Could just be a shoe

@MTG_7777

2 жыл бұрын

@@NSWTrainLinkVlogs there's a leg there

@AustralianRailwayVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Ghost

how did you get there

With the announcement of the new Harbour Rail Tunnel that was mentioned a while ago. Do you think that Platforms 26/27 will one day be put into service ? Maybe even going to Manly and Brighton Le Sands. I remember there was to be an extension of the bondi junction line that was never completed that was to go to Charing Cross.

@sydneytrainsvlogs

9 жыл бұрын

Thats a good question. I was told by someone that Light Rail were looking at Platforms 26 & 27. It would be interesting to see what happens to these platforms in the near future however 26/27 have been abandoned since the 70's so i wouldnt hold my breath.

@sunnyyan1080

7 жыл бұрын

The Illawara line platforms below are unable to support the weight of an operational train platform on top.

@sunnyyan1080

7 жыл бұрын

@mPky1 I actually looked it up (see www.sydneyarchitecture.com/SUB/SUB-07.htm) and found that they actually used the cut and cover method to build the tunnel. Tunnel boring machines were only used from Edgecliff to Bondi Jn.

At the moment there using for work on the new Sydney Metro phase 2

Yeah i want to know how you get in, seems a good place to be when we go to WW lll, or at the old tunnels from the war out at mosman

How do you even get down there?

Ohh so cool... And creepy :P The real question is : how the hell did you gain access? Did you ask station staff?

@sydneytrainsnswtrainlink4781

8 жыл бұрын

***** Yes that could be the case, however, I'm not sure if there is some restriction with the lift... might have to look it up ;-)

@RandomDan01

8 жыл бұрын

No restrictions, I went there today with a few friends, what you have to do it from concourse you get in the elevator and hold down P2 and P1 until the alarm goes off (the alarm wont send guards or security) and it will start to go down, as it is about to stop at 26 and 27 it will jolt, stop and if lucky it opens up, but as soon as u get on 26 and 27 you cant get back in the lift, and if it doesnt open then it will jolt again and go down to 24 and 25

@RandomDan01

7 жыл бұрын

the stairs are locked with an electronic door, i believe if you do the lift trick, when the lift jolts at 26/27 you pull the doors open and get out like that

@RandomDan01

7 жыл бұрын

btw harris you orbex or nah?

@RandomDan01

7 жыл бұрын

randomdan101@gmail.com

Sadly, these two platforms will never be utilised by heavy rail. They are now officially used for storage and cabling for the metro.

@bigtomDW

3 жыл бұрын

they are going to be used for the metro now

@davetrendell8841

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigtomDW They are now only being used for storage and cabling for the metro.

@bigtomDW

3 жыл бұрын

@@davetrendell8841 they are being used for the metro. My point exact.

@samuelandellaisaacs9592

2 жыл бұрын

Will it be used for light rail?

Lovely capture dear friend 😊 looks great. Thank you for sharing. Your new subscriber 🎉

@sydneytrainsvlogs

8 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! Welcome to the family :)

wait how did you get of there

interesting stuff, I supposeyou need permission to get in there?

Is that a restricted area?

Legend has it that workers sometimes hears noises and it was kids playing but when they go down NOTHING so up to u to decide if ghosts are real

Really interested me keep it up! ❤

Where is the cemetery ?

is it still open?

Nice vid never knew there was abandoned paltforms at town hall only knew about central and redern and st james

@f0rg0rr

7 жыл бұрын

This is Central, not town hall.

there will be a future rebuilding of this specific platform this year I think, Some firm did some documentation on this already :)

@broken_fuel543

4 жыл бұрын

it will be now used for metro train

@electro_sykes

Жыл бұрын

@@broken_fuel543 it is part of central walk

Where the heck do those tunnels lead to?

@psychogladiator6768

3 жыл бұрын

probably the unbuilt tunnel that was left behind at St James or else it would might have led to town hall and then till Bondi Junction

I thought the platforms were used for storage. Where are the storage areas? Once I was on plat 24/25 and this very strange noise came out of the lift.

@sydneytrainsvlogs

9 жыл бұрын

They use to be used for storage.

@laurenbriggs112

8 жыл бұрын

+Sydney Trains Vlogs - i would imagine we have learnt that rats, mice, and other pests would have gotten into some of the documents in storage and thus the nsw railways realized it wasn't effective to store them there. I also feel that with computerization what was stored down there is now stored on external hard drives or similar.

Pretty sure North West Rail are actually going to use these platforms that would be awesome to see

They used them as a storage for files i went down there about 30 years ago being intrigued by it u can access it via a lift i doubt u can now probably for safety purposes.

Why was it abandon

I think that thing u said about on platform 27 there is a Manly service, S147 is funny. LOL, XD!

How can I get down to centrals ghost platforms with out any one seeing me

@zanerosslind6817

4 жыл бұрын

You have to kick the door

who was the other person and how did you get there in the first place

@AustralianRailwayVideos

2 жыл бұрын

There was no other person…

I wonder if they'll use 26 and 27 for the Sydney Metro when that section gets built. Seems a waste to not do.

@chris-cs8et

5 жыл бұрын

afxinfinitee, too much work (cleaning, modern-izing, etc,.

how good is this

Why don’t they use this is metro line?

Why were the platforms never completed?

@bby7912

4 жыл бұрын

"The disused platforms 26 and 27 were originally created to service Bondi and the Illawarra. Money dried up and they were not completed. ... Central Stations' Platform 26 and 27 are built on the old location of the Devonshire Street cemetery. In 1901 the bodies were exhumed and reburied at various cemeteries across Sydney." according to kidbucketlist.com.au

@prismaticmarcus

4 жыл бұрын

they were built as spares i.e. to enable future expansion

Wow hasn't that place gone to hell in a handbasket, during the 80's and 90's Cityrail as it was known then used to use the platforms as a storage area (mostly for document storage). The reason the tunnels and platforms were abandoned and never completed was the tunnellers hit a section of porous rock and basically Sydney Harbour started flooding into the northern end of the tunnel. The platforms and tunnels were well known to staff at that time and much better lit and more secure.

They should be used next time a new line runs into central, although you can't guarantee it because when the airport line was built in 2000 they just ran above ground to 16-22.

@laurenbriggs112

8 жыл бұрын

+Tanki Offline En - the next line to go through central should be Sydney Metro - part of the reason they want to build this from what I can gather is that there are that many trains on the network these days and often pretty full and as the trains come into central the tracks seem to converge into a few tracks for Sydney's 25 odd running platforms- taking some of the trains off the lines - meaning the Bankstown line and putting them on brand new lines - should allow for a less congested and more effective network - wait and see I guess - snoozing or following it like a hawk til 2024 when they finally open it.

how did u get there

@ICET100

5 жыл бұрын

I TOOK THE BUS LOL HAHAHA

@nicolecharliesgmail1056

4 жыл бұрын

ICET100 lol

@tesfay8776

4 жыл бұрын

@@ICET100 Be respectful lol lol lol lol lol

@ICET100

4 жыл бұрын

@eshay disdat YEAH WELL

@ICET100

4 жыл бұрын

@@tesfay8776 😄😄

Best place for quarantine safer than hotels yeah

I'm trying to find it

After you leave the tunnel you seem quite shook, like talking fast and camera is a bit shaky, im guessing you were just very uncomfortable?

6:30 what is behind that fence

@patricknand2434

7 жыл бұрын

how do you know

@patricknand2434

7 жыл бұрын

probs just rubbish

This place would make a good interrogation or torture scene in any movie

WOA IS THAT RESTRICTED

Could they use them for the Sydney metro??

@laurenbriggs112

8 жыл бұрын

+Yishai Barr - why couldn't they use them for Sydney metro ?? Surely it will cost them like a MASSIVE PACKET to build yet more platforms for Sydney metro that connect with central station while using these platforms would save them that MASSIVE PACKET of cash- that they could use elsewhere. Yes they will loose the heritage value of untouched platforms- but that is ALL PART OF a growing city.

@laurenbriggs112

8 жыл бұрын

time will tell

@MrAussieguy1

8 жыл бұрын

+Yishai Barr yes they were only ever designed for terminators at time of construction the airport line was going to use these platforms then decided to put into east hills services for cost

@laurenbriggs112

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael kiem - very interesting - I am too young to know or remember In regards to the turnbull governments announcement re HSR- I want more information to convince me its not just an election sweetner - such as would these 2 platforms be finally used in either HSR or a high speed line to the west where passengers change and jump on another train to the south or north.

@MrAussieguy1

8 жыл бұрын

+Lauren Briggs her if it goes ahead but I doubt it millions has been spent since the 80's last year Branson got knocked on the head for the one he was to form but In relation to the Sydney end a completely new line prob a tunnell with better alignment would be repuired and new platforms thes ones are to far out of way they would rum it to western side either plat1 or reclaim the dock road

That tunnel goes all the way to st james there's a lot of tunnels in the city circle that they don't use anymore since world war two. There is a plan to maybe make line to the northern beaches.... Lol just a prospect though.

La Perouse and Brighton Le Sands are not on the northern beaches...

@kostadean2839

4 жыл бұрын

Lol what on earth does brighton-le-sands got to do with any of this haha

nice torch where do i get one

@sydneytrainsvlogs

8 жыл бұрын

Any hardware store :)

why cant anyone say how to get in there?

@matthewconti7560

6 жыл бұрын

Dale Whitmore cause it's not legal

does the lift still work

@sydneytrainsvlogs

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah i think it does.

@davernwhite7431

8 жыл бұрын

Sydney Trains Vlogs oh creapy

@TheDragonFire123

8 жыл бұрын

+Sydney Trains Vlogs It DOES work, these is an elevator that serves platforms 24, 25, 26, and 27.

@TheDragonFire123

8 жыл бұрын

OK...

thanks. im making a csgo map on central this really adds this suspence and a creepy feeling as well as a historical feeling. :) XD

@crossbowcarrol4408

6 жыл бұрын

ZOUTALON omfg fkn really?? Thats a really cool sounding project@

@crossbowcarrol4408

6 жыл бұрын

U can go to central for research,

@Liamnerfdude1

4 жыл бұрын

zoutolan invite me man

Worked as relief Assistant Station Master there on several occasions in the 80's and did quite a bit of exploring, there was a large population of rats etc.. as well as the occassional homeless person and druggos. It was originally planned to be used for the Airport link as well as other never realised plans, really is quite sad that these were never utilised but left to rot away.

@electro_sykes

Жыл бұрын

these platforms have been demolished to make way for the Central Walk Connection to the Eastern Suburbs platforms below

@graememellor8319

Жыл бұрын

@@electro_sykes Think you will find that they have actually been repurposed for metro use.

@electro_sykes

Жыл бұрын

@@graememellor8319 no metro has new platforms. They have been replaced with Central Walk as part of Sydney Metro

@aussiejohn5835

Жыл бұрын

@electro_sykes The platforms are being used by Metro but not for trains. They have not been demolished

Perhaps it’s haunted by those whose bodies were exhumed and relocated from the old Devonshire Street cemetery when these platforms were built.

@davidlang1125

3 жыл бұрын

@Love All hate none not sure what your question is.

@davidlang1125

3 жыл бұрын

@Love All hate none well it was mentioned in the video about the relocation of the bodies from the old Devonshire cemetery to make way for the railways. So beyond that I don’t have any more info. If you’re anywhere near Mitchell Library in Sydney you might want to see if there’s more info there like a contemporaneous newspaper account, old maps, church records etc. could be interesting to find out. So good question.

That was interesting. Always had a fascination for abandoned stations. Wonder if there are any ghosts down there like in those ghost hunting shows.

@pimpassjakegames2791

8 жыл бұрын

There are there was actually a Sight of a Girl in the tunnel playing but disappeared that was seen by Workers

@Yasss_queeen

8 жыл бұрын

fgghu

@nicolecharliesgmail1056

4 жыл бұрын

Lol That doesn’t mean it’s a ghost they don’t exist

@jmslloyd989

4 жыл бұрын

Central station was built over an old cemetery, they removed most of the graves to rookwood & other cemeteries but they didn’t move all of them. There’d be a few ghosts down there

@michaelsrailwayfilms7928

4 жыл бұрын

Nicole & Charlie’s gmail you don’t know that

Apparently their is a ghost that looms around sydney centrals platform 26 and 27. I feel scared lol

@AustralianRailwayVideos

2 жыл бұрын

I think thats St James abandoned platforms, that site is where the old hyde park cemetery was at

Keep looking at those loud speakers and then a noise clankers and comes on and all you hear is heavy breathing....

Fun fact Weesperplein station on the Amsterdam metro has the same thing as this and only the upper platforms are Uesd for lines 51,53 and 54 and the unuesd lower platforms were to be uesd for the line Geuzeveld - Gaasperplas but this line was never buld due to the anti metro uprising in the Nieuwmarkt whtch caused the goverment to suspend all further construction but as it was the 1970s the cold war was at is higest the intiere station including the abandond platforms where converded to faloutshelters but due to this the platforms became for a wile a Statesecred until 2001 when thay stop mantaning the falout shelter function of the station and when in 2015 the station was refurbesd as part of the eastline refurbesment progame the falout shelter instalation was remoevd and to this day the platforms are stil unuesd

AWESOME

@sydneytrainsvlogs

9 жыл бұрын

Sure is! :)

Reminds me of End of Days

I never realised Central had abandoned platforms. Yikes!

@adambrock3932

Жыл бұрын

So does Redfern St James and St Leonards

@cobindel

6 ай бұрын

i wanna go see them for myself, but i wonder if they’ll remain like that forever or they can create a new sydney train line

Would have been nice to have some commentary on why these platforms were started but not completed. Disappointing to not be informed of the story.

Err it's bloody haunted mate! Why did you go in there!

There is platforms 28 to 30 that are completely blocked off

@mcfudd007

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan Lansom those platforms do exist! But who knows... there may be more

@samanthacameron-king5818

5 жыл бұрын

My aunt work for Sydney trains and was talking to her about it and there is no platform 29 -30 at central it’s only 1-28 at central platforms 29-30 doesn’t exist so I don’t know where u are getting those 2 platforms from

at 1:09 - 1:11 there's 2 people on the far left?

@Video65ot

6 жыл бұрын

jodierocksursocks yes I saw them

@w_avor

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Platform 1.

*jumps on to the platform* he we have got a t set coming in

I thought people weren't allowed down here?

@poorpatrician9488

9 жыл бұрын

You aren't really, but theres no one to tell you off

i can smell the dust!

Try Picton tunnels I saw a ghost girl there haha

Imagine if at ghost platforms ghost trains came along every so often and stopped like real trains. I can't decide whether that would be cool or creepy.

7:16 imagine if those were actual train tracks😱😱😱😱

@tesfay8776

4 жыл бұрын

That is crazy LogamRemakea Vlogs