“There was no shelter from the rain or sun, terrible lighting and the whole place looked like it was frozen in time,” State MP for Bankstown, Jihad Dib, said.
It now boasts new lifts for the first time in its history, a renovated concourse, a new station entry plaza with seating, lighting and extra bicycle parking, new platform canopies and re-surfaced platforms and platform access ramps, as part of the Sydney Metro Southwest project.
“After strong community campaigns along the Bankstown line forced action, it’s great to see vital accessibility upgrades finally being delivered,” Mr Dib said.
“Mums with prams, elderly people, kids with bikes and people with disability who didn’t want to try their luck with the steep ramps, will finally be able to make the most of the newly accessible train station.”
New lifts will also be operational at Punchbowl, Canterbury, Hurlstone Park and Dulwich Hill before the end of the year, making the stations fully accessible for the first time.
Dilapidated station first for revamp
FOR decades, Wiley Park was the forgotten station on the Bankstown line, but today it is now one of the most modern.