You will notice two plaques on the base of the clock tower close to the taxi rank. Governor Rawson is commemorating the opening of the new station on one plaque and the politicians are doing the same on the other plaque! Close by you can also see the Commissioner’s entrance to the main building. Look closely through the glass door and you may even be able to see his marble staircase.

When it opened, Sydneysiders were proud of their massive, beautifully designed, innovative new railway station. For example, it was the first time that the track points were to be operated by compressed air and the first use of a suspended concrete slab (the main concourse) in a public building. It has remained a link between country and city for a hundred years as well as a working transport icon, linking rail, bus, tram, taxi and car.

Main concourse looking east 1906.