Contacting The Parish ...
Postal Address: P.O. Box 79, Epping N.S.W 1710 Australia
St Alban's Address: 3 Pembroke St, Epping N.S.W 2121
St Aidan's Address: 32 Downing St, West Epping N.S.W 2121
St Alban's Contact Number: Phone: +612 9876 3362 Fax: +612 9876 4046
St Aidan's Contact Number: See St Alban's Contact Number
Email Address: office@eppinganglicans.org.au
Visiting The Parish ...
Location:
St Alban's Church and the Parish Offices are located at 3 Pembroke Street, Epping NSW 2121. The Church is open every day and is very close to Epping Railway Station on Sydney's Main Northern Line, which is also the terminus for several bus services.
St Aidan's Church is located at 30 Downing Street, West Epping, a few minutes walk south of Ray Road. Private bus services operate along Ray Road and Carlingford Road.
Public Transport:
The Parish's larger church, St Alban's, is particularly well served by Public Transport both on weekdays and on weekends and public holidays.
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Epping Railway Station is a major station on the Strathfield to Hornsby section of the Sydney-Newcastle line, with local and inter-urban trains. The station is designated to become a junction for the Parramatta - Carlingford - Epping - Chatswood line [on 26 March 2001 the NSW Government announced thet the Epping - Chatswood line would be commenced with an expected completion date in 2008, while construction of the greatly needed Parramatta - Epping link would be deferred].
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Government bus routes service Epping;
For precise details of Routes, Timetables and Fares telephone 13 1500 or visit the SydneyBuses WebSite.
Routes include:
o 140 (Epping Station - Macquarie University - Manly Wharf)
o 288 (Epping Station - Sydney Town Hall (City), along Epping Road),
o 289 (Epping Station - Sydney Town Hall (City), along Epping Road via North Ryde),
o 290 (Epping Station - Queen Victoria Building, Sydney City, along Epping Road)
o 295 (Epping Station - North Epping via Oxford St., Norfolk Rd., Boundary, Eastcore, Newton, Bedford, Waterloo and Grayson Roads; also Epping Station - Macquarie University along Epping Road)
o 541 (Epping Station - Eastwood Station, via Victoria St., Chesterfield Rd., Midson Rd., Dunlop St., Enderlee St., Mobbs Lane and Eastwood Ave; Monday to Saturday). -
Non-Government bus operators include
o Harris Park Transport [telephone 9689 1066] with Routes
+ 624 (Epping - Parramatta, via Boronia Ave., Willoughby and Tomah Sts., Marsden and Pennant Hills Road, every day)
+ 628 (Epping - North Rocks via Ray Road and Benghazi Ave., weekdays only)
+ 629 (Epping - North Rocks via Ray Road and Carlingford Court, every day)
o Glenorie Bus Company [telephone 9651 1944, eMail or www.glenoriebus.com.au) with Route
+ 635 (Castle Hill - West Pennant Hills - Beecroft - Epping - Macquarie Centre, weekdays only)
o WestBus [for timetable and route details, telephone 13 1500], Route
+ 611 (weekdays only)
o Red Arrow (WestBus/Shorelink) [13 1500], Route
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A taxi rank is located near the eastern entrance to Epping Station.
The Parish's smaller church, St Aidan's at West Epping, is located a short distance from Harris Park's Epping - North Rocks via Ray Road bus service (closest stop at Downing St. and Ray Rd.).
Car Parking and Car Pooling:
The parish is served by several major roads: Epping Road from the east (Sydney City), Beecroft Road from the north (Beecroft, Pennant Hills, Hornsby), Carlingford Road from the west (Carlingford, Parramatta, Castle Hill) and and Blaxland Road from the south (Eastwood, Ryde, Strathfield), as well as the M2 Expressway which links the City to Seven Hills. The snag is the resultant traffic bottleneck at the Epping Overbridge which links these major roads (excepting the M2) and crosses the Main Northern Railway. However, with discresion, car travel can still be viable.
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St Alban's has limited off-street car parking facilities for people attending the church, augmented by free street parking (one-hour limit between 08:30 and 18:00, Monday - Friday, and 08:30 and 12:30, Saturdays).
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St Aidan's has no off-street parking, but adequate parking along the residential Downing Street.
Parishioners are encouraged to car-pool: this is environmentaly and economicaly sound, and there are some parishioners for whom there is no other means to attend church. Those who need transport assistance, or who can provide assistance, are encouraged to contact the Ruth Jones (+61 2 9484 4304) or the Parish Office (+61 2 9876 3362). Ruth’s team is there to assist those who, through illness, accident or lack of resources, need assistance in getting to church, doctor’s appointments, or to undertake those requirements of life that necessitate transport.
Maps of The Parish
St Alban's Map
St Aidan's Map
