Carlingford railway station, Sydney

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Carlingford

Carlingford Line
Station code	CGF
Suburb	Carlingford
Street(s)	Lloyds Ave James St
Distance from Central Station	27.85 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	1
Number of tracks	1
Platform arrangement	1 side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Carlingford is a railway station on the Carlingford Line of the CityRail network in Sydney, Australia. It serves the suburb of Carlingford.

1 History
2 Platform/Service
3 Parramatta Rail Link
4 Trackplan

[edit] History

The station opened on 20 August 1896 as Pennant Hills. On 1 August 1901 it was renamed Carlingford.

[edit] Platform/Service

The Carlingford line is almost completely single-track and services are infrequent. This being the case, and because Carlingford is the terminus of the line, the station has one platform for all services. Unlike most other stations on the Cityrail network, Carlingford station can only accommodate 4-carriage trains due to limited power supply on the line.

Platform 1 - Carlingford Line - all stations services to Clyde.

There is currently only one service in the early morning which connects to the city directly. For most times, a train-change at Clyde, the other terminus of the Line, is necessary to reach other stations.

[edit] Parramatta Rail Link

A major development of Carlingford station was proposed, as part of the Parramatta to Chatswood Rail Link project, but in 2003, this was postponed indefinitely by the New South Wales Transport Minister citing a lack of projected passenger numbers and economic viability. The existing station would have been demolished and a new underground station built instead, with two platforms to serve the upgraded line.

A large amount of land lies behind the station, for future extensions of the line. A redevelopment of the land next to the station was subsequently put on hold because of the postponement of the link.