Carramar railway station
Carramar | ||||||||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in November 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wattle Avenue, Carramar | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′03″S 150°57′41″E / 33.884256°S 150.961347°ECoordinates: 33°53′03″S 150°57′41″E / 33.884256°S 150.961347°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 25.89 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | CMR | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 October 1924 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | South Fairfield | |||||||||||||||
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Carramar railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Carramar. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 South and T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Carramar station opened as South Fairfield on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[1][2] It was renamed Carramar on 1 July 1926.[3]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically Carramar was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Carramar is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three T2 South line services on weekdays.[4][5]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | all stations services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays[4] | |
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| all stations services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | [5] | ||
| 2 | all stations services to Liverpool | 1 service on weekdays[4] | |
| all stations services to Liverpool | [5] |
References
- ↑ Carramar Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Carramar Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "60 Years Ago" Railway Digest July 1986 page 222
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 T2 Inner West & South timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 T3 Bankstown Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
External links
Media related to Carramar railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Carramar station details Sydney Trains
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