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 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | CMR | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | South Fairfield | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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 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 Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[4][5]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays | |
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| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | |||
| 2 | services to Liverpool | 1 service on weekdays | |
| services to Liverpool |
References
- ↑ Carramar Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Carramar Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "60 Years Ago" Railway Digest July 1986 page 222
- ↑ "T2: Inner West & South line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "T3: Bankstown line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
External links
Media related to Carramar railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Carramar station details Sydney Trains