Currans Hill | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Narellan Road, Smeaton Grange, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°02′41″S150°45′27″E / 34.0446°S 150.7575°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | Department of Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Camden | ||||||||||
Distance | 61.326 km from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 (1 side) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 March 1882 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1 January 1963 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1904 | ||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||
Previous names | Curran's Hill (1882-unknown) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Currans Hill railway station was a railway station on the Camden railway line, serving the suburb of Currans Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It was located in what is now the modern-day suburb of Smeaton Grange.
Currans Hill opened in 1882 with the rest of the original line. [1] It was originally named Curran's Hill, and much like the suburb itself, was named after an early resident, Mr Michael Curran who was a resident until his death at 90 in 1916. [2] However, the apostrophe was gradually dropped from the name. The station itself consisted of only a small wooden platform and a signboard which was first built in 1904. [1]
Currans Hill was closed alongside the ceasing of services between Campbelltown and Camden on 1 January 1963, [3] and the station was demolished.
In 2018, a Transport for NSW report, 'North South Rail Line and South West Rail Link Extension Corridors' identified the need to build a rail line that would serve the South-West Sydney area. Currans Hill was not identified as a future station, but would be served by the proposed extension. [4]
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