Glenlee railway station

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Glenlee
General information
LocationGlenlee Road, Menangle Park
New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 34°05′13″S150°45′23″E / 34.086982°S 150.756433°E / -34.086982; 150.756433
Line(s) Main South line
Distance60.711 km from Central
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened19 August 1884
Closed9 June 1947
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Menangle Park
towards Albury
Main Southern Line Campbelltown
towards Sydney

Glenlee is a former railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It was open between 1884 and 1947 and is now demolished with little trace remaining. [1] North of the station site lies a triangle junction to the Glenlee colliery, the northern arm of which was electrified and served as the southern extent of electrification on the Main South line until it was cut back to Macarthur in the early 2000s.

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References

  1. Glenlee station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 9 August 2009.