List of closed railway stations in Sydney

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The city of Sydney has been served by an extensive network of railway lines since the Main Suburban railway line opened in 1855, with over 70 railway stations in Sydney having been subsequently closed. Many of the stations closed as a result of the closure of the railway lines which they were located on.

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Closed lines

There are several closed lines in Sydney. Dates refer to each railway line's opening and closure dates and are not necessarily reflective of passenger service dates.

Converted lines

There are several railway lines that have been either fully or partially converted for other purposes. The dates refer to each railway line's existence as part of the wider Sydney Trains and freight railway network.

Fully converted lines

Partially converted lines

Stations

'Suburb' refers to the location of the station itself and may not correlate with the suburb served, such as Kirkham which was located in Elderslie but served the suburb of Kirkham.
Stations that were closed and later rebuilt or reopened have been noted through multiple dates.
'Replacement' refers to stations that were opened either directly after the former station's closure, or built later at the same location.
For ease of access, linkage to railway lines and suburbs are repeated throughout the table.

in after a station name means "industrial station": stations built especially for workers. Many of these lines and stations also served non-worker passengers, such as the Sandown line.
* after a station name means "renamed sometime before closure", with some renamed several times. Stations are referred to by their final name before closure.
► after a replacement station means "later renamed as".
TfNSW T.svg after a replacement name indicates a Sydney Trains station.
TfNSW M.svg after a replacement name indicates a Sydney Metro station.
TfNSW L.svg after a replacement name indicates a Sydney Light Rail station.
+/- after a replacement station's name indicates that it lies close to the disused station but is slightly displaced (and may not run along the same line).

The following railway stations in Sydney have been closed: [15]

NameSuburbLineOpenedClosed to passengersReplacementCurrent StatusNotes and
References
Abattoirs Sydney Olympic Park Abattoirs 1926
1938
1938
1984
Olympic Park TfNSW T.svg +/-Demolished [16] [17]
ANZAC Rifle Range Wattle Grove Holsworthy 19201974NoneDemolished [5] [18]
Baulkham Hills Baulkham Hills Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Boshopsin Greenacre Elcar
Sigshops
19231993NoneDemolished
Brickworks Sydney Olympic Park Abattoirs 1939c.1980sNoneDemolished [16]
Bumberry Junction Macquarie Fields Main Southern 18911892NoneDemolished
Camden Camden Camden 1882
1883
1901
1883
1901
1963
NoneDemolished
Camellia* Camellia Carlingford 19012020Camellia
 Rosehill Gardens TfNSW L.svg +/-
Demolished
Carlingford Carlingford Carlingford 18962020 Carlingford TfNSW L.svg Demolished
Castle Hill Castle Hill Rogans Hill 19231932 Castle Hill TfNSW M.svg +/-Demolished
Cemetery No. 1* Rookwood Rookwood Cemetery 18671948NoneDemolished [19]
Cemetery No. 2* Rookwood Rookwood Cemetery 19011948NoneDemolished [19]
Cemetery No. 3* Rookwood Rookwood Cemetery 18671948NoneDemolished [19]
Cemetery No. 4* Rookwood Rookwood Cemetery 19081948NoneDemolished [19]
Clyburn in Auburn Main Southern 1948c.1992NoneDemolished
Cochrane Ropes Crossing Ropes Creek 19571986NoneDemolished
Como Como Illawarra 18851972 Como TfNSW T.svg +/-Demolished
Cream of Tartar Works in Camellia Sandown 19271959NoneDemolished
Cross Street Baulkham Hills Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Currans Hill* Smeaton Grange Camden 18821963NoneDemolished
Delec in Strathfield South Flemington–Campsie 19571996NoneDisused
Duffys Kurrajong Kurrajong 19281952NoneDemolished
Dundas* Dundas Carlingford 18962020 Dundas TfNSW L.svg Reused
Dunheved St Marys Ropes Creek 19421986NoneDisused
Elcarin Chullora Elcar 19371994NoneDemolished
Elderslie* Elderslie Camden 18931963NoneDemolished
Enfield Loco in Strathfield South Flemington–Campsie 19241996NoneDemolished
Enfield South in Strathfield South Flemington–Campsie 19241996NoneDemolished
Glenlee Menangle Park Main Southern 18841947NoneDemolished
Grahams Hill* Narellan Camden 18821963NoneDemolished
Goodyear in Camellia Sandown 19341990/1991NoneDemolished
Hardies in Camellia Sandown 19381991NoneDemolished
Hope Street in Strathfield South Flemington–Campsie 19271996NoneDisused
Junction Road Baulkham Hills Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Kemsleys North Richmond Kurrajong 19281952NoneDemolished
Kenny Hill* Currans Hill Camden 1882
c.1904
c.1904
1963
NoneDemolished
Kirkham* Elderslie Camden 18821963NoneDemolished
Kurrajong Kurrajong Kurrajong 19261952NoneDemolished
Log Cabin Penrith Main Western 19401950NoneDemolished
Maryfields* Campbelltown Camden 1883
1937
1937
1963
NoneDemolished
Menangle Racecourse Menangle Park Main Southern 19141963NoneDisused
Metropolitan Meat Platform Sydney Olympic Park Abattoirs 19151984NoneDemolished [16] [20]
Milsons Point Milsons Point North Shore 1893
1915
1915
1924
Milsons Point Demolished
Milsons Point Lavender Bay North Shore 1915
1924
1915
1932
Milsons Point TfNSW T.svg Demolished
Model Farms* Winston Hills Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Mons Road Westmead Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Moxhams Road Northmead Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Mulgrave Tank Mulgrave Richmond 18871891NoneDemolished
Narellan Narellan Camden 1882
1893
1901
1893
1901
1963
NoneDemolished
North Menangle* Menangle Park Main Southern 18731937 Menangle Park TfNSW T.svg +/-Demolished
North Richmond North Richmond Kurrajong 19261952NoneDemolished
Northmead* Northmead Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Nurri Kurrajong Kurrajong 19281952NoneDemolished
Parramatta Park* Parramatta Main Western 18611914NoneDemolished
Parsonage Lane Castle Hill Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Phillip* Richmond Kurrajong 19281952NoneDemolished
Pippita Lidcombe \
Homebush West
Abattoirs 19401995NoneDemolished [16]
Potts Hill Potts Hill Potts Hill 19121966NoneDemolished
Prospect Pemulwuy Prospect QuarryNoneDemolished
Red Cutting North Richmond Kurrajong 19281952NoneDemolished
Regent Street* Chippendale Rookwood Cemetery 18691938NoneReused [19]
River Wharf Long Island Main North 18871920NoneDisused
Rogans Hill Rogans Hill (Castle Hill) Rogans Hill 19241932NoneDemolished
Rookwood* Lidcombe Main Southern c.18871967NoneDemolished [19]
Ropes Creek Ropes Crossing Ropes Creek 19421986NoneReused
Rosehill Rosehill Carlingford
Sandown
1888
1959
1959
2020
NoneDemolished
Royal National Park* Royal National Park Royal National Park Branch 1886
1978
1978
1991
NoneReused [21]
Rydalmere* Rydalmere Carlingford 1896
1993
1993
2020
Rydalmere
 Yallamundi TfNSW L.svg
Demolished
Sandown in* Camellia Sandown 18921991NoneDemolished
Scouts Camp Loftus Royal National Park Branch 19461991NoneDemolished
Sigwayin Chullora Sigshops 19521990NoneDemolished
Southleigh* Castle Hill Rogans Hill 19231932NoneDemolished
Substationin Chullora Elcar 19261994NoneDemolished
Telopea Telopea Carlingford 19252020 Telopea TfNSW L.svg Demolished
Thompsons Ridge Kurrajong Kurrajong 19281952NoneDemolished
Warwick Farm Racecourse Warwick Farm Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch 1889
1979
1977
1991
NoneDemolished [22]
Weldersin Greenacre Sigshops 19391993NoneDemolished
Woronora Cemetery Sutherland Woronora Cemetery 19001947NoneDemolished [23]

References

Notes

    Citations

    1. Oakes, John (2001). Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 72–84. ISBN   0-909650-54-3.
    2. "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
    3. "Olympic Park Officially Opened & Rail Services Commence" Railway Digest April 1998 page 7
    4. Bayley, William A. (William Alan) (1978), Sydney Suburban Steam Railways, Austrail Publications, ISBN   978-0-909597-20-7
    5. 1 2 "The Liverpool to Holdsworthy Military Railway" (PDF). Royal Australian Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2016.
    6. Harris Creek Historical Railway Bridge [ permanent dead link ] Royal Australian Historical Society
    7. "Kurrajong Railway Service Commences To-day". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 November 1926. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
    8. "Storm of Protest at the Closing of Kurrajong Railway". Windsor and Richmond Gazette . Vol. 65, no. 6. New South Wales, Australia. 27 August 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2017 via National Library of Australia.
    9. "Prospect Hill – Railways".
    10. "Untitled Document".
    11. Oakes, J. Walking a Forgotten Railway:The Rogans Hill Line Revisited. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol 49 No 727, May 1998. ARHS NSW Division.
    12. "Heritage". All Saint's Church Ainslie. Archived from the original on 3 May 2006.
    13. "List of Opening Dates of N.S.W. Rail Lines Prior to June 1942". The Retired Rail and Tramwayman. 1942.
    14. Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch NSWrail.net. Retrieved 1 May 2020
    15. "Sydney Railway Lines". NSWrail.net.
    16. 1 2 3 4 "Forgotten Railways to the Olympic Site" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 737 March 1999 pages 87–96
    17. "Preparing for the Games – First train to Olympic Park" Railway Digest January 1998 page 11
    18. Forgotten Harris Park rail bridge in jeopardy Liverpool Champion 1 November 2016
    19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins..., Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority,
    20. Metropolitan Meats Platforms NSWrail.net, accessed 7 June 2024
    21. Reused as the terminus of a tourist tramway stop with trams from the Sydney Tramway Museum at Loftus.
    22. Last train ran on 18 August 1990.
    23. The station site is now the front office for Woronora Cemetery itself.

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