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| Line name | Type | Opened | Closed | Stations | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abattoirs branch | Diesel-era freight and suburban |
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| Track reopened to Pippita in 1998 as part of Olympic Park line, remainder dismantled to make way for the Sydney Olympic Park [3] [4] [5] | |
| Camden | Steam-era suburban | 10 March 1882 | 1 January 1963 [6] | 8 | All dismantled; formation visible in places |
| Holsworthy | Steam/diesel-era military and freight | 21 January 1918 [7] | 21 June 1977 [7] | 1 (restricted) | All dismantled; bridge over Georges River used as footbridge, however dismantled in 2008. The single track bridge under Newbridge Road is still in existence and used as a roadway next to Bill Morrison Park [8] [9] |
| Toongabbie–Prospect | Steam era freight, workers and occasional "picnic" passengers [10] [11] | 7 April 1902 | 1926 | 1 | All dismantled; however some of the sleepers could still be seen at the rear of properties to the north of Girraween Road in the early 1990s |
| Richmond–Kurrajong | Steam-era suburban | 8 November 1926 [12] | 26 July 1952 [13] | 8 | Alignment mostly intact; track visible in several sections along line route |
| Rogans Hill |
| 31 January 1932 | 11 | All dismantled; no trace remains of alignment. The alignment is Windsor Road between Briens Road, Northmead and Old Northern Road at Baulkham Hills Junction then cuts the corner and proceeds through the bowling greens of Baulkham Hills Bowling Club and along Old Northern Road to Castle Hill | |
| Ropes Creek | Electric-era suburban |
| 22 March 1986 | 3 | Track present for a kilometre or so as a storage siding; most track lifted. Ropes Creek converted to park, Cochrane now under housing and Dunheved platform is still there, with the track and building demolished |
| Warwick Farm Racecourse | 12 June 1889 | 1991 | 1 | Track lifted; station dismantled in 2016. Last train ran on 18 August 1990. [15] | |
| Rookwood Cemetery | Steam-era cemetery |
| 1948 | 4 | Dismantled – formation remains in places. [16] [17] |
| Line name | Original type | Opened | Closed | Conversion completed | Stations | Converted to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal National Park | Electric-era suburban | 9 March 1886 | 11 June 1991 | 1993 | 2 | In use by Sydney Tramway Museum; National Park station still intact and serviced by trams; Scout's Camp platform dismantled but formation still in use. |
| Darling Harbour Goods | Diesel/electric-era freight | ? | In stages between 1984 and 2010 |
|
| Powerhouse Museum–Dulwich Hill in use as part of Inner West Light Rail. |
| Epping–Chatswood rail link | Underground electric-era suburban | 2009 | 29 September 2018 | 2019 | 5 | Converted into part of Sydney Metro Northwest. New signals and platform screen doors were installed, in line with metro standards. |
| Carlingford | Steam/electric-era suburban |
| 5 January 2020 | 2023 (expected)[ citation needed ] |
| To be incorporated into Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail. |
| Sandown | Steam/electric/diesel-era industrial | 17 November 1888 | 2010 (Officially 2019) |
| The western end of the line will be used by Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail project to provide access to a tram stabling and maintenance facility. The line is also under consideration for being incorporated into Stage 2, connecting Camellia and Olympic Park. |
Over 70 railway stations in Sydney have been closed, since the first railway line was built in 1855.
'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 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".
after a replacement name indicates a Sydney Trains station.
after a replacement name indicates a Sydney Metro station.
after a replacement name indicates a Sydney Light Rail stop.
+/- 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: [18]
| Name | Suburb | Line | Opened | Closed to passengers | Replacement | Current Status | Notes and References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abattoirs | Sydney Olympic Park | Abattoirs | 1926 1938 | 1938 1984 | None | Demolished | |
| Anzac Rifle Range | Wattle Grove | Holsworthy | 1920 | 1974 | None | Demolished | |
| Baulkham Hills | Baulkham Hills | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Boshops Ain | Chullora-Sefton | 1923 | 1993 | None | Demolished | ||
| Boshops Bin | Chullora-Sefton | 1937 | None | Demolished | |||
| Boshops Cin | Chullora-Sefton | 1937 | None | Demolished | |||
| Brickworks | Sydney Olympic Park | Abattoirs | 1939 | 1984 | None | Demolished | |
| Bumberry Junction | Macquarie Fields | Main Southern | 1891 | 1892 | None | Demolished | |
| Camden | Camden | Camden | 1882 1883 1901 | 1883 1901 1963 | None | Demolished | |
| Camellia* | Camellia | Carlingford | 1885 | 2020 | Camellia ► Rosehill Gardens | Demolished | |
| Carlingford | Carlingford | Carlingford | 1896 | 2020 | Carlingford | Demolished | |
| Castle Hill | Castle Hill | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | Castle Hill +/- | Demolished | |
| Cemetery No. 1* | Rookwood | Rookwood Cemetery | 1867 | 1948 | None | Demolished | [19] |
| Cemetery No. 2* | Rookwood | Rookwood Cemetery | 1901 | 1948 | None | Demolished | [19] |
| Cemetery No. 3* | Rookwood | Rookwood Cemetery | 1867 | 1948 | None | Demolished | [19] |
| Cemetery No. 4* | Rookwood | Rookwood Cemetery | 1908 | 1948 | None | Demolished | [19] |
| Clyburn in* | Auburn | Main Southern | 1951 | None | Demolished | ||
| Cochrane | Ropes Crossing | Ropes Creek | 1957 | 1986 | None | Demolished | |
| Como | Como | Illawarra | 1885 | 1972 | Como +/- | Demolished | |
| Cream of Tartar Works in | Camellia | Sandown | 1927 | 1959 | None | Demolished | |
| Cross Street | Baulkham Hills | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Currans Hill* | Smeaton Grange | Camden | 1882 | 1963 | None | Demolished | |
| Delec in | Strathfield South | Flemington-Campsie | 1957 | 1996 | None | Disused | |
| Duffys | Kurrajong | Kurrajong | 1928 | 1952 | None | Demolished | |
| Dundas* | Dundas | Carlingford | 1896 | 2020 | Dundas | Reused | |
| Dunheved | St Marys | Ropes Creek | 1942 | 1986 | None | Disused | |
| Elcarin | Chullora-Sefton | 1937 | 1994 | None | Demolished | ||
| Elderslie* | Elderslie | Camden | 1893 | 1963 | None | Demolished | |
| Enfield Loco in | Strathfield South | Flemington-Campsie | 1924 | 1996 | None | Demolished | |
| Enfield South in | Belfield | Flemington-Campsie | 1924 | 1996 | None | Demolished | |
| Grahams Hill* | Narellan | Camden | 1882 | 1963 | None | Demolished | |
| Goodyear in | Camellia | Sandown | 1934 | 1990/1991 | None | Demolished | |
| Hardies in | Camellia | Sandown | 1938 | 1991 | None | Demolished | |
| Hope Street in | Strathfield South | Flemington-Campsie | 1927 | 1996 | None | Disused | |
| Junction Road | Baulkham Hills | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Kemsleys | North Richmond | Kurrajong | 1928 | 1952 | None | Demolished | |
| Kenny Hill* | Currans Hill | Camden | 1882 c.1904 | c.1904 1963 | None | Demolished | |
| Kirkham* | Elderslie | Camden | 1882 | 1963 | None | Demolished | |
| Kurrajong | Kurrajong | Kurrajong | 1926 | 1952 | None | Demolished | |
| Log Cabin | Penrith | Main Western | 1940 | 1950 | None | Demolished | |
| Maryfields* | Campbelltown | Camden | 1883 1937 | 1937 1963 | None | Demolished | |
| Metropolitan Meat Platform | Sydney Olympic Park | Abattoirs | 1915 | 1984 | None | Demolished | [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 | Demolished | |
| Model Farms* | Winston Hills | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Mons Road | Westmead | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Moxhams Road | Northmead | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Mulgrave Tank | Mulgrave | Richmond | 1887 | 1891 | None | Demolished | |
| Narellan | Narellan | Camden | 1882 1893 1901 | 1893 1901 1963 | None | Demolished | |
| North Richmond | North Richmond | Kurrajong | 1926 | 1952 | None | Demolished | |
| Northmead* | Northmead | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Nurri | Kurrajong | Kurrajong | 1928 | 1952 | None | Demolished | |
| Parramatta Park* | Parramatta | Main Western | 1861 | 1914 | None | Demolished | |
| Parsonage Lane | Castle Hill | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Perwayin | Chullora-Sefton | 1926 | 1993? | None | Demolished | ||
| Phillip* | Richmond | Kurrajong | 1928 | 1952 | None | Demolished | |
| Pippita | Lidcombe \ Homebush West | Abattoirs | 1940 | 1995 | None | Demolished | |
| Potts Hill | Potts Hill | Potts Hill | 1912 | 1966 | None | Demolished | |
| Prospect | Pemulwuy | Prospect Quarry | None | Demolished | |||
| Red Cutting | North Richmond | Kurrajong | 1928 | 1952 | None | Demolished | |
| Regent Street* | Chippendale | Rookwood Cemetery | 1869 | 1938 | None | Reused | [19] |
| Rogans Hill | Rogans Hill (Castle Hill) | Rogans Hill | 1924 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Rookwood* | Lidcombe | Main Southern | c.1887 | 1967 | None | Demolished | [19] |
| Ropes Creek | Ropes Crossing | Ropes Creek | 1942 | 1986 | None | Disused | |
| Rosehill | Rosehill | Carlingford | 1888 1959 | 1959 2020 | None | Demolished | |
| Royal National Park* | Royal National Park | Royal National Park Branch | 1886 1978 | 1978 1991 | None | Reused | [21] |
| Rydalmere* | Rydalmere | Carlingford | 1896 1993 | 1993 2020 | Rydalmere ► Yallamundi | Demolished | |
| Saleyards | Sydney Olympic Park | Abattoirs | None | Demolished | |||
| Sandown in* | Camellia | Sandown | 1892 | 1991 | None | Demolished | |
| Scouts Camp | Loftus | Royal National Park Branch | 1946 | 1991 | None | Demolished | |
| Sigwayin | Chullora | Chullora-Sefton | 1952 | 1990 | None | Demolished | |
| Southleigh* | Castle Hill | Rogans Hill | 1923 | 1932 | None | Demolished | |
| Telopea | Telopea | Carlingford | 1925 | 2020 | Telopea | Demolished | |
| Thompsons Ridge | Kurrajong | Kurrajong | 1928 | 1952 | None | Demolished | |
| Warwick Farm Racecourse | Warwick Farm | Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch | 1889 1979 | 1977 1991 | None | Demolished | [22] |
| Weldersin | Chullora-Sefton | 1939 | 1993 | None | Demolished | ||
| Woronora Cemetery | Sutherland | Woronora Cemetery | 1900 | 1947 | None | Demolished | [23] |
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