Carramar railway station

Carramar
Eastbound view in July 2018
Location Wattle Avenue, Carramar
Coordinates 33°53′03″S 150°57′41″E / 33.884256°S 150.961347°E / -33.884256; 150.961347Coordinates: 33°53′03″S 150°57′41″E / 33.884256°S 150.961347°E / -33.884256; 150.961347
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 Transport for NSW
History
Opened 8 October 1924
Electrified Yes
Previous names South Fairfield
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 630 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 179
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Liverpool
T3
Bankstown Line
towards City Circle

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.[2][3] It was renamed Carramar on 1 July 1926.[4]

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.[5][6]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe 2 services on weekdays
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown
2 services to Liverpool

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Carramar Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Carramar Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ "60 Years Ago" Railway Digest July 1986 page 222
  5. ↑ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ↑ "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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