Carramar railway station

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.

Carramar
Eastbound view in July 2018
LocationWattle Avenue, Carramar
Coordinates33°53′03″S 150°57′41″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main South
Distance25.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeCMR
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened8 October 1924
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSouth Fairfield
Passengers
20131,170 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank179
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Cabramatta
toward Liverpool
 Bankstown Line Villawood
toward City Circle

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 and 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. Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  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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