List of closed railway stations in Sydney explained

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.

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.

• The Abattoirs railway line (1911-1996), from Lidcombe to Abattoirs.^{[1] [2] [3]}
• The Camden railway line (1882-1963), from Campbelltown to Camden.
• The Holsworthy railway line (1918-1977), from Liverpool to Holsworthy.^{[4] [5]}
• The Kurrajong railway line (1926-1952), from Richmond to Kurrajong.^{[6] [7]}
• The Potts Hill railway line (1912-1966), from Regents Park to Potts Hill.
• The Prospect Quarry railway line (1902-1926), from Toongabbie to Prospect.^{[8] [9]}
• The Rogans Hill railway line (1923-1932), from Westmead to Rogans Hill.^[10]
• The Rookwood Cemetery railway line (1864-1948), serving Rookwood Cemetery.^{[11] [12]}
• The Ropes Creek railway line (1942-1986), from St Marys to Ropes Creek.
• The Warwick Farm Racecourse railway line (1889-1991), from Glenfield to Warwick Farm Racecourse.^[13]
• The Woronora Cemetery railway line (1900-1947), from Sutherland to Woronora Cemetery.

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

• The Epping to Chatswood railway line (2009-2018), converted to form part of the Sydney Metro Northwest line.
• The Rozelle–Darling Harbour Goods railway line (1855-1996), converted to form part of the Inner West Light Rail.
• The Royal National Park railway line (1886-1991), converted to a heritage tramway for the Sydney Tramway Museum.

Partially converted lines

• The Bankstown railway line (1895-2024), converted to form part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line.
• The Carlingford railway line (1885-2020), converted to form part of the Parramatta Light Rail.
• The Sandown railway line (1888-2019), converted to form part of the Parramatta Light Rail.

Stations

'Suburb' refers to the location of the station itself and may not correlate with the suburb served, such as 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:^[14]

Name	Suburb	Line	Opened	Closed to passengers	Replacement	Current Status	Notes and References
Abattoirs	Sydney Olympic Park	Abattoirs	^19261938	^19381984	Olympic Park +/-	Demolished	^[15] ^[16]
Anzac Rifle Range	Wattle Grove	Holsworthy	1920	1974	None	Demolished	^[17]
Baulkham Hills	Baulkham Hills	Rogans Hill	1923	1932	None	Demolished
Boshops A^in		Chullora-Sefton	1923	1993	None	Demolished
Boshops B^in		Chullora-Sefton	1937		None	Demolished
Boshops C^in		Chullora-Sefton	1937		None	Demolished
Brickworks	Sydney Olympic Park	Abattoirs	1939	1984	None	Demolished
	Macquarie Fields	Main Southern	1891	1892	None	Demolished
Camden	Camden	Camden	^188218831901	^188319011963	None	Demolished
Camellia	Camellia	Carlingford	1885	2020	^Camellia► Rosehill Gardens	Demolished
Carlingford	Carlingford	Carlingford	1896	2020		Demolished
Castle Hill	Castle Hill	Rogans Hill	1923	1932	Castle Hill +/-	Demolished
Cemetery No. 1	Rookwood	Rookwood Cemetery	1867	1948	None	Demolished	^[18]
Cemetery No. 2	Rookwood	Rookwood Cemetery	1901	1948	None	Demolished
Cemetery No. 3	Rookwood	Rookwood Cemetery	1867	1948	None	Demolished
Cemetery No. 4	Rookwood	Rookwood Cemetery	1908	1948	None	Demolished
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		Reused
Dunheved	St Marys	Ropes Creek	1942	1986	None	Disused
Elcar^in		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	^1882c.1904	^c.19041963	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	^18831937	^19371963	None	Demolished
	Sydney Olympic Park	Abattoirs	1915	1984	None	Demolished	^[19]
Milsons Point	Milsons Point	North Shore	^18931915	^19151924	Milsons Point	Demolished
Milsons Point	Lavender Bay	North Shore	^19151924	^19151932		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	Camden	^188218931901	^189319011963	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
Perway^in		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
River Wharf	Long Island	Main North	1887	1920	None	Disused
Rogans Hill	Rogans Hill (Castle Hill)	Rogans Hill	1924	1932	None	Demolished
Rookwood	Lidcombe	Main Southern	c.1887	1967	None	Demolished
Ropes Creek	Ropes Crossing	Ropes Creek	1942	1986	None	Reused
Rosehill	Rosehill	Carlingford	^18881959	^19592020	None	Demolished
Royal National Park	Royal National Park	Royal National Park Branch	^18861978	^19781991	None	Reused	^[20]
Rydalmere	Rydalmere	Carlingford	^18961993	^19932020	^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
Sigway^in	Chullora	Chullora-Sefton	1952	1990	None	Demolished
Southleigh*	Castle Hill	Rogans Hill	1923	1932	None	Demolished
Telopea	Telopea	Carlingford	1925	2020		Demolished
Thompsons Ridge	Kurrajong	Kurrajong	1928	1952	None	Demolished
Warwick Farm Racecourse	Warwick Farm	Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch	^18891979	^19771991	None	Demolished	^[21]
Welders^in		Chullora-Sefton	1939	1993	None	Demolished
Woronora Cemetery	Sutherland	Woronora Cemetery	1900	1947	None	Demolished	^[22]

References

Citations

External links

More info on each of these stations can be viewed at the following Links

• NSW Rail Trivia Closed Sydney Stations
• NSW Rail Main Western Line

Notes and References

1. Book: Oakes. John. Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways. 2001. Australian Railway Historical Society. 0-909650-54-3. 72–84.
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. Web site: The Liverpool to Holdsworthy Military Railway. Royal Australian Historical Society.
5. http://www.rahs.org.au/harris-creek-historical-railway-bridge/ Harris Creek Historical Railway Bridge
6. News: 1926-11-08. Kurrajong Railway Service Commences To-day. Sydney Morning Herald. 2021-11-01.
7. News: Storm of Protest at the Closing of Kurrajong Railway . . 65 . 6 . New South Wales, Australia . 27 August 1952 . 22 February 2017 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
8. Web site: Prospect Hill – Railways .
9. Web site: Untitled Document .
10. 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.
11. Web site: Heritage . https://web.archive.org/web/20060503174020/http://www.allsaintsainslie.org.au/herit.htm . 3 May 2006 . All Saint's Church Ainslie .
12. List of Opening Dates of N.S.W. Rail Lines Prior to June 1942 . The Retired Rail and Tramwayman . 1942 .
13. http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:warwick_farm_racecourse Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch
14. Web site: Sydney Railway Lines . NSWrail.net .
15. "Forgotten Railways to the Olympic Site" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 737 March 1999 pages 87–96
16. "Preparing for the Games – First train to Olympic Park" Railway Digest January 1998 page 11
17. http://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/story/4258057/old-rail-bridge-in-jeopardy/ Forgotten Harris Park rail bridge in jeopardy
18. State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins..., Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority,
19. https://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Metropolitan+Meat+Platforms&line=NSW:abattoirs:0 Metropolitan Meats Platforms
20. Reused as the terminus of a tourist tramway stop with trams from the Sydney Tramway Museum at Loftus.
21. Last train ran on 18 August 1990.
22. The station site is now the front office for Woronora Cemetery itself.