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Coordinates: 33°5303S 150°5741E / 33.884256°S 150.961347°E / -33.884256; 150.961347
 

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Carramar
Eastbound view in July 2018
General information
LocationWattle Avenue, Carramar
Coordinates33°53′03S 150°57′41E / 33.884256°S 150.961347°E / -33.884256; 150.961347
Elevation11 metres (36 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Southern
Distance25.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeCMR
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened8 October 1924
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSouth Fairfield (1924-1926)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 285,270 (year)
  • 782 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Cabramatta
towards Liverpool
Bankstown Line Villawood
towards City Circle

Carramar railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Carramar. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown Line services.

History

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Carramar station opened as South Fairfield on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents ParktoCabramatta.[3][4] It was renamed Carramar on 1 July 1926.[5]

To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.

Platforms and services

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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.[6][7]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe 2 services on weekdays[8]
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown[7]
2 services to Liverpool 1 service on weekdays[8]
services to Liverpool[7]

References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  • ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  • ^ Carramar Station NSWrail.net
  • ^ Carramar Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  • ^ "60 Years Ago" Railway Digest July 1986 page 222
  • ^ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  • ^ a b c "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  • ^ a b "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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