Carramar railway station is located on the
Main South line, serving the
Sydney
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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
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to
Cabramatta
Cabramatta ('Cabra') is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cabramatta is located south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield.
Cabramatta ...
. It was renamed Carramar on 1 July 1926.
["60 Years Ago" '' Railway Digest'' July 1986 page 222]
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.
References
External links
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Carramar station detailsTransport for New South Wales
{{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, Bankstown=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Sydney
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1924
Main Southern railway line, New South Wales
City of Fairfield