Granville railway station is a train station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the suburb of

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, Australia. It is served by

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T1 Western Line and T2 Inner West & Leppington Line services. It is the junction for the Main Western line and the

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History

Granville Railway Station Disaster Memorial Plaque

Granville station opened on 2 July 1860 as Parramatta Junction, and is close to the original terminus of the first railway line in New South Wales which was completed in 1855. On 1 September 1880 it was relocated to its present location and renamed Granville. Granville Junction lies immediately to the west of the station and is the junction point of the Main Western and the original

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lines, now referred to as the Old Main South after the opening of the

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bypass. As part of the quadruplication of the Main Suburban line from

, the station was rebuilt in the 1950s. On 18 January 1977, the Granville railway disaster, Australia's worst rail disaster, occurred resulting in the death of 83 people, approximately west of the station. On the station's northern side lay a parcel's dock and siding. This was removed in August 1990. Granville has traditionally served as a transfer station, a role that has been diluted since the construction of a 'Y-link' track between the neighbouring

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and

Merrylands Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council. History Merrylands was named after the fo ...

stations. Since 1996, this track has allowed direct travel between the Main Western and Main South lines via the

Cumberland Line The Cumberland Line (numbered T5, coloured magenta) is a commuter rail line operated by Sydney Trains in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It connects Schofields and Leppington stations in the western suburbs. Limited services extend from S ...

Platforms and services

Transport links

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operates three routes via Granville railway station: *906: Parramatta station to Fairfield station * M91: Parramatta station to

Hurstville Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Georges Riv ...

*S2: to Sefton Granville station is served by one NightRide route: *N60: Fairfield station to Town Hall station

Trackplan

References

External links

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Granville station details
Transport for New South Wales
Granville Station Public Transport Map
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