Rogans Hill railway line

Former rail line in Australia Rogans Hill railway lineOverviewTerminiWestmead railway stationRogans HillHistoryOpened24 November 1924Closed31 January 1932TechnicalLine length37 km (23 mi)Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Route map vteRogans Hill railway line Legend Rogans Hill Castle Hill Parsonage Lane Southleigh Cross Street Baulkham Hills Junction Road Model Farms Moxham Road Northmead Mons Road to Westmead on the Main Western line The Rogans Hill railway line was a short-lived railway line in the north-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. History A steam tramway opened between Parramatta and Baulkham Hills in 1902, and was extended to Castle Hill in 1910, carrying passengers and produce to and from the area. This tramway departed at Argyle Street in Parramatta and tracked north along Church Street to Northmead, then along Windsor Road and Old Northern Road to Castle Hill. In 1919, the NSW government decided to convert the tramway into a railway to encourage the subdivision of estates for residential use. This involved building a new railway from the Main Western line at Westmead to Northmead on a new right-of way, and then converting the tramway to railway standard along t