Narellan railway station was a railway station on the Camden railway line, serving the suburb of Narellan, New South Wales, Australia. The site of the former station is now occupied by the Narellan Town Centre.
Narellan | |||||||||||
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 A newspaper print of Narellan after storm damage in 1947 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Camden Valley Way, Narellan, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′22″S 150°44′12″E / 34.0394°S 150.7366°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Department of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Camden | ||||||||||
| Distance | 63.101 kilometres (39.209 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 March 1882 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1 January 1963 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1893 1901 1909 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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History
editNarellan opened in 1882 with the rest of the original line.[1] The station itself was larger than its neighbours, consisting of a brick platform with a wooden station building, built in 1909. Built on a passing loop, a siding and coal loader was located opposite the passenger platform.[1]
The Camden railway line including Narellan, was closed on 1 January 1963,[2] and the station was subsequently left abandoned until it was fully demolished in the 1990s.[1]
Future proposals
editIn the 2010s, a Transport for NSW report, 'North South Rail Line and South West Rail Link Extension Corridors' identified the need to build a rail line that would serve the South Western Sydney area. This included a new station located at Narellan, due to the high growth of the area. Narellan would initially serve as the terminus of the southern branch of the extension, with a further extension to Macarthur also an option.[3][4]
The alignment of the proposed line has been criticised as its construction would result in the demolition of new housing developments in the area. However, the government has proposed an alternative underground alignment that would follow the same route with a more minimal impact.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Narellan railway station NSWrail.net, accessed 28 June 2024
- ^ Lost Railways: Camden Branch Line PocketOz, accessed 27 June 2024
- ^ North South Rail Line and South West Rail Link Extension Corridors Draft Strategic Environmental Assessment. Transport for NSW. Accessed 17 June 2024
- ^ Rail corridor announced for Camden. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), accessed 28 June 2024
- ^ South-west Sydney residents and developers shocked by proposed rail link corridor. ABC News (Australia), accessed 27 June 2024