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

Carramar
Eastbound view in July 2018
General information
Location	Wattle Avenue, Carramar
Coordinates	33°53′03″S 150°57′41″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main South
Distance	25.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	CMR
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	8 October 1924
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	South Fairfield
Passengers
2013	1,170 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	179
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Cabramatta toward Liverpool Bankstown Line Villawood toward City Circle

History

Carramar station opened as South Fairfield on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[2][3] It was renamed Carramar on 1 July 1926.[4]

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.[5][6]

References

External links

• Media related to Carramar railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Carramar station details Transport for New South Wales