The Carlingford Line is a railway line on the metropolitan CityRail network located in western Sydney, Australia. CityRail is the name of the extensive system of urban, suburban and interurban passenger railways based on metropolitan Sydney, the capital city of the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Line Description

Overview

The Carlingford Line consists of a single track branch line off the Western Line, between Clyde and Carlingford. The line has its own platform at Clyde station, where it crosses over Parramatta Road on a level crossing, before heading under the M4 Motorway to a station opposite Rosehill Racecourse. Until this point the line parallels the now-industrial Sandown Line. The line then heads in a north-easterly direction over the Parramatta River up to Carlingford. The Western Line is part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney known as CityRail. ... Clyde is a neighbourhood in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Carlingford Village Shopping Centre. ... Metroad 4 or M4 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ... Rosehill Racecourse is the home of the Sydney Turf Club in Sydney, Austrailia. ...

There are no crossing loops or any double track on the line, and thus no capacity for bidirectional working. The average 12 minute travel time between Clyde and Carlingford allows a theoretical maximum capacity of approximately four trains per hour on this line. CityRail-timetabling and poor patronage mean that this is never required. It is Sydney's least-used railway line. CityRail is the name of the extensive system of urban, suburban and interurban passenger railways based on metropolitan Sydney, the capital city of the State of New South Wales, Australia. ...

The stations between Carlingford and Camellia consist of a single platform of a sufficient length only to accommodate four-car suburban trains (most CityRail services consist of eight cars), due to a power supply problem on the line. Rosehill station consists of two platforms - one four-car long platform for the Carlingford Line; and one platform which is approximately sixteen-cars long, which is used for special events at Rosehill Racecourse. Clyde station is a major interchange station of the Western, Southern and Carlingford lines. Carlingford Village Shopping Centre. ... Camellia is a neighbourhood in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Rosehill railway station serves the eastern part of Parramatta near the Parramatta River. ... Rosehill Racecourse is the home of the Sydney Turf Club in Sydney, Austrailia. ... Clyde railway station is a station on the Cityrail network. ...

History

The line was opened in two sections: Clyde to Camellia was opened on 17 November 1888, and Camellia to Carlingford (then known as Pennant Hills) was opened on 20 April 1896. Telopea Station was added in 1925. Originally the line was privately owned by two companies: the line from Clyde to Rosehill was owned by a Mr John Bennett and the line from Rosehill to Carlingford was owned by the Rosehill Railway Company. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The lines were taken over by their bank in 1896, with the Government purchasing the line in 1898 and reopening services on 1 August 1900. 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ...

The line from Clyde to Rosehill was electrified on 12 December 1936. The line from Rosehill to Carlingford was electrified on 9 August 1959. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Parramatta Rail Link & Future Plans

The State Government originally planned for the Carlingford line to be part of Stage 2 of the Parramatta Rail Link. The plan would have incorporated the majority of the line, where the line between Carlingford and Camellia would have been duplicated. Telopea, Dundas, and Rydalmere stations would also have been duplicated and upgraded to service eight car trains. Camellia station would have been demolished, Rosehill station closed and replaced by a new underground station named 'Rosehill/Camellia'. Carlingford station would also have been replaced by a new underground station. Various proposals were put forward, including a three-way underground junction near Carlingford linking the station to the proposed North West Rail Link as well as the line to Chatswood. The Epping to Chatswood line (originally known as the Parramatta Rail Link) is a railway line under construction in the Northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ...

In 2003 the then Minister for Transport, Mr Michael Costa announced that the line would be truncated to its Stage 1 construction from Chatswood to Epping, and the Carlingford line section indefinitely postponed. Recent plans to extend the North West Rail Link from near Beecroft and build the Harbour Rail Link may probably spell the end of these proposals for the Carlingford line. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Italian-English conductor, see Michael Costa (conductor) Michael Costa (born 15 July 1956) is an Australian politician. ...

Various inquiries and studies have been undertaken since on the future of the Carlingford line. A major problem remains the level crossing on Parramatta Road, which holds up peak hour traffic when trains travel across the road. Proposals have been made including underground tunnel links to Clyde or Granville stations, or even to replace the line altogether with a more frequent light rail or busway service. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, Australia, connecting the City of Sydney with Parramatta. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a relatively new umbrella term for urban mass transportation services utilizing buses to perform premium services on existing roadways or dedicated rights-of-way. ...

Under the 2010 Clearways Plan, the line may have a more certain future thanks to a proposal to build a crossing loop at Rydalmere station and thus increase train frequency to half-hourly throughout the day. The CityRail Clearways Project is a billion dollar program of public works in Sydneys CityRail suburban railway network to untangle the excessively intertwined rail network. ...

Line Information

• All services operate in a Clyde-Carlingford shuttle. One service in the morning peak hour continues to Central, stopping Lidcombe, Strathfield & Redfern. Another service in the very early morning operates Lidcombe-Carlingford. For all other trains, a change of trains is needed at Clyde station.

Name of Station	Code	TravelPass Zone	Serving Suburbs	Pattern stops at this station		Connections
Carlingford Line
Clyde	CYE	Yellow	Granville			Western Line Southern Line
Rosehill	RSL	Yellow	Rosehill, Camellia, Harris Park
Camellia	CEL	Yellow	Camellia, Rosehill
Rydalmere	???	Pink	Rydalmere
Dundas	DDS	Pink	Dundas, Oatlands
Telopea	TEA	Pink	Telopea, Dundas Valley
Carlingford	CGF	Pink	Carlingford

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Stopping Patterns

• Pattern 1: all stations Clyde to Carlingford (off-peak and peak)
• Pattern 2: Clyde - Rosehill shuttle service (race days only)

References

• New South Wales Railways - line information
• Neety's Train Page - line & station information
• aus.rail newsgroup

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