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Timeline of Events

This is a timeline of the opening and closing dates for sections of lines within NSW. I also have some graphs of total track length over time.
Date Line Event Section Length
26-Sep-1855 Main South Line Opened Central - Granville ? km
circa 1856 Rozelle - Darling Harbour Goods Line Opened Darling Harbour - Powerhouse Museum ? km
Opened Powerhouse Museum - Central Goods Junction ? km
26-Sep-1856 Main South Line Opened Granville - Liverpool 14.5 km
1857 Richmond Vale Railway Opened Hexham Wharf - Hexham Exchange Sidings 1.3 km
Opened Stockrington No 2 Colliery - Richmond Vale Junction 11.8 km
30-Mar-1857 Main North Line Opened Islington Junction - Victoria Street 23.3 km
Newcastle Branch Opened Islington Junction - Civic 2.4 km
19-Mar-1858 Newcastle Branch Opened Civic - Newcastle 1.1 km
Opened Newcastle - Newcastle Goods Yard ? km
17-May-1858 Main South Line Opened Liverpool - Campbelltown 19.0 km
27-Jul-1858 Main North Line Opened Victoria Street - Maitland 4.6 km
2-Jul-1860 Main North Line Opened Maitland - Lochinvar 10.0 km
4-Jul-1860 Main Western Line Opened Granville - Blacktown 13.6 km
3-Jan-1861 Wallsend Branch Opened Hanbury Junction - Wallsend Colliery 6.1 km
23-Dec-1861 Main Western Line Opened Blacktown - Rooty Hill 6.0 km
24-Mar-1862 Main North Line Opened Lochinvar - Branxton 13.0 km
1-May-1862 Main Western Line Opened Rooty Hill - St Marys 6.5 km
7-Jul-1862 Main Western Line Opened St Marys - Kingswood 5.3 km
1-Sep-1862 Main South Line Opened Campbelltown - North Menangle 9.2 km
Opened Menangle Racecourse Junction - Menangle Racecourse ? km
1863 Waratah Colliery Branch Opened Scholey Street Junction - Waratah Colliery ? km
19-Jan-1863 Main Western Line Opened Kingswood - Penrith 2.4 km
7-May-1863 Main North Line Opened Branxton - Singleton 23.3 km
1-Jul-1863 Main South Line Opened North Menangle - Picton 21.3 km
2-May-1864 Morpeth Branch Opened East Maitland - Morpeth (1st) ? km
22-Oct-1864 Rookwood Cemetery Line Opened Lidcombe - No 1 Mortuary Station 0.9 km
1-Dec-1864 Richmond Line Opened Blacktown - Richmond 25.8 km
1-Mar-1867 Main South Line Opened Picton - Jct (Start 1919 deviation) ? km
Opened Mittagong Junction - Mittagong 1.5 km
Opened Buxton - Colo Vale 18.5 km
Opened Colo Vale - Braemar 4.9 km
Opened Braemar - Mittagong Junction 7.6 km
Opened Jct (Start 1919 deviation) - Jct (End 1919 Loop Line deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (End 1919 Loop Line deviation) - Buxton ? km
11-Jul-1867 Main Western Line Opened Penrith - Lapstone Hill ? km
Opened Lapstone Hill - Lapstone Bottom Points ? km
Opened Lapstone Bottom Points - Glenbrook (1st) ? km
Opened Glenbrook (1st) - Blaxland Junction ? km
2-Dec-1867 Main South Line Opened Mittagong - Jct (Start Mittagong Deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Mittagong Deviation) - Jct (End Mittagong Deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (End Mittagong Deviation) - Moss Vale ? km
1-May-1868 Main Western Line Opened Wentworth Falls - Mount Victoria 24.1 km
6-Aug-1868 Main South Line Opened Moss Vale - Marulan 47.2 km
19-May-1869 Main North Line Opened Singleton - Hunter River 1.4 km
Opened Hunter River - Nundah Junction 11.3 km
Opened Nundah Junction - Newdell Junction ? km
Opened Newdell Junction - Old Main North DE ? km
Opened Old Main North DE - Old Main North DE (1966) ? km
Opened Old Main North DE (1966) - Jct (Antiene) ? km
Opened Jct (Antiene) - Muswellbrook ? km
27-May-1869 Main South Line Opened Marulan - Goulburn 32.0 km
18-Oct-1869 Main Western Line Opened Mount Victoria - Jct (Dargans Deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Dargans Deviation) - Clarence (1st) ? km
Opened Clarence (1st) - Jct (Mileage 92.1) ? km
Opened Jct (Mileage 92.1) - Bowenfels ? km
1870s Waratah Colliery Branch Closed Scholey Street Junction - Waratah Colliery ? km
1-Mar-1870 Main Western Line Opened Bowenfels - Jct (Start Marrangaroo Deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Marrangaroo Deviation) - Jct (End Marrangaroo Deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (End Marrangaroo Deviation) - Wallerawang ? km
1-May-1870 Morpeth Branch Opened Morpeth (1st) - Morpeth ? km
1-Jul-1870 Main Western Line Opened Wallerawang - Rydal 10.1 km
20-Oct-1870 Main North Line Opened Muswellbrook - Aberdeen 11.9 km
17-Apr-1871 Main North Line Opened Aberdeen - Scone 14.0 km
1-Aug-1871 Main North Line Opened Scone - Wingen 16.8 km
22-Apr-1872 Main Western Line Opened Rydal - Locksley 32.3 km
5-May-1872 Main North Line Opened Wingen - Murrurundi 20.9 km
1-Jul-1872 Main Western Line Opened Locksley - Brewongle 12.4 km
4-Mar-1873 Main Western Line Opened Brewongle - Raglan 7.0 km
1874 Richmond Vale Railway Opened Duckenfield Junction - Duckenfield Colliery 1.1 km
4-Feb-1875 Main Western Line Opened Raglan - Kelso 4.6 km
9-Nov-1875 Main South Line Opened Goulburn - Jct (Start 10 Mile Bank deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start 10 Mile Bank deviation) - Lerida ? km
Opened Lerida - Gunning 9.4 km
1876 Richmond Vale Railway Opened Back Creek Junction - Browns Colliery 1.7 km
4-Apr-1876 Main Western Line Opened Kelso - Bathurst 2.2 km
3-Jul-1876 Main South Line Opened Gunning - Jct (Start Mundoon deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Mundoon deviation) - Coolalie Temporary Junction ? km
Opened Coolalie Temporary Junction - Bowning ? km
4-Jul-1876 Deniliquin Line Opened Echuca - Deniliquin 72.9 km
24-Oct-1876 Raspberry Colliery Branch Opened Scholey Street Junction - Raspberry Colliery 6.9 km
1-Nov-1876 Main South Line Opened Bowning - Mylora Temporary Junction ? km
Opened Mylora Temporary Junction - Illalong Creek ? km
Opened Illalong Creek - Jct (Start Binalong deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Binalong deviation) - Binalong (1st) ? km
Main Western Line Opened Bathurst - Blayney 50.5 km
12-Mar-1877 Main South Line Opened Jct (End Binalong deviation) - Galong Temporary Junction ? km
Opened Binalong (1st) - Jct (End Binalong deviation) ? km
Opened Galong Temporary Junction - Rocky Ponds Temporary Junction ? km
Opened Rocky Ponds Temporary Junction - Harden ? km
19-Apr-1877 Main Western Line Opened Blayney - Orange 32.2 km
13-Aug-1877 Main North Line Opened Murrurundi - Quirindi 40.4 km
1-Nov-1877 Main South Line Opened Harden - Jct (Start Morrisons Hill deviation) ? km
Opened Harden - Jct (Start Morrisons Hill deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Morrisons Hill deviation) - Jindalee ? km
Opened Jindalee - Cootamundra 9.4 km
2-Apr-1878 Bullock Island Branch Opened Bullock Island Junction - Albert Street ? km
Opened Albert Street - Bullock Island ? km
15-Apr-1878 Main South Line Opened Cootamundra - Jct (Start Bethungra deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Bethungra deviation) - Jct (End Bethungra deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (End Bethungra deviation) - Bethungra ? km
6-Jul-1878 Main South Line Opened Bethungra - Junee 29.7 km
3-Sep-1878 Main South Line Opened Junee - Bomen 28.0 km
14-Oct-1878 Main North Line Opened Quirindi - West Tamworth 60.0 km
25-Mar-1879 Mungindi Line Opened Werris Creek - Breeza 23.2 km
1-Sep-1879 Main South Line Opened Bomen - Wagga Wagga 7.7 km
11-Sep-1879 Mungindi Line Opened Breeza - Gunnedah 41.9 km
1-Jan-1880 Mittagong - Joadja Line Opened Mittagong Terminus - Joadja DE ? km
1-Jun-1880 Main Western Line Opened Orange - Wellington 87.8 km
1-Sep-1880 Main South Line Opened Wagga Wagga - Gerogery 95.0 km
15-Jan-1881 Sandgate Cemetery Branch Opened Jct (Sandgate) - Sandgate Cemetery ? km
1-Feb-1881 Main Western Line Opened Wellington - Dubbo 51.8 km
3-Feb-1881 Main South Line Opened Gerogery - Albury 29.9 km
28-Feb-1881 Hay Branch Opened Junee - Narrandera 97.8 km
Opened Junee North Junction - Junee West Junction ? km
1-Sep-1881 Hay Branch Opened Narrandera - Yanco 22.6 km
Opened Yanco - Jct (Yanco) ? km
Opened Jct (Yanco) - Willbriggie ? km
9-Jan-1882 Main North Line Opened West Tamworth - Kootingal 19.4 km
1-Mar-1882 Hay Branch Opened Willbriggie - Carrathool 54.9 km
10-Mar-1882 Camden Branch Opened Campbelltown - Camden 12.6 km
15-May-1882 Gwabegar Line Opened Jct (Wallerawang) - Capertee 35.5 km
4-Jul-1882 Hay Branch Opened Carrathool - Hay 55.9 km
11-Jul-1882 Mungindi Line Opened Gunnedah - Boggabri 39.4 km
2-Aug-1882 Main North Line Opened Kootingal - Uralla 83.0 km
1-Oct-1882 Mungindi Line Opened Boggabri - Narrabri South Junction 49.8 km
Walgett Branch Opened Narrabri South Junction - Narrabri West 0.8 km
3-Feb-1883 Main North Line Opened Uralla - Armidale 23.8 km
9-Jun-1883 Main Western Line Opened Dubbo - Nevertire 101.5 km
Opened Nevertire - Nyngan 58.0 km
14-Jun-1883 Main South Line Opened Albury - Murray Bridge ? km
1884 Bombala Line Opened Jct (Lake Bathurst) - Lake Bathurst Ballast Siding ? km
3-Jan-1884 Bombala Line Opened Joppa Junction - Tarago 32.0 km
4-Jun-1884 Gwabegar Line Opened Capertee - Kandos 41.9 km
9-Jun-1884 Gwabegar Line Opened Kandos - Rylstone 7.9 km
19-Aug-1884 Main North Line Opened Armidale - Dumaresq 9.8 km
Opened Dumaresq - Glen Innes 92.6 km
2-Sep-1884 Main Western Line Opened Nyngan - Nyngan Junction 1.8 km
Opened Nyngan Junction - Byrock 123.9 km
10-Sep-1884 Gwabegar Line Opened Rylstone - Mudgee 50.9 km
16-Sep-1884 Tocumwal Branch Opened Narrandera - Jerilderie 104.9 km
15-Oct-1884 South Coast Line Opened Illawarra Junction - Hurstville ? km
4-Mar-1885 Bombala Line Opened Tarago - Bungendore 31.0 km
26-Mar-1885 Blayney - Demondrille Line Opened Young - Demondrille 48.5 km
3-Sep-1885 Main Western Line Opened Byrock - Bourke 77.4 km
21-Dec-1885 Broken Hill Line Opened Orange East Fork - Molong 39.2 km
Opened Orange West Fork - Orange North Fork ? km
26-Dec-1885 South Coast Line Opened Hurstville - Sutherland 9.8 km
9-Mar-1886 The Royal National Park Branch Opened Loftus Junction - The Royal National Park 1.8 km
South Coast Line Opened Sutherland - Waterfall 14.1 km
1-Jun-1886 Tumut Branch Opened Jct (Tumut Branch) - Gundagai 53.6 km
1-Sep-1886 Main North Line Opened Glen Innes - Tenterfield 92.5 km
17-Sep-1886 Main North Line Opened Strathfield - Hornsby 22.0 km
1-Nov-1886 Blayney - Demondrille Line Opened Cowra - Young 74.5 km
7-Apr-1887 Main North Line Opened Hornsby - Jct (Start Boronia No 5 deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Boronia No 5 deviation) - Jct (End Boronia No 5 deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (End Boronia No 5 deviation) - Hawkesbury River ? km
21-Jun-1887 South Coast Line Opened Clifton - Wollongong 21.1 km
5-Aug-1887 Main North Line Opened Gosford - Islington Junction 83.7 km
15-Aug-1887 Main North Line Opened Woodville Junction - Hamilton Junction 1.1 km
8-Sep-1887 Bombala Line Opened Bungendore - Queanbeyan 28.0 km
9-Nov-1887 South Coast Line Opened Wollongong - Bombo 34.6 km
7-Dec-1887 Bombala Line Opened Queanbeyan - Tuggeranong 14.2 km
Opened Tuggeranong - Michelago 34.5 km
1888 Box Vale Colliery Branch Opened Jct (Box Vale Colliery Line) - Box Vale Colliery ? km
2-Jan-1888 Port Pirie - Broken Hill Line Opened Cockburn - Sulphide Street 57.5 km
16-Jan-1888 Main North Line Opened Wondabyne - Gosford 15.8 km
Opened Tenterfield - Wallangarra 18.9 km
13-Feb-1888 Blayney - Demondrille Line Opened Blayney - Cowra 75.2 km
23-Jul-1888 South Coast Line Opened Coal Cliff - Clifton 2.6 km
3-Oct-1888 South Coast Line Opened Waterfall - South Waterfall Temporary Junction ? km
Opened South Waterfall Temporary Junction - Helensburgh Temporary Junction ? km
Opened Helensburgh Temporary Junction - Otford ? km
Opened Otford - Coal Cliff 6.6 km
17-Nov-1888 Carlingford Line Opened Clyde - Camellia 2.3 km
Sandown Line Opened Jct (Camellia) - Sandown ? km
1-May-1889 Main North Line Opened Hawkesbury River - Jct (Start Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) - Jct (End Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (End Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) - Wondabyne ? km
31-May-1889 Bombala Line Opened Michelago - Bredbo 29.7 km
Opened Bredbo - Cooma 34.9 km
2-Jun-1889 Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch Opened Warwick Farm Junction - Warwick Farm DE 1.6 km
1-Jan-1890 North Shore Line Opened Hornsby - St Leonards 25.4 km
1891 Newstan Colliery Branch Opened Newstan Junction - Newstan Colliery 7.0 km
7-Mar-1891 Toronto Branch Opened Fassifern - Toronto 3.7 km
9-Jun-1891 Tarrawingee Line Opened Sulphide Street - Tarrawingee ? km
Opened Broken Hill Racecourse Junction - Broken Hill Racecourse ? km
20-Apr-1892 Yass Branch Opened Yass Junction - Yass Town 4.4 km
1-Jul-1892 Cobar Branch Opened Nyngan Junction - Cobar 130.7 km
1-Sep-1892 Belmont Branch Opened Adamstown - Burwood Extended Colliery DE ? km
Opened Dudley Junction - Dudley Colliery 0.5 km
3-Oct-1892 Corowa Branch Opened Culcairn - Brocklesby 39.3 km
Opened Brocklesby - Corowa 36.8 km
18-Dec-1892 Main Western Line Closed Lapstone Bottom Points - Glenbrook (1st) ? km
Opened Lapstone Bottom Points - Glenbrook (1st) ? km
1-May-1893 North Shore Line Opened St Leonards - Waverton 2.3 km
Opened Waverton - North Sydney Car Sidings 1.7 km
Opened North Sydney Car Sidings - Milsons Point (2nd) ? km
Opened Milsons Point (2nd) - Milsons Point (1st) ? km
2-Jun-1893 South Coast Line Opened Bombo - Bomaderry 35.8 km
26-Jul-1893 Cessnock Branch Opened Maitland Junctions - East Greta 3.7 km
1-Sep-1893 Lake Cargelligo Branch Opened Cootamundra - Temora 59.6 km
18-Dec-1893 Broken Hill Line Opened Molong - Parkes 85.5 km
Stockinbingal - Parkes Line Opened Forbes - Jct (Parkes) ? km
15-May-1894 Murwillumbah Branch Opened Lismore - Mullumbimby 62.2 km
24-Dec-1894 Murwillumbah Branch Opened Mullumbimby - Murwillumbah 36.6 km
Opened Murwillumbah - Condong 3.7 km
1-Feb-1895 Bankstown Line Opened Sydenham - Belmore 7.9 km
1896 Box Vale Colliery Branch Closed Jct (Box Vale Colliery Line) - Box Vale Colliery ? km
20-Apr-1896 Carlingford Line Opened Camellia - Carlingford 4.9 km
14-Oct-1896 Tocumwal Branch Opened Jerilderie - Berrigan 35.4 km
15-Dec-1896 Broken Hill Line Opened Parkes - Bogan Gate 37.6 km
1-Apr-1897 Mungindi Line Opened Narrabri South Junction - Moree 100.6 km
Walgett Branch Opened Narrabri West Junction - Narrabri North Junction ? km
11-Apr-1897 Main Western Line Closed Jct (Dargans Deviation) - Clarence (1st) ? km
Opened Jct (Dargans Deviation) - Newnes Junction ? km
Opened Newnes Junction - Newnes Junction (1st) ? km
Opened Newnes Junction (1st) - Clarence (1st) ? km
26-May-1897 Rookwood Cemetery Line Opened No 1 Mortuary Station - No 3 Mortuary Station 1.3 km
1898 Tarrawingee Line Closed Sulphide Street - Tarrawingee ? km
1-Jan-1898 Warren Branch Opened Nevertire - Warren 20.0 km
1-Mar-1898 Broken Hill Line Opened Bogan Gate - Condobolin 63.2 km
16-Sep-1898 Tocumwal Branch Opened Berrigan - Finley 19.6 km
5-Sep-1899 Barraba Branch Opened Westdale - Manilla 41.2 km
7-Sep-1899 Tarrawingee Line Opened Sulphide Street - Tarrawingee ? km
15-Sep-1899 Barraba Branch Opened West Tamworth - Westdale 6.2 km
22-Jan-1900 Rozelle - Darling Harbour Goods Line Opened Darling Island - Darling Harbour 1.3 km
1-Feb-1900 Inverell Branch Opened Moree - Biniguy 39.5 km
Opened Biniguy - Gravesend 16.2 km
30-Jun-1900 Woronora Cemetery Line Opened Sutherland - Woronora Cemetery 0.7 km
5-Aug-1900 Main South Line Closed Jct (Start Morrisons Hill deviation) - Jindalee ? km
Opened Jct (Start Morrisons Hill deviation) - Jindalee ? km
7-May-1901 Grenfell Branch Opened Koorawatha Junction - Greenethorpe 21.5 km
8-Jul-1901 Oaklands Branch Opened The Rock - Lockhart 38.8 km
2-Sep-1901 Brewarrina Branch Opened Jct (Byrock) - Brewarrina ? km
6-Sep-1901 Cessnock Branch Opened East Greta - Aberdare Junction 2.3 km
25-Nov-1901 Inverell Branch Opened Gravesend - Delungra 58.4 km
26-Nov-1901 The Peak Branch Opened Peak Junction - Wades Siding ? km
Opened Wades Siding - Occidental Mine ? km
Jan-1902 Stanford Merthyr Branch Opened Stanford Merthyr - Pelaw Main ? km
17-Jan-1902 Richmond Vale Railway Opened Pelaw Main - Jct (Weston) 5.3 km
Stanford Merthyr Branch Opened Aberdare Junction - Stanford Merthyr ? km
10-Mar-1902 Inverell Branch Opened Delungra - Inverell 39.8 km
7-Apr-1902 Prospect Quarry Branch Opened Jct (Toongabbie) - Prospect Quarry 5.2 km
22-Apr-1902 Crookwell Branch Opened Goulburn North Junction - Crookwell 57.1 km
7-May-1902 Grenfell Branch Opened Greenethorpe - Grenfell 30.0 km
18-Sep-1902 Holbrook Branch Opened Culcairn - Holbrook 26.2 km
29-Dec-1902 Cessnock Branch Opened Aberdare Junction - Weston 7.5 km
27-Jan-1903 Cessnock Branch Opened Weston - Abermain 2.7 km
18-Feb-1903 Coonamble Branch Opened Dubbo - Coonamble 153.9 km
14-Sep-1903 South Coast Line Opened Nerang - Tweed Heads ? km
12-Oct-1903 Tumut Branch Opened Gundagai - Mount Horeb 23.5 km
19-Oct-1903 Murwillumbah Branch Opened Old Casino - Lismore 29.3 km
2-Dec-1903 Lake Cargelligo Branch Opened Temora - Wyalong 65.9 km
Tumut Branch Opened Mount Horeb - Gilmore 21.6 km
Opened Gilmore - Tumut 5.1 km
9-Dec-1903 Walgett Branch Opened Narrabri West - Burren 82.2 km
16-Feb-1904 Cessnock Branch Opened Abermain - Bellbird Junction 8.0 km
9-Apr-1904 Mittagong - Joadja Line Closed Mittagong Terminus - Joadja DE ? km
1905 Stanford Merthyr Branch Closed Stanford Merthyr - Pelaw Main ? km
Jun-1905 Richmond Vale Railway Opened Hexham Exchange Sidings - Minmi Junction 6.2 km
Opened Minmi Junction - Stockrington No 2 Colliery 3.7 km
Opened Richmond Vale Junction - Richmond Main Colliery 3.0 km
Opened Minmi Junction - Minmi Open Cut 2.6 km
Opened Minmi Open Cut - Minmi Platform 0.9 km
3-Jul-1905 Walgett Branch Opened Burren - Cryon 36.8 km
6-Nov-1905 Murwillumbah Branch Opened Jct (Casino) - Old Casino 0.4 km
North Coast Line Opened Grafton - Casino 106.3 km
Opened Casino - Jct (Casino) 1.2 km
29-Mar-1906 Richmond Vale Railway Opened Richmond Vale Junction - Pelaw Main 4.1 km
5-Nov-1906 Temora - Roto Line Opened Temora - Ariah Park 32.8 km
3-Dec-1906 Pokataroo Branch Opened Burren - Merrywinebone 52.5 km
Opened Merrywinebone - Pokataroo 15.4 km
26-Feb-1907 Neath Colliery Branch Opened Neath - Neath Colliery 1.4 km
6-Aug-1907 Tottenham Branch Opened Bogan Gate - Trundle 25.4 km
27-Dec-1907 Newnes Line Opened Newnes Junction (1st) - Newnes Oil Works ? km
12-Feb-1908 Bullock Island Branch Closed Albert Street - Bullock Island ? km
10-Apr-1908 Port Waratah Branch Opened Islington Junction - Carrington Yard ? km
Opened Islington West Junction - Scholey Street Junction ? km
2-Jun-1908 Goondah - Burrinjuck Line Opened Goondah (1st) - Terminus ? km
19-Jun-1908 Rookwood Cemetery Line Opened No 3 Mortuary Station - No 4 Mortuary Station 0.9 km
9-Jul-1908 Tocumwal Branch Opened Tocumwal Bridge - Tocumwal ? km
21-Sep-1908 Barraba Branch Opened Manilla - Barraba 51.5 km
7-Nov-1908 Walgett Branch Opened Cryon - Walgett Wheat Terminal 47.2 km
Opened Walgett Wheat Terminal - Walgett 4.1 km
18-Nov-1908 Temora - Roto Line Opened Ariah Park - Barellan 65.7 km
9-Dec-1908 Whitburn Colliery Branch Opened Whitburn Colliery Junction - Whitburn Colliery ? km
15-Dec-1908 Tottenham Branch Opened Trundle - Tullamore 34.8 km
15-Mar-1909 Toronto Branch Closed Fassifern - Toronto 3.7 km
14-Apr-1909 Bankstown Line Opened Belmore - Bankstown 5.5 km
Gwabegar Line Opened Mudgee - Gulgong 32.5 km
27-Jun-1909 Main North Line Closed Jct (Start Boronia No 5 deviation) - Jct (End Boronia No 5 deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Boronia No 5 deviation) - Jct (End Boronia No 5 deviation) ? km
25-Jun-1910 North Coast Line Opened Casino North Junction - Kyogle ? km
Opened Jct (Old Casino) - Casino North Junction ? km
28-Aug-1910 Toronto Branch Opened Fassifern - Toronto 3.7 km
16-Oct-1910 Main Western Line Closed Clarence (1st) - Jct (Mileage 92.1) ? km
Closed Newnes Junction (1st) - Clarence (1st) ? km
Opened Newnes Junction - Jct (Mileage 92.1) ? km
19-Oct-1910 Eugowra Branch Opened Cowra - Canowindra 37.7 km
28-Nov-1910 Gwabegar Line Opened Gulgong - Dunedoo 47.3 km
12-Dec-1910 Oaklands Branch Opened Lockhart - Boree Creek 17.7 km
Opened Boree Creek - Yuluma 12.5 km
Parkes - Narromine Line Opened Peak Hill - Narromine 0.8 km
22-Mar-1911 Lake Cargelligo Branch Opened Cootamundra North Junction - Cootamundra West ? km
31-Jul-1911 Abattoirs Branch Opened Flemington Goods Junction - Pippita ? km
Opened Pippita - Brickworks 2.6 km
Opened Thorpes - Jct (Saleyards Loop) ? km
14-Aug-1911 North Coast Line Opened Maitland Junctions - Dungog 52.2 km
9-Dec-1911 Oaklands Branch Opened Yuluma - Urana 28.5 km
11-Feb-1912 Cessnock Branch Opened Bellbird Junction - Aberdare Extended Colliery 1.6 km
2-Apr-1912 Bombala Line Opened Cooma - Nimmitabel 38.8 km
11-Nov-1912 Lidcombe - Cabramatta Line Opened Lidcombe - Regents Park 3.2 km
Potts Hill Branch Opened Jct (Regents Park) - Potts Hill Pumping Station ? km
23-Dec-1912 Oaklands Branch Opened Urana - Oaklands 26.9 km
Feb-1913 Abermain Railway Branch Opened Jct (Abermain) - Abermain No 2 Colliery ? km
4-Feb-1913 North Coast Line Opened Dungog - Taree 133.4 km
10-Mar-1913 Ayrfield Colliery Branch Opened Branxton - Ayrfield No 3 Colliery 3.6 km
11-May-1913 Main Western Line Opened Lapstone Hill - Blaxland Junction ? km
25-Sep-1913 Main Western Line Closed Lapstone Hill - Lapstone Bottom Points ? km
Closed Glenbrook (1st) - Blaxland Junction ? km
Closed Lapstone Bottom Points - Glenbrook (1st) ? km
29-Sep-1913 Mungindi Line Opened Moree - Garah 58.5 km
26-Jan-1914 South Coast Line Closed South Waterfall Temporary Junction - Helensburgh Temporary Junction ? km
Opened South Waterfall Temporary Junction - Helensburgh Temporary Junction ? km
25-May-1914 Canberra Branch Opened Queanbeyan - Canberra 8.2 km
26-Jul-1914 Rutherford Racecourse Branch Opened Rutherford Junction - Rutherford Racecourse 0.0 km
28-Jul-1914 Tocumwal Branch Opened Finley - Tocumwal 20.4 km
30-Sep-1914 Parkes - Narromine Line Opened Goobang Junction - Peak Hill 50.1 km
12-Oct-1914 Main South Line Opened Jct (Start Mundoon deviation) - Coolalie Temporary Junction ? km
7-Dec-1914 Mungindi Line Opened Garah - Weemelah 38.4 km
Opened Weemelah - Mungindi 26.9 km
1-Feb-1915 Main South Line Closed Jct (Start Mundoon deviation) - Coolalie Temporary Junction ? km
2-Feb-1915 Boorowa Branch Opened Galong (1st) - Boorowa ? km
12-Apr-1915 North Coast Line Opened Taree - Wauchope 76.4 km
26-Apr-1915 Merriwa Branch Opened Muswellbrook - Denman 25.3 km
30-May-1915 South Coast Line Closed Helensburgh Temporary Junction - Otford ? km
Opened Helensburgh Temporary Junction - Otford ? km
Opened Metropolitan Colliery Junction - Metropolitan Colliery 1.3 km
9-Jun-1915 Main South Line Closed Galong Temporary Junction - Rocky Ponds Temporary Junction ? km
Opened Galong Temporary Junction - Rocky Ponds Temporary Junction ? km
30-Sep-1915 North Coast Line Opened Raleigh - Coffs Harbour 21.3 km
12-Oct-1915 North Coast Line Opened Glenreagh - Grafton City 43.8 km
24-Oct-1915 Main South Line Closed Jct (Start 10 Mile Bank deviation) - Lerida ? km
Opened Jct (Start 10 Mile Bank deviation) - Lerida ? km
22-Dec-1915 Main South Line Closed Jct (Start Binalong deviation) - Binalong (1st) ? km
Closed Binalong (1st) - Jct (End Binalong deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Binalong deviation) - Jct (End Binalong deviation) ? km
1916 Potts Hill Branch Opened No 2 Reservoir Construction Line - No 2 Reservoir ? km
11-Apr-1916 Campsie - Flemington Goods Line Opened Jct (Campsie) - Lidcombe Goods Junction ? km
7-May-1916 Main South Line Closed Mylora Temporary Junction - Illalong Creek ? km
Opened Mylora Temporary Junction - Illalong Creek ? km
29-May-1916 Rozelle - Darling Harbour Goods Line Opened Wardell Road Junction - Balmain Road Junction 5.5 km
Opened Balmain Road Junction - Rozelle DE ? km
3-Jul-1916 Temora - Roto Line Opened Barellan - Griffith 52.6 km
31-Jul-1916 Port Kembla Branch Opened Jct (Coniston) - Port Kembla ? km
4-Aug-1916 Stockinbingal - Parkes Line Opened Stockinbingal - Caragabal 81.5 km
17-Oct-1916 Tottenham Branch Opened Tullamore - Tottenham 54.1 km
7-Dec-1916 Main North Line Opened Gosford Racecourse Junction - Gosford Racecourse ? km
23-Dec-1916 Belmont Branch Opened Burwood Extended Colliery DE - Belmont ? km
2-Apr-1917 Gwabegar Line Opened Dunedoo - Binnaway 70.8 km
14-May-1917 Tumbarumba Branch Opened Wagga Wagga - Ladysmith 118.6 km
Opened Ladysmith - Humula 35.4 km
11-Jun-1917 Gwabegar Line Opened Binnaway - Coonabarabran 49.6 km
29-Oct-1917 Merriwa Branch Opened Denman - Sandy Hollow 18.0 km
Opened Sandy Hollow - Merriwa 38.4 km
13-Nov-1917 Lake Cargelligo Branch Opened Wyalong - Lake Cargelligo 113.6 km
27-Nov-1917 North Coast Line Opened Wauchope - Kempsey 48.6 km
7-Jan-1918 Cobar Branch Opened Cobar - CSA Mine 11.9 km
21-Jan-1918 Holsworthy Line Opened Jct (Liverpool) - Anzac Rifle Range 3.2 km
Opened Anzac Rifle Range - Holdsworthy 4.7 km
Mar-1918 Pelton Colliery Branch Opened Bellbird Junction - Pelton Colliery 7.6 km
8-Apr-1918 Stockinbingal - Parkes Line Opened Caragabal - Forbes 61.8 km
Troy Junction - Merrygoen Line Opened Troy Junction - Jct (Merrygoen) ? km
15-May-1918 Aberdare Central Branch Opened Aberdare Central Junction - Aberdare Central Colliery 4.5 km
30-Aug-1918 Aberdare South Railway Opened Aberdare South Junction - Aberdare South Colliery ? km
18-Sep-1918 Tottenham Branch Opened Tottenham - Mount Royal Smelters 0.6 km
Opened Caroline Junction - Caroline Mine ? km
31-Oct-1918 Tottenham Branch Opened Albert - Iron Duke Mine 4.5 km
11-Nov-1918 West Wallsend Branch Opened Jct (Cockle Creek) - Seaham Colliery ? km
Hebburn Railway Branch Opened Jct (Weston) - Hebburn No 2 Colliery 5.5 km
10-Feb-1919 Broken Hill Line Opened Condobolin - Trida 203.8 km
Mount Hope Branch Opened Matakana - Mount Hope 16.9 km
17-Feb-1919 Cadia Mine Branch Opened Spring Hill - Cadia Mine ? km
2-Mar-1919 Main South Line Closed Jct (Start Mittagong Deviation) - Jct (End Mittagong Deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Mittagong deviation) - Jct (End Mittagong deviation) ? km
1-Jul-1919 North Coast Line Opened Kempsey - Macksville 48.8 km
13-Jul-1919 Main South Line Closed Jct (Start 1919 deviation) - Jct (End 1919 Loop Line deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start 1919 deviation) - Jct (Picton) ? km
Opened Jct (Picton) - Jct (End 1919 Loop Line deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Picton) - Mittagong Junction ? km
15-Jul-1919 Broken Hill Line Opened Menindee - Broken Hill 118.2 km
1920s Chullora - Sefton Goods Line Opened Chullora West Junction - Sigway 1.8 km
Opened Chullora West Junction - Boshops B 0.4 km
Opened Chullora West Junction - Jct (Industrial Sidings Branch) ? km
Opened Jct (Industrial Sidings Branch) - Elcar ? km
30-Mar-1920 Coolah Branch Opened Craboon - Coolah 42.5 km
17-May-1920 Rand Branch Opened Jct (Henty) - Rand 53.4 km
10-Oct-1920 South Coast Line Closed Otford - Coal Cliff 6.6 km
Opened Otford - Coal Cliff 6.6 km
circa 1921 Bombala Line Closed Jct (Lake Bathurst) - Lake Bathurst Ballast Siding ? km
9-May-1921 Tumbarumba Branch Opened Humula - Tumbarumba 45.8 km
15-Aug-1921 Canberra Branch Opened Jct (Canberra) - Canberra (Civic) ? km
21-Nov-1921 Bombala Line Opened Nimmitabel - Bombala 61.2 km
1922 Kalingo Branch Opened Bellbird Junction - Cessnock No 1 Colliery 10.6 km
23-Jan-1922 Rozelle - Darling Harbour Goods Line Opened Balmain Road Junction - Darling Island 4.4 km
6-Mar-1922 Yanco - Griffith Line Opened Jct (Yanco) - Griffith ? km
17-Jul-1922 North Coast Line Opened Coffs Harbour - Glenreagh 44.1 km
27-Jul-1922 Canberra Branch Closed Jct (Canberra) - Canberra (Civic) ? km
8-Sep-1922 Kalingo Branch Opened Millfield Greta Junction - Millfield Greta Colliery 0.7 km
11-Dec-1922 Eugowra Branch Opened Canowindra - Trajere 35.5 km
Opened Trajere - Eugowra 7.0 km
8-Jan-1923 Rankins Springs Branch Opened Jct (Barmedman) - Rankins Springs 115.0 km
28-Jan-1923 Rogans Hill Branch Opened Westmead Junction - Castle Hill (1st) ? km
19-Mar-1923 North Coast Line Opened Urunga - Raleigh 5.6 km
18-Jun-1923 Temora - Roto Line Opened Griffith - Hillston 107.0 km
10-Sep-1923 Gwabegar Line Opened Coonabarabran - Gwabegar 95.3 km
3-Oct-1923 Oberon Branch Opened Tarana - Oberon 24.1 km
29-Oct-1923 Binnaway - Werris Creek Line Opened Jct (Binnaway) - Jct (Gap) ? km
Opened Jct (Gap) - Jct (Werris Creek South) ? km
Nov-1923 Kalingo Branch Opened Kalingo Junction - Stanford Main No 2 Colliery 4.7 km
Opened Maitland Main Junction - Maitland Main Colliery 1.8 km
3-Dec-1923 North Coast Line Opened Macksville - Urunga 28.5 km
17-Dec-1923 Kunama Branch Opened Jct (Gilmore) - Wereboldera 9.6 km
Opened Wereboldera - Batlow 16.7 km
Opened Batlow - Kunama 8.6 km
15-May-1924 Chullora - Sefton Goods Line Opened Chullora South Junction - Sefton Park South Junction ? km
Opened Chullora North Junction - Chullora West Junction 0.1 km
19-May-1924 Lidcombe - Cabramatta Line Opened Sefton Park South Junction - Jct (Cabramatta) ? km
27-May-1924 North Shore Line Closed Milsons Point (2nd) - Milsons Point (1st) ? km
6-Jul-1924 Mount Hope Branch Closed Matakana - Mount Hope 16.9 km
8-Oct-1924 Bankstown Line Opened Sefton Park East Junction - Sefton Park North Junction ? km
Lidcombe - Cabramatta Line Opened Regents Park - Sefton Park South Junction ? km
24-Nov-1924 Rogans Hill Branch Opened Castle Hill (1st) - Rogans Hill 1.4 km
23-Dec-1924 Dorrigo Branch Opened Glenreagh - Dorrigo 69.3 km
19-Jan-1925 Molong - Dubbo Line Opened Molong - Yeoval 55.1 km
27-Feb-1925 Wallerawang Colliery Branch Opened Wallerawang Colliery Junction - Wallerawang North Junction ? km
Opened Wallerawang North Junction - Weighbridge Loop ? km
Opened Weighbridge Loop - Wallerawang Colliery ? km
18-Apr-1925 Richmond Line Opened Richmond - Nepean Sand and Gravel ? km
31-May-1925 Molong - Dubbo Line Opened Yeoval - Dubbo East Junction 73.8 km
5-Aug-1925 Westby Branch Opened Jct (Westby Branch) - Mangoplah ? km
Opened Mangoplah - Westby 23.9 km
19-Aug-1925 Broken Hill Line Opened Trida - Ivanhoe 66.3 km
14-Oct-1925 Botany Goods Line Opened Marrickville Junction - Old Botany Yard ? km
26-Oct-1925 Widemere Quarry Line Opened Fairfield - Widemere Quarry ? km
23-Feb-1926 Taralga Branch Opened Roslyn - Taralga 25.3 km
26-Mar-1926 Balranald Line Opened Jct (Barnes) - Caldwell 51.3 km
Opened Caldwell - Moulamein 75.3 km
Opened Moulamein - Balranald 66.9 km
18-Jun-1926 Tottenham Branch Closed Albert - Iron Duke Mine 4.5 km
Closed Caroline Junction - Caroline Mine ? km
8-Nov-1926 Richmond Line Opened Nepean Sand and Gravel - Kurrajong ? km
20-Dec-1926 City Circle Opened Central - St James ? km
1927 Aberdare South Railway Closed Aberdare South Junction - Aberdare South Colliery ? km
circa 1927 Botany Goods Line Opened Botany Yard - Port Botany ? km
Opened Port Botany - Bunnerong Power Station ? km
4-Feb-1927 Berrima Branch Opened Berrima Junction - Berrima Cement Works 3.9 km
Opened Berrima Cement Works - Berrima Colliery ? km
7-Nov-1927 Broken Hill Line Opened Ivanhoe - Menindee 190.2 km
16-Mar-1928 Stony Crossing Line Opened Murrabit - Stony Crossing ? km
Jun-1928 Cadia Mine Branch Closed Spring Hill - Cadia Mine ? km
13-Jun-1928 Hebburn Railway Branch Opened Elrington Junction - Elrington Colliery 5.3 km
16-Jul-1928 Bankstown Line Opened Bankstown - Sefton Park East Junction 3.0 km
17-Sep-1928 Medway Quarry Branch Opened Medway Junction - Medway Quarry ? km
23-Oct-1928 Main Western Line Closed Jct (Start Marrangaroo Deviation) - Jct (End Marrangaroo Deviation) ? km
28-Oct-1928 Main Western Line Opened Jct (Start Marrangaroo Deviation) - Jct (End Marrangaroo Deviation) ? km
30-Oct-1928 Kywong Branch Opened Uranquinty - Galore 45.9 km
1-Feb-1929 Naradhan Branch Opened Ungarie - Naradhan 60.3 km
23-Apr-1929 Kywong Branch Opened Galore - Kywong 8.0 km
1-May-1929 Goondah - Burrinjuck Line Closed Goondah (1st) - Terminus ? km
16-Dec-1929 Burcher Branch Opened Wyalong Junction - Burcher 53.8 km
1-Jan-1930 Tarrawingee Line Closed Sulphide Street - Tarrawingee ? km
May-1930 Tarrawingee Line Opened Sulphide Street - Tarrawingee ? km
25-Aug-1930 Ballina Branch Opened Booyong Junction - Ballina 20.6 km
27-Sep-1930 North Coast Line Opened Jct (Casino) - Casino North Junction ? km
Opened Kyogle - Queensland Border 42.2 km
31-Mar-1931 Temora - Roto Line Opened Hillston - Roto South Junction 48.2 km
Opened Roto South Junction - Roto East Junction ? km
Opened Roto South Junction - Roto West Junction ? km
Apr-1931 Tarrawingee Line Closed Sulphide Street - Tarrawingee ? km
10-Sep-1931 Cobar Branch Closed Cobar - CSA Mine 11.9 km
The Peak Branch Closed Peak Junction - Wades Siding ? km
Closed Wades Siding - Occidental Mine ? km
21-Sep-1931 East Hills Line Opened Wolli Creek - Kingsgrove 5.3 km
21-Dec-1931 East Hills Line Opened Kingsgrove - East Hills 11.4 km
1932 Main Western Line Closed Newnes Junction - Newnes Junction (1st) ? km
1-Jan-1932 Newnes Line Closed Newnes Junction (1st) - Newnes Oil Works ? km
31-Jan-1932 Rogans Hill Branch Closed Westmead Junction - Castle Hill (1st) ? km
Closed Castle Hill (1st) - Rogans Hill 1.4 km
28-Feb-1932 City Circle Opened Wynyard - Central ? km
North Shore Line Opened Waverton - Wynyard 4.1 km
29-Feb-1932 Robinvale - Lette Line Opened Robinvale - Koorakee ? km
20-Mar-1932 North Shore Line Closed North Sydney Car Sidings - Milsons Point (2nd) ? km
8-May-1932 North Coast Line Opened Grafton City - Grafton 3.1 km
20-Jun-1932 Boggabilla Branch Opened Camurra - North Star 81.7 km
Opened North Star - Boggabilla 38.0 km
20-Aug-1932 Unanderra - Moss Vale Line Opened Unanderra - Moss Vale Junction 57.0 km
1934 Richmond Vale Railway Closed Minmi Junction - Minmi Open Cut 2.6 km
Closed Minmi Open Cut - Minmi Platform 0.9 km
Closed Duckenfield Junction - Duckenfield Colliery 1.1 km
Closed Back Creek Junction - Browns Colliery 1.7 km
before 11-May-1934 Bombala Line Lifted Jct (Lake Bathurst) - Lake Bathurst Ballast Siding ? km
10-Jul-1934 The Peak Branch Opened Peak Junction - Wades Siding ? km
Opened Wades Siding - Occidental Mine ? km
27-Jul-1934 Stanford Merthyr Branch Closed Aberdare Junction - Stanford Merthyr ? km
1936 Tarrawingee Line Lifted Sulphide Street - Tarrawingee ? km
circa 1937 Richmond Vale Railway Opened Pelaw Main - Richmond Main Colliery 1.1 km
15-Aug-1938 Oaklands Branch Opened Yarrawonga - Oaklands 414.7 km
16-Dec-1939 Cronulla Line Opened Sutherland - Cronulla 10.2 km
17-Jun-1940 Captains Flat Branch Opened Bungendore Junction - Captains Flat 33.4 km
1941 Tottenham Branch Lifted Tottenham - Mount Royal Smelters 0.6 km
Lifted Albert - Iron Duke Mine 4.5 km
Lifted Caroline Junction - Caroline Mine ? km
1-Jan-1941 Cobar Branch Lifted Cobar - CSA Mine 11.9 km
22-Jan-1941 Tottenham Branch Closed Tottenham - Mount Royal Smelters 0.6 km
25-Aug-1941 Cadia Mine Branch Opened Spring Hill - Cadia Mine ? km
14-Oct-1941 Abattoirs Branch Opened Jct (Saleyards) - Thorpes ? km
1-Mar-1942 Ropes Creek Line Opened St Marys - Dunheved 2.9 km
12-May-1942 Main Western Line Opened Marrangaroo - Commonwealth Platform 3.4 km
29-Jun-1942 Ropes Creek Line Opened Dunheved - Ropes Creek DE ? km
1943 Stony Crossing Line Closed Murrabit - Stony Crossing ? km
12-Feb-1943 Robinvale - Lette Line Closed Robinvale - Koorakee ? km
1945 Prospect Quarry Branch Closed Jct (Toongabbie) - Prospect Quarry 5.2 km
2-Jun-1945 Widemere Quarry Line Closed Fairfield - Widemere Quarry ? km
29-Aug-1945 Cadia Mine Branch Closed Spring Hill - Cadia Mine ? km
1-Jul-1946 Main North Line Closed Jct (Start Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) - Jct (End Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) ? km
Opened Jct (Start Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) - Jct (End Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) ? km
15-Jul-1946 Main South Line Opened Jct (Start Bethungra deviation) - Jct (End Bethungra deviation) ? km
24-May-1947 Woronora Cemetery Line Closed Sutherland - Woronora Cemetery 0.7 km
15-Dec-1947 Botany Goods Line Opened Jct (Cooks River) - Cooks River 0.2 km
11-Jun-1948 Ballina Branch Closed Booyong Junction - Ballina 20.6 km
29-Dec-1948 Rookwood Cemetery Line Closed Lidcombe - No 1 Mortuary Station 0.9 km
Closed No 1 Mortuary Station - No 3 Mortuary Station 1.3 km
Closed No 3 Mortuary Station - No 4 Mortuary Station 0.9 km
Apr-1949 Richmond Vale Railway Opened Minmi Junction - Minmi Open Cut 2.6 km
1951 Newstan Colliery Branch Opened Newstan South Junction - Newstan West Junction ? km
24-Jan-1952 Westby Branch Closed Mangoplah - Westby 23.9 km
26-Jul-1952 Richmond Line Closed Richmond - Nepean Sand and Gravel ? km
Closed Nepean Sand and Gravel - Kurrajong ? km
9-Dec-1952 Main North Line Closed Hunter River - Nundah Junction 11.3 km
Opened Hunter River - Nundah Junction 11.3 km
31-Aug-1953 Morpeth Branch Closed East Maitland - Morpeth (1st) ? km
Closed Morpeth (1st) - Morpeth ? km
25-May-1954 Wangi Power Station Branch Opened Awaba - Wangi Power Station ? km
22-Jan-1956 City Circle Opened St James - Wynyard 2.4 km
10-Jul-1956 Westby Branch Closed Jct (Westby Branch) - Mangoplah ? km
1-Feb-1957 Kunama Branch Closed Batlow - Kunama 8.6 km
1-May-1957 Taralga Branch Closed Roslyn - Taralga 25.3 km
3-Oct-1957 Whitburn Colliery Branch Closed Whitburn Colliery Junction - Whitburn Colliery ? km
10-Dec-1958 Glenlee Colliery Branch Opened Glenlee Junction - Glenlee Colliery 1.6 km
1960s Aberdare Central Branch Closed Aberdare Central Junction - Aberdare Central Colliery 4.5 km
Hebburn Railway Branch Closed Elrington Junction - Elrington Colliery 5.3 km
Wallsend Branch Closed Hanbury Junction - Wallsend Colliery 6.1 km
30-Jun-1961 South Coast Line Closed Nerang - Tweed Heads ? km
Dec-1961 Raspberry Colliery Branch Closed Scholey Street Junction - Raspberry Colliery 6.9 km
1962 Richmond Vale Railway Closed Stockrington No 2 Colliery - Richmond Vale Junction 11.8 km
1-Jan-1963 Camden Branch Closed Campbelltown - Camden 12.6 km
Dec-1963 Richmond Vale Railway Closed Pelaw Main - Jct (Weston) 5.3 km
17-Dec-1963 Cobar Branch Opened Cobar - CSA Mine 11.9 km
10-Apr-1964 Abermain Railway Branch Closed Jct (Abermain) - Abermain No 2 Colliery ? km
1965 Rutherford Racecourse Branch Closed Rutherford Junction - Rutherford Racecourse 0.0 km
11-Aug-1965 The Peak Branch Closed Wades Siding - Occidental Mine ? km
27-Apr-1966 Potts Hill Branch Closed Jct (Regents Park) - Potts Hill Pumping Station ? km
Closed No 2 Reservoir Construction Line - No 2 Reservoir ? km
28-Aug-1966 Main North Line Closed Old Main North DE (1966) - Jct (Antiene) ? km
Opened Newdell Junction - Jct (Antiene) ? km
1967 Richmond Vale Railway Closed Pelaw Main - Richmond Main Colliery 1.1 km
28-Jul-1967 Richmond Vale Railway Closed Minmi Junction - Stockrington No 2 Colliery 3.7 km
Closed Richmond Vale Junction - Richmond Main Colliery 3.0 km
Closed Minmi Junction - Minmi Open Cut 2.6 km
Closed Richmond Vale Junction - Pelaw Main 4.1 km
1968 Kalingo Branch Closed Millfield Greta Junction - Millfield Greta Colliery 0.7 km
30-Jan-1968 Kooragang Island Branch Opened Hanbury East Junction - Walsh Point ? km
31-Aug-1968 Captains Flat Branch Closed Bungendore Junction - Captains Flat 33.4 km
9-Oct-1968 Wallerawang Colliery Branch Opened Wallerawang North Junction - Coxs River Junction ? km
24-Apr-1969 Kalingo Branch Closed Bellbird Junction - Cessnock No 1 Colliery 10.6 km
Closed Kalingo Junction - Stanford Main No 2 Colliery 4.7 km
Closed Maitland Main Junction - Maitland Main Colliery 1.8 km
10-Aug-1969 Captains Flat Branch Opened Bungendore Junction - Captains Flat 33.4 km
23-Aug-1969 Captains Flat Branch Closed Bungendore Junction - Captains Flat 33.4 km
1970 Kalingo Branch Closed Kalingo Junction - Stanford Main No 2 Colliery 4.7 km
circa 1970 Berrima Branch Closed Berrima Cement Works - Berrima Colliery ? km
1970s Aberdare Central Branch Lifted Aberdare Central Junction - Aberdare Central Colliery 4.5 km
Kalingo Branch Closed Maitland Main Junction - Maitland Main Colliery 1.8 km
10-Jan-1970 Broken Hill Line Opened Broken Hill - SA Border 644.5 km
Port Pirie - Broken Hill Line Closed Cockburn - Sulphide Street 57.5 km
30-Sep-1970 Kalingo Branch Opened Bellbird Junction - Cessnock No 1 Colliery 10.6 km
Opened Kalingo Junction - Stanford Main No 2 Colliery 4.7 km
Opened Maitland Main Junction - Maitland Main Colliery 1.8 km
4-Sep-1972 Hebburn Railway Branch Closed Jct (Weston) - Hebburn No 2 Colliery 5.5 km
28-Oct-1972 Dorrigo Branch Closed Glenreagh - Dorrigo 69.3 km
23-Dec-1973 Cessnock Branch Closed Bellbird Junction - Aberdare Extended Colliery 1.6 km
1974 Main Western Line Opened Clarence (1st) - Jct (Mileage 92.1) ? km
8-Jan-1974 Pokataroo Branch Closed Merrywinebone - Pokataroo 15.4 km
11-Jan-1974 Mungindi Line Closed Weemelah - Mungindi 26.9 km
18-Jan-1974 Brewarrina Branch Closed Jct (Byrock) - Brewarrina ? km
8-Oct-1974 Tumbarumba Branch Closed Ladysmith - Humula 35.4 km
Closed Humula - Tumbarumba 45.8 km
Apr-1976 Kalingo Branch Closed Bellbird Junction - Cessnock No 1 Colliery 10.6 km
Jun-1977 Holsworthy Line Closed Anzac Rifle Range - Holdsworthy 4.7 km
21-Jun-1977 Holsworthy Line Closed Jct (Liverpool) - Anzac Rifle Range 3.2 km
Nov-1977 Kalingo Branch Lifted Millfield Greta Junction - Millfield Greta Colliery 0.7 km
19-Nov-1977 Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch Closed Warwick Farm Junction - Warwick Farm DE 1.6 km
29-Mar-1978 Main North Line Opened Jct (Whittingham) - Mount Thorley Coal Loader ? km
1979 Main North Line Closed Old Main North DE - Old Main North DE (1966) ? km
17-Feb-1979 Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch Opened Warwick Farm Junction - Warwick Farm DE 1.6 km
7-Mar-1979 The Peak Branch Closed Peak Junction - Wades Siding ? km
23-Jun-1979 Eastern Suburbs Line Opened Town Hall - Bondi Junction 5.6 km
11-Nov-1979 Oberon Branch Closed Tarana - Oberon 24.1 km
21-Dec-1979 Botany Goods Line Opened Port Botany - ANL Terminal ? km
Opened Port Botany - CTAL Terminal ? km
1980 Main North Line Closed Gosford Racecourse Junction - Gosford Racecourse ? km
30-Sep-1980 Main North Line Opened Vales Point Junction - Vales Point Coal Unloader 1.7 km
15-Oct-1982 Sandy Hollow - Gulgong Line Opened Sandy Hollow - Ulan Junction 102.9 km
Opened Ulan Junction - Ulan Coal Loader ? km
24-Nov-1982 Oaklands Branch Closed Urana - Oaklands 26.9 km
15-Dec-1982 Cobar Branch Opened CSA Junction - Elura Mine 32.5 km
31-Dec-1982 Main North Line Opened Saxonvale Junction - Saxonvale Coal Loader 7.3 km
15-Jan-1983 Stockton Borehole Colliery Branch Opened Jct (Cockle Creek) - Stockton Borehole Colliery ? km
6-Jun-1983 Main North Line Opened Drayton Junction - Mount Arthur Coal Loader 7.1 km
circa 1984 Murwillumbah Branch Closed Murwillumbah - Condong 3.7 km
13-Jan-1984 Kunama Branch Closed Jct (Gilmore) - Wereboldera 9.6 km
Closed Wereboldera - Batlow 16.7 km
19-Jan-1984 Tumut Branch Closed Jct (Tumut Branch) - Gundagai 53.6 km
Closed Gundagai - Mount Horeb 23.5 km
Closed Mount Horeb - Gilmore 21.6 km
Closed Gilmore - Tumut 5.1 km
21-Mar-1984 Kooragang Island Branch Opened Hanbury West Junction - Hanbury North Junction ? km
9-Nov-1984 Abattoirs Branch Closed Pippita - Brickworks 2.6 km
23-May-1985 Sandy Hollow - Gulgong Line Opened Ulan Junction - Gulgong 94.4 km
Oct-1985 Coolah Branch Closed Craboon - Coolah 42.5 km
13-Oct-1985 Sandgate Cemetery Branch Closed Jct (Sandgate) - Sandgate Cemetery ? km
22-Mar-1986 Ropes Creek Line Closed St Marys - Dunheved 2.9 km
Closed Dunheved - Ropes Creek DE ? km
26-Mar-1986 Bombala Line Closed Cooma - Nimmitabel 38.8 km
Closed Nimmitabel - Bombala 61.2 km
9-Apr-1986 North Coast Line Closed Jct (Old Casino) - Casino North Junction ? km
21-Sep-1986 Temora - Roto Line Closed Hillston - Roto South Junction 48.2 km
Closed Roto South Junction - Roto East Junction ? km
Closed Roto South Junction - Roto West Junction ? km
8-Dec-1986 Balranald Line Closed Moulamein - Balranald 66.9 km
30-Jan-1987 Binnaway - Werris Creek Line Closed Jct (Gap) - Jct (Werris Creek South) ? km
2-Feb-1987 Holbrook Branch Closed Culcairn - Holbrook 26.2 km
15-Mar-1987 Tumbarumba Branch Closed Wagga Wagga - Ladysmith 118.6 km
17-Mar-1987 Temora - Roto Line Lifted Roto South Junction - Roto East Junction ? km
Lifted Roto South Junction - Roto West Junction ? km
26-Jul-1987 Skitube Opened Bullocks Flat - Perisher ? km
24-Sep-1987 Main South Line Closed Colo Vale - Braemar 4.9 km
15-Oct-1987 Richmond Vale Railway Closed Hexham Wharf - Hexham Exchange Sidings 1.3 km
Closed Hexham Exchange Sidings - Minmi Junction 6.2 km
12-Nov-1987 Walgett Branch Closed Walgett Wheat Terminal - Walgett 4.1 km
25-Nov-1987 Barraba Branch Closed Westdale - Manilla 41.2 km
Closed Manilla - Barraba 51.5 km
Dec-1987 Boorowa Branch Closed Galong (1st) - Boorowa ? km
1-Dec-1987 Tocumwal Branch Closed Jerilderie - Berrigan 35.4 km
Closed Berrigan - Finley 19.6 km
Closed Finley - Tocumwal 20.4 km
2-Dec-1987 Boggabilla Branch Closed North Star - Boggabilla 38.0 km
Inverell Branch Closed Delungra - Inverell 39.8 km
21-Dec-1987 East Hills Line Opened East Hills - Glenfield Junction 17.4 km
circa 1988 Neath Colliery Branch Lifted Neath - Neath Colliery 1.4 km
6-Jan-1988 Kywong Branch Closed Uranquinty - Galore 45.9 km
Closed Galore - Kywong 8.0 km
25-Jan-1988 Molong - Dubbo Line Closed Yeoval - Dubbo East Junction 73.8 km
10-Feb-1988 Merriwa Branch Closed Sandy Hollow - Merriwa 38.4 km
30-Apr-1988 Neath Colliery Branch Closed Neath - Neath Colliery 1.4 km
31-May-1988 Main Western Line Closed Marrangaroo - Commonwealth Platform 3.4 km
Skitube Opened Perisher - Blue Cow ? km
11-Nov-1988 Oaklands Branch Closed Boree Creek - Yuluma 12.5 km
Closed Yuluma - Urana 28.5 km
14-Nov-1988 Yass Branch Closed Yass Junction - Yass Town 4.4 km
Dec-1988 Kunama Branch Opened Jct (Gilmore) - Wereboldera 9.6 km
Tumut Branch Opened Gilmore - Tumut 5.1 km
9-Jan-1989 Corowa Branch Closed Brocklesby - Corowa 36.8 km
Rand Branch Closed Jct (Henty) - Rand 53.4 km
17-May-1989 Bombala Line Closed Bredbo - Cooma 34.9 km
Main Western Line Closed Nyngan Junction - Byrock 123.9 km
Closed Byrock - Bourke 77.4 km
1-Jun-1989 Main South Line Closed Buxton - Colo Vale 18.5 km
16-Sep-1989 Kunama Branch Opened Wereboldera - Batlow 16.7 km
18-Sep-1989 Crookwell Branch Closed Goulburn North Junction - Crookwell 57.1 km
26-Oct-1989 Main North Line Closed Glen Innes - Tenterfield 92.5 km
Closed Tenterfield - Wallangarra 18.9 km
6-Dec-1989 Hay Branch Closed Willbriggie - Carrathool 54.9 km
Closed Carrathool - Hay 55.9 km
19-Dec-1989 Wangi Power Station Branch Closed Awaba - Wangi Power Station ? km
1990s Main North Line Opened Jct (Mount Thorley) - Wambo Coal Loader ? km
13-Jan-1990 Glenlee Colliery Branch Opened Glenlee Triangle West Jct - Glenlee Triangle South Jct 0.2 km
3-Mar-1990 Bombala Line Closed Tuggeranong - Michelago 34.5 km
Closed Michelago - Bredbo 29.7 km
May-1990 Kunama Branch Closed Jct (Gilmore) - Wereboldera 9.6 km
Closed Wereboldera - Batlow 16.7 km
Tumut Branch Closed Gilmore - Tumut 5.1 km
7-Jan-1991 Tocumwal Branch Closed Tocumwal Bridge - Tocumwal ? km
10-Jan-1991 Tocumwal Branch Closed Narrandera - Jerilderie 104.9 km
17-Jan-1991 Eugowra Branch Closed Trajere - Eugowra 7.0 km
24-Mar-1991 Main North Line Opened Camberwell Junction - Rixs Creek Coal Loader ? km
11-Jun-1991 The Royal National Park Branch Closed Loftus Junction - The Royal National Park 1.8 km
22-Jun-1991 Abattoirs Branch Closed Jct (Saleyards) - Thorpes ? km
Closed Thorpes - Jct (Saleyards Loop) ? km
16-Aug-1991 Inverell Branch Closed Biniguy - Gravesend 16.2 km
Closed Gravesend - Delungra 58.4 km
21-Oct-1991 Eugowra Branch Closed Cowra - Canowindra 37.7 km
Closed Canowindra - Trajere 35.5 km
22-Oct-1991 Grenfell Branch Closed Koorawatha Junction - Greenethorpe 21.5 km
Closed Greenethorpe - Grenfell 30.0 km
Dec-1991 Corowa Branch Closed Culcairn - Brocklesby 39.3 km
7-Dec-1991 Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch Closed Warwick Farm Junction - Warwick Farm DE 1.6 km
19-Dec-1991 Belmont Branch Closed Adamstown - Burwood Extended Colliery DE ? km
Closed Burwood Extended Colliery DE - Belmont ? km
Closed Dudley Junction - Dudley Colliery 0.5 km
1992 Grenfell Branch Opened Koorawatha Junction - Greenethorpe 21.5 km
2-Mar-1992 Gwabegar Line Closed Kandos - Rylstone 7.9 km
Closed Rylstone - Mudgee 50.9 km
Closed Mudgee - Gulgong 32.5 km
20-Jul-1992 Molong - Dubbo Line Closed Molong - Yeoval 55.1 km
29-Dec-1992 Main North Line Opened Eraring Junction - Eraring Coal Unloader 1.1 km
26-Apr-1993 Bombala Line Opened Tuggeranong - Michelago 34.5 km
1-May-1993 The Royal National Park Branch Opened Loftus Junction - The Royal National Park 1.8 km
6-Jun-1993 Wallerawang Colliery Branch Closed Wallerawang Colliery Junction - Wallerawang North Junction ? km
Rozelle - Darling Harbour Goods Line Closed Darling Island - Darling Harbour 1.3 km
Closed Darling Harbour - Powerhouse Museum ? km
7-Aug-1993 Chullora - Sefton Goods Line Closed Chullora West Junction - Sigway 1.8 km
3-Oct-1993 Main North Line Closed Dumaresq - Glen Innes 92.6 km
11-Mar-1994 Chullora - Sefton Goods Line Closed Jct (Industrial Sidings Branch) - Elcar ? km
7-Jun-1994 Eugowra Branch Opened Cowra - Canowindra 37.7 km
14-Jun-1994 Inverell Branch Closed Moree - Biniguy 39.5 km
15-Aug-1994 Eugowra Branch Opened Canowindra - Trajere 35.5 km
9-Sep-1994 Bullock Island Branch Closed Bullock Island Junction - Albert Street ? km
1-Dec-1994 Main South Line Closed Jct (End 1919 Loop Line deviation) - Buxton ? km
Closed Jct (Picton) - Jct (End 1919 Loop Line deviation) ? km
5-Feb-1995 Tocumwal Branch Opened Tocumwal Bridge - Tocumwal ? km
26-Mar-1995 Toronto Branch Closed Fassifern - Toronto 3.7 km
26-Jul-1995 Main North Line Opened St Heliers - Muswellbrook No 2 Colliery ? km
Opened Dartbrook Junction - Dartbrook Coal Loader ? km
22-Jan-1996 Rozelle - Darling Harbour Goods Line Closed Balmain Road Junction - Darling Island 4.4 km
26-Aug-1996 Abattoirs Branch Closed Flemington Goods Junction - Pippita ? km
20-Oct-1996 Main North Line Opened Mount Owen Junction - Mount Owen Coal Loader ? km
9-Dec-1996 Main North Line Opened Newdell Junction - Ravensworth Coal Washery ? km
25-Apr-1997 Gwabegar Line Opened Kandos - Rylstone 7.9 km
27-Apr-1997 Gwabegar Line Closed Kandos - Rylstone 7.9 km
8-Mar-1998 Abattoirs Branch Opened Flemington Goods Junction - Pippita ? km
1-May-1998 Olympic Park Line Opened Pippita - Olympic Park 1.7 km
5-Dec-1998 Bombala Line Opened Bredbo - Cooma 34.9 km
10-Sep-1999 Main North Line Opened Dumaresq - Glen Innes 92.6 km
21-May-2000 Airport Line Opened Central - Wolli Creek ? km
2-Sep-2000 Gwabegar Line Opened Kandos - Rylstone 7.9 km
Opened Rylstone - Mudgee 50.9 km
Opened Mudgee - Gulgong 32.5 km
Nov-2001 Crookwell Branch Opened Goulburn North Junction - Crookwell 57.1 km
16-May-2004 Murwillumbah Branch Closed Old Casino - Lismore 29.3 km
Closed Lismore - Mullumbimby 62.2 km
Closed Mullumbimby - Murwillumbah 36.6 km
4-Jul-2005 Burcher Branch Closed Wyalong Junction - Burcher 53.8 km
Hay Branch Closed Jct (Yanco) - Willbriggie ? km
Rankins Springs Branch Closed Jct (Barmedman) - Rankins Springs 115.0 km
28-Oct-2005 Gwabegar Line Closed Binnaway - Coonabarabran 49.6 km
Closed Coonabarabran - Gwabegar 95.3 km
9-Mar-2006 Balranald Line Closed Caldwell - Moulamein 75.3 km
12-May-2008 Balranald Line Closed Jct (Barnes) - Caldwell 51.3 km
23-Feb-2009 Epping - Chatswood Line Opened Epping - Chatswood 11.7 km
2010 Sandown Line Closed Jct (Camellia) - Sandown ? km
6-Aug-2010 Deniliquin Line Closed Echuca - Deniliquin 72.9 km
8-Feb-2015 South West Rail Link Opened Glenfield - Leppington ? km