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9 unusual facts about CityRail


Bomaderry, New South Wales

Its railway station is the terminus of the South Coast railway line, which is part of the CityRail network.

Branxton, New South Wales

Branxton is located on the Main Northern railway line and has its own railway station, which is on CityRail's Hunter line.

Fairy Meadow, New South Wales

The area is served by a railway station on the South Coast line, which is part of the CityRail railway network.

Gerringong, New South Wales

Gerringong railway station is served by a CityRail diesel train, connecting with electric trains to Sydney at Kiama.

Otford, New South Wales

Otford has few remaining services but retains a public primary school, railway station on the CityRail South Coast Line, a volunteer Rural Fire Brigade and a pie shop that also serves as tax agent.

Tahmoor, New South Wales

The town is serviced by CityRail's Tahmoor railway station.

Tarro, New South Wales

Tarro has a railway station (opened in 1857 with the Newcastle-Maitland railway, the first section of the Main North line from Sydney to the New England region) on CityRail's Hunter line.

Ulladulla, New South Wales

The CityRail South Coast Line terminates at Bomaderry railway station, situated approximately 60 km to the north of Ulladulla.

Warabrook, New South Wales

It has a railway station (opened in 1997 to serve the nearby University of Newcastle in Callaghan and Warabrook) on CityRail's Hunter line.


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Kellyville, New South Wales

The now defunct Sydney CBD Rail Link, which would have provided for a second crossing of Sydney Harbour and up to four new CityRail stations within the city, would also have brought faster, more reliable services to every reach of the existing network by easing capacity on the severely congested City Circle, in particular Town Hall and Wynyard stations.

Paul Kadak

Some of the biggest stories he has reported on include the 2000 Olympic Games, Russell Crowe's wedding, 2003 Rugby World Cup, Ansett Australia's last flight, exclusive reports on the 2004 CityRail crisis, Waterfall train disaster and produced state election coverage for the Seven Network.

Port Kembla, New South Wales

Downer Rail has a workshop opposite the CityRail passenger terminus that services diesel powered locomotives for Pacific National.

Rail Corporation New South Wales

Until 1 July 2013 it was also responsible for the administration, operation of passenger services under the CityRail and CountryLink brands as well as maintaining the rail network bounded by Newcastle, Bowenfels, Macarthur and Bomaderry.

Warnervale, New South Wales

Warnervale train station lies on the Main North line of the CityRail network allowing transport between Newcastle and Sydney.


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