Hill Top railway station, New South Wales

Hill Top
Coordinates 34°21′12″S 150°29′40″E / 34.3534°S 150.4945°E / -34.3534; 150.4945Coordinates: 34°21′12″S 150°29′40″E / 34.3534°S 150.4945°E / -34.3534; 150.4945
Line(s) Picton loop line
Main South
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Closed, partially demolished
History
Opened 5 December 1878
Closed 1978

Hill Top is a former railway station which was located on the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line. It served the small town of Hill Top, a Northern Village of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia.

History

The station opened on 5 December 1878 as Big Hill Upper Siding, was renamed Colo in 1881 and became Hill Top on 1 May 1883.[1] The station along with the Loop Line was closed in 1978.

The station has been almost demolished, the platform building is gone and the platform is falling apart.

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Neighbouring Stations

Preceding station   Closed lines   Following station
towards Mittagong
Picton Loop Line
(closed)
towards Picton

References

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