Clarence railway station

Clarence is a railway station on the Blue Mountains section of the Main Western railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1874 on the original alignment from Bell to the Clarence Tunnel. With the opening of Dargan's Deviation, it was rebuilt to its second location.[1]

Clarence (1st and 2nd)
Line(s)	Zig Zag Railway line, New South Wales
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Reused
History
Opened	1874, rebuilt 1896-1897
Closed	16 October 1910 - Re-used 1988
Services
Preceding station Zig Zag Railway Following station Top Points towards Bottom Points Zig Zag Railway (currently suspended) Terminus

Clarence (3rd)
Line(s)	Blue Mountains Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	16 October 1910
Closed	21 September 1974
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Bowenfels Terminus Blue Mountains Line 1869 Alignment Mount Victoria toward Central Zig Zag toward Lithgow Blue Mountains Line 1897 Dargans Deviation Bell toward Central Blue Mountains Line Pre 1975 Newnes Junction toward Central

When the Ten Tunnels Deviation was completed in 1910, the (third) station was rebuilt on the new line (adjacent to the Chifley Road bridge) but was closed in 1974. Little trace of this third station now remains.[2]

The second station site has been re-used by the Zig Zag Railway for its upper passenger connection point and car park as Bottom Points Station .

Sites

• Current - 33.477594°S 150.220823°E
• 10 Tunnels - 33.472348°S 150.239435°E

References

1. "Clarence 1st Station". nswrail.net. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
2. "Clarence Station". nswrail.net. Retrieved 5 June 2017.