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Hill Top railway station, New South Wales

Hill Top
Hill Top railway station.JPG
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.

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. 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.

The Platform c1910, looking north

The Platform c1955, looking south

Platform seen from north end

Platform seen from south end

Platform seen from exterior

The old railway crossing north of the station

Railway track leading to station from railway crossing

Platform seen from north end

Looking north on the platform

Looking south on the platform

South end of the platform

Middle of the platform, where station building was located


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