The distances are measured from Sydney Terminal (via Sydenham).
|
Station |
Distance |
Origin |
| Sydenham | 5.308km | Sydenham, near London, England. |
| Marrickville | 6.575km | The name was suggested by Mr Thomas Chalder, an early resident, after the village of Marrick in Yorkshire, England. 'Ville' was suggested by Mr William Deane. |
| Dulwich Hill | 7.872km | Dulwich, a suburb of London, England. |
| Hurlstone Park | 8.797km | Formerly named Fern Hill. Renamed after the agricultural college which was in the district. |
| Canterbury | 10.163km | Canterbury, England. |
| Campsie | 11.697km | The name of a parish and chain of hills in Stirlingshire, Scotland. |
| Belmore | 13.250km | Governor Belmore (1868-72) |
| Lakemba | 14.481km | Mr B Taylor's house, Lakemba, was near the station. |
| Wiley Park | 15.346km | Mr J F Wiley. |
| Punchbowl | 16.447km | An Inn built about 1830 by Mr George Falkener was called the Punch and Bowl, or Punchbowl Inn. The place is situated in a sort of basin surrounded by generally rising ground. |
| Bankstown | 18.715km | Sir Joseph Banks, Botanist. |
| Yagoona | 20.556km | The Aboriginal word meaning 'today'. |
| Birrong | 22.106km | Formerly named Potts Hill. Renamed in 1927. 'Birrung' is believed to be the Aboriginal word for 'star'. |
| 23.927km | James Woods' grant of 300 acres in 1839, so called after Sefton Park in England. | |
| Chester Hill | 25.044km | Named by Miss H A McMillan, who first suggested Hillcrest, after an estate near Regent's Park, but as this was objected to, Hillchester, after English town, was suggested. This was also objected to, and Chester Hill was put forward and decided upon. |
| Leightonfield | 26.390km | |
| Villawood | 27.231km | Named after the adjacent Woodville Road. The name was altered to Villawood to avoid clashing with Woodville, near Newcastle. |
| Carramar | 28.717km | |
| Cabramatta | 31.164km | Name of the local creek. Also an Aboriginal word meaning 'higher up the water' or the 'head of the waters'. |
| Warwick Farm | 33.331km | Warwick Farm, England. |
| Liverpool | 34.934km | Named by Governor Macquarie, after Robert Banks Jenkinson, Second Lord Liverpool, at one time Premier of Great Britain. |
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