All distances measured from Sydney Terminal (via Granville).
|
Station |
Distance |
Origin of name |
| Granville | 21.224km | Lord Granville. |
|
23.472km |
Mr. Holroyd's estate, so called after estate on Guildford Road, Surrey, England. |
|
| Guildford | 25.723km | Samuel North's grant, so called after town in Surrey, England. |
| Yennora | 27.438km | Said to be derived from the Aboriginal for 'walking' |
| Fairfield | 28.997km | Fairfield, Somerset, England. Named in 1883 by trustees of a grant. |
| Canley Vale | 30.979km | Named after Canley, the birthplace of Sir Henry Parkes. |
| Cabramatta | 31.991km | Name of the local creek. Also an Aboriginal word meaning 'higher up the water' or the 'head of the waters'. |
| Warwick Farm | 34.158km | Warwick Farm, England. |
| Liverpool | 35.681km | Named by Governor Macquarie, after Robert Banks Jenkinson, Second Lord Liverpool, at one time Premier of Great Britain. |
| Casula | 38.401km (UA) | Named by an early resident who came from Casula, England. |
| Glenfield | 41.925km | The name of Charles Throsby's estate. |
| Macquarie Fields | 43.802km | Governor Macquarie. |
| Ingleburn | 45.646km | Ingleburn, England. |
| Minto | 49.671km | Lord Minto. |
| Leumeah | 52.634km | The name of Mr Fowler's farm. Also an Aboriginal word meaning 'here I rest'. |
| Campbelltown | 54.714km | Named by Governor Macquarie in 1813 in honour of his father-in-law. |
| Macarthur | 56.733km | John Macarthur, an early sheep farmer. |
| Glenlee Colliery | 60.069km | After name of residence of William Howe, J.P., 1818. |
| Menangle Park | 62.853km (UA) | An Aboriginal word meaning 'swamp', a 'large lagoon' or 'sheet of water'. |
| Menangle | 65.330km (UA) | See Menangle. |
| Douglas Park | 73.319km (UA) | Dr H G Douglas, of the Legislative Council, 1826, who was an early settler in the district. |
| Picton | 85.249km | General Sir Thomas Picton, who was killed in the Battle of Waterloo. |
| Thirlmere | 92.405km (Used by RTM) | Lake Thirlmere in Cumberland, England. |
| Couridjah | 96.158km (NIU) | An Aboriginal word meaning 'waterhole'. |
| Buxton | 99.126km (NIU) | Buxton, Derbyshire, England. |
| Balmoral | 105.000km (NIU) | Balmoral, Scotland, a home of Queen Victoria. |
| Hill Top | (NIU) | After name of estate surrounding station, so named from nature of locality. |
| Colo Vale | (NIU) | After the name of the parish, Colo. |
| Tahmoor | 94.493km | Tahmoor Park House, built about 1824 by James Crispe. Also an Aboriginal name for 'bronzewing pigeon'. |
| Bargo | 102.873km | The Aboriginal name of the brush or forest which grew in the locality. |
| Yerrinbool | 116.314km (UA) | An Aboriginal name for talk 'wood duck'. |
| Mittagong | 131.571km | An Aboriginal word meaning 'plenty of native dogs'. |
| Bowral | 136.342km | In 1866, the name was spelt 'Bowrall'. An Aboriginal word said to mean 'high and large'. |
| Burradoo | 138.843km (UA) | An Aboriginal word meaning 'a louse'. |
| Moss Vale | 145.711km | Mr Jemmy Moss, an early settler, who named his farm Moss Vale. |
| Exeter | 155.881km | Exeter, Devonshire, England. |
| Bundanoon | 162.269km | An Aboriginal word meaning 'big or deep gullies'. |
| Penrose | 171.403km (UA) | |
| Wingello | 177.139km | The Aboriginal word for 'burn'. |
| Tallong | 185.381km (UA) | An Aboriginal word meaning 'spring of water'. |
| Marulan | 192.906km (UA) | Derived from Murrawoollan, the Aboriginal name for the district. |
| Goulburn | 224.904km | Major Henry Goulburn, Secretary of State, 1824. |
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