Hill Top railway station, New South Wales

Hill Top
Coordinates	34°21′12″S 150°29′40″E / 34.3534°S 150.4945°ECoordinates: 34°21′12″S 150°29′40″E / 34.3534°S 150.4945°E
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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  The Platform c1910, looking north
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  The Platform c1955, looking south

Image gallery

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  Platform seen from north end
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  Platform seen from south end
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  Platform seen from exterior
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  The old railway crossing north of the station
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  Railway track leading to station from railway crossing
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  Platform seen from north end
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  Looking north on the platform
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  Looking south on the platform
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  South end of the platform
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  Middle of the platform, where station building was located

Neighbouring Stations

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

References

1. "NSW Rail.net".