Hill Top railway station, New South Wales

Hill Top
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.

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

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