OPENING DATES OF N.S.W. RAIL LINES PRIOR TO JUNE 1942
Compiled from listings in The Retired Rail and Tramwayman, 1942

26 Sept., 1855Sydney to Parramatta Jct. (Granville)
26 Sept., 1855 Redfern Tunnel to Darling Harbour
26 Sept., 1856Granville to Liverpool
30 Mar., 1857 Near Newcastle to East Maitland
19 Mar., 1858 Near Newcastle to Newcastle
17 May, 1858 Liverpool to Campbelltown
27 July, 1858 East Maitland to West Maitland
2 July, 1860 West Maitland to Lockinvar
4 July, 1860 Parramatta Junction to Blacktown
12 Dec., 1861 Blacktown to Rooty Hill
24 Mar., 1862 Lockinvar to Branxton
1 May, 1862 Rooty Hill to South Creek (St. Mary's)
7 July, 1862 South Creek to Cross Roads (Kingswood)
1 Sept., 1862 Campbelltown to North Menangle
18 Jan., 1863 Cross Roads to Penrith
7 May, 1863 Branxton to Singleton
1 July, 1863 North Menangle to Picton
2 May, 1864 East Maitland to Morpeth
22 Oct., 1864 Rookwood Cemetery Branch — First Section
1 Dec., 1864 Blacktown to Richmond
1 Mar., 1867 Picton to Mittagong
11 July, 1867 Penrith to Weatherboard (Wentworth Falls)
2 Dec., 1867 Mittagong to Sutton Forest (Moss Vale)
1 May, 1868 Weatherboard to Mount Victoria
6 Aug., 1868 Sutton Forest to Marulan
19 May, 1869 Singleton to Muswellbrook
27 May, 1869 Marulan to Goulburn
18 Oct., 1869 Mount Victoria to Bowenfels
1 Mar., 1870 Bowenfels to Wallerawang
1 July, 1870 Wallerawang to Rydal
20 Oct., 1870 Muswellbrook to Aberdeen
17 Apl., 1871 Aberdeen to Scone
1 Aug., 1871 Scone to Wingen
5 Apl., 1872 Wingen to Murrurundi
22 Apl;, 1872 Rydal to Locke's Platform (Locksley)
1 July, 1872 Locke's Platform to Macquarie Plains (Brewongle)
4 Mar., 1873 Macquarie Plains to Raglan
4 Feb., 1875 Raglan to Kelso
9 Nov., 1875 Goulburn to Gunning
4 Apl., 1876 Kelso to Bathurst
3 July, 1876 Gunning to Bowning
1 Nov., 1876 Bowning to Binalong
1 Nov., 1876 Bathurst to Blayney
12 Mar., 1877 Binalong to Murrumburrah
19 Apl., 1877 Blayney to Orange
13 Aug., 1877 Murrurundi to Quirindi
1 Nov., 1877 Murrumburrah to Cootamundra
15 Apl., 1878 Cootamundra to Bethungra
6 July, 1878 Bethungra to Junee
3 Sept., 1878 Junee to Nth. Wagga Wagga (Bowmen)
14 Oct., 1878 Quirindi to West Tamworth
25 Mar., 1879 Werris Creek to Breeza
1 Sept., 1879 North Wagga Wagga to Wagga Wagga
11 Sept., 1879 Breeza to Gunnedah
1 June, 1880 Orange to Wellington
1 Sept., 1880 Wagga Wagga to Gerogery
1 Sept., 1880 Sandgate Cemetery Branch
1 Feb., 1881 Wellington to Dubbo
3 Feb., 1881 Gerogery to Albury
28 Feb., 1881 Junee to Narrandera
28 Feb., 1881 Junee Triangle Loop
1 Sept., 1881 Narrandera to Darlington (Willbriggie)
9 Jan., 1882 West Tamworth to Moonbi (Kootingal)
1 Mar., 1882 Darlington to Carrathool
10 Mar., 1882 Campbelltown to Camden
15 May, 1882 Wallerawang to Capertee
4 July, 1882 Carrathool to Hay
11 July, 1882 Gunnedah to Boggabri
2 Aug., 1882 Moonbi to Uralla
1 Oct., 1882 Boggabri to Narrabri West
20 Oct., 1882 Dubbo to Nevertire
3 Feb., 1883 Uralla to Armidale
9 June, 1883 Nevertire to Nyngan
14 June, 1883 Albury to River Murray
3 Jan., 1884 Joppa Junction to Tarago
9 June, 1884 Capertee to Rylstone
19 Aug., 1884 Armidale to Glen Innes
2 Sept., 1884 Nyngan to Byrock
10 Sept., 1884 Rylstone to Mudgee
16 Sept., 1884 Narrandera to Jerilderie
15 Oct., 1884 Sydney to Hurstville
4 Mar., 1885 Tarago to Bungendore
26 Mar., 1885 Demondrille to Young
3 Sept., 1885 Byrock to Bourke
21 Dec., 1885 Orange to Molong
21 Dec., 1885 Orange [East] Fork
26 Mar., 1885 Hurstville to Sutherland
9 Mar., 1886 Sutherland to Waterfall
9 Mar., 1886 Loftus Junction to National Park
1 Jun., 1886 Cootamundra to Gundagai
1 Sept., 1886 Glen Innes to Tenterfield
17 Sept., 1886 Strathfield to Hornsby
1 Nov., 1886 Young to Cowra
7 April, 1887 Hornsby to Hawkesbury River
21 June, 1887 Clifton (Scarborough) to Wollongong
15 Aug., 1887 Gosford to Hamilton
15 Aug., 1887 Woodville Junction to Islington Junct.
8 Sept., 1887 Bungendore to Queanbeyan
9 Nov., 1887 Wollongong to North Kiama (Bombo)
7 Dec., 1887 Queanbeyan to Michelago
16 Jan., 1888 Mullet Creek to Gosford
16 Jan., 1888 Tenterfield to Wallangarra
13 Feb., 1888 Cowra to Blayney
3 Oct., 1888 Waterfall to Clifton (Scarborough)
1 May, 1889 Hawkesbury River to Mullet Creek
31 May, 1889 Michelago to Cooma
1 Jan., 1890 Hornsby to St. Leonards
1 July, 1890 Mt. Keira Junction to Wollongong Harbour
I July, 1891 Homebush to North Strathfield
20 April, 1892 Yass Junction to Yass Town
1 July, 1892 Nyngan Junction to Cobar
3 Oct., 1892 Culcairn to Corowa
1 May, 1893 St. Leonards to Milson's Pt. (Old Site)
3 June, 1893 North Kiama to Nowra
1 Sept., 1893 Cootamundra to Temora
18 Dec., 1893 Molong to Forbes
15 May, 1894 Lismore to Mullumbimby
24 Dec., 1894 Mullumbimby to Murwillumbah and Condong
1 Feb., 1895 Sydenham to Belmore
14 Oct., 1896 Jerilderie to Berrigan
15 Dec., 1896 Parkes to Bogan Gate
1 April, 1897 Narrabri Junction to Moree
1 April, 1897 Narrabri Loop
26 May, 1897 Rookwood Cemetery — First Extension
1 Jan., 1898 Nevertire to Warren
1 Mar., 1898 Bogan Gate to Condobolin
16 Sept., 1898 Berrigan to Finley
7 Sept., 1899 Broken Hill to Tarrawingee
15 Sept., 1899 West Tamworth to Manilla
1 Feb., 1900 Moree to Gravesend
30 June, 1900 Sutherland to Woronora Cemetery
7 May, 1901 Koorawatha to Grenfell
8 July, 1901 The Rock to Lockhart
1 Aug., 1901 Clyde to Carlingford
2 Sept., 1901 Byrock to Brewarrina
25 Nov., 1901 Gravesend to Reedy Creek (Delungra)
26 Nov., 1901 Cobar to Occidental Mine
10 Mar., 1902 Reedy Creek to Inverell
22 April, 1902 Goulburn to Crookwell
18 Sept., 1902 Culcairn to Germanton (Holbrook)
18 Feb., 1903 Dubbo Triangle loop
18 Feb., 1903 Dubbo to Coonamble
12 Oct., 1903 Gundagai to Mount Horeb
19 Oct., 1903 Old Casino to Lismore
2 Dec., 1903 Mount Horeb to Tumut
2 Dec., 1903 Temora to Wyalong (Wyalong Central)
9 Dec., 1903 Narrabri West to Burren Junction
3 July, 1905 Burren Junction to Cryon
6 Nov., 1905 Grafton to Casino
6 Nov., 1905 Casino to Old Casino
5 Nov., 1906 Temora to Ariah Park
3 Dec., 1906 Burren Junction to Collarenebri East (Pokataroo)
6 Aug., 1907 Bogan Gate to Trundle
10 April, 1908 Waratah to new line to Bullock Island
10 April, 1908 Islington Junction to Scholey-Street Junction
19 June, 1908 Rookwood Cemetery — Second extension
21 Sept., 1908 Manilla to Barraba
7 Nov., 1908 Cryon to Walgett
18 Nov., 1908 Ariah Park to Barellan
15 Dec., 1908 Trundle to Tullamore
14 April, 1909 Mudgee to Gulgong
14 April, 1909 Belmore to Bankstown
23 June, 1910 Old Casino to North Junction
23 June, 1910 North Junction to Kyogle
19 Sept., 1910 Cowra to Canowindra
28 Nov., 1910 Gulgong to Dunedoo
12 Dec., 1910 Lockhart to Mucra (Yuluma)
12 Dec., 1910 Narromine to Peak Hill
22 Mar., 1911 Cootamundra North Junction to Cootamundra West
28 May, 1911 Fassifern to Toronto
31 July, 1911 Flemington to State Brick Works
14 Aug., 1911 West Maitland to Dungog
9 Dec., 1911 Mucra to Urana
20 April, 1912 Cooma to Nimmitabel
11 Nov., 1912 Lidcombe to Regent's Park
23 Dec., 1912 Urana to Oaklands
4 Feb., 1913 Dungog to Taree
29 Sept., 1913 Moree to Garah
28 July, 1914 Finley to Tocumwal
30 Sept., 1914 Goobang Junction to Peak Hill
7 Dec., 1914 Garah to Mungindi
2 Feb., 1915 Galong to Boorowa
12 April, 1915 Taree to Wauchope
26 April, 1915 Muswellbrook to Denman
30 Aug., 1915 Raleigh to Coffs Harbour
12 Oct., 1915 Glenreagh to South Grafton
11 April, 1916 Campsie to Lidcombe [Goods Lines]
11 April, 1916 Flemington Goods loops
29 May, 1916 Rozelle to Wardell Road
3 July, 1916 Barellan to Griffith
31 July, 1916 Wollongong to Port Kembla
14 Aug., 1916 Stockinbingal to Caragabal
17 Oct., 1916 Tullamore to Tottenham
7 Dec., 1916 Gosford to Gosford Racecourse
3 April, 1917 Dunedoo to Binnaway
14 May, 1917 Wagga Wagga to Humula
11 June, 1917 Binnaway to Coonabarabran
1 July, 1917 Wardell Road Triangle loop
29 Oct., 1917 Denman to Merriwa
13 Nov., 19l7 Wyalong Central to Lake Cargelligo
27 Nov., 1917 Wauchope to Kempsey
7 Jan., 1918 Cobar to C.S.A. Mine
1 Feb., 1918 Meeks' Road Goods loops
8 April, 1918 Troy Junction to Merrygoen
8 April. 1918 Caragabal to Forbes
18 Sept., 1918 Caroline Mine Branch
18 Sept., 1918 Tottenham to Mt. Royal Smelters
31 Oct., 1918 Albert to Iron Duke Mine
10 Feb., 1919 Condobolin to near Trida
10 Feb., 1919 Matakana to Mt. Hope
1 July, 1919 Kempsey to Macksville
13 July, 1919 Picton-Mittagong Deviation
15 July, 1919 Menindee to Broken Hill
30 Mar., 1920 Craboon to Coolah
17 May, 1920 Henty to Rand
9 May, 1921 Humula to Tumbarumba
21 Nov., 1921 Nimmitabel to Bombala
23 Jan., 1922 Rozelle Bay to Darling Island
6 Mar., 1922 Yanco to Griffith
17 July, 1922 Coffs Harbour to Glenreagh
11 Dec., 1922 Canowindra to Eugowra
8 Jan., 1923 Barmedman to Rankin's Springs
28 Jan., 1923 Westmead to Castle Hill
19 Mar., 1923 Urunga to Raleigh
18 June, 1923 Griffith to Hillston
10 Sept., 1923 Coonabarabran to Gwabegar
3 Oct., 1923 Tarana to Oberon.
29 Oct., 1923 Binnaway to Werris Creek
3 Dec., 1923 Macksville to Urunga
17 Dec., 1923 Gilmore to Kunama
19 Oct., 1924 Regent's Park to Cabramatta
19 Oct., 1924 Chullora to Sefton Park
19 Oct., 1924 Chullora Triangle Loop
19 Oct., 1924 Sefton Park Triangle Loop
24 Nov., 1924 Castle Hill to Rogan's Hill
23 Dec., 1924 Glenreagh to Dorrigo
19 Jan., 1925 Molong to Yeoval
30 Mar., 1925 Lidcombe Triangle Loop
31 May, 1925 Yeoval to Dubbo
5 Aug., 1925 The Rock to Westby
19 Aug., 1925 near Trida to Ivanhoe
14 Oct., 1925 Sydenham to Botany
23 Feb., 1926 Roslyn to Taralga
8 Nov., 1926 Richmond to Kurrajong
20 Dec., 1926 Sydney (Central) to St. James
7 Nov., 1927 Ivanhoe to Menindee
16 July, 1928 Bankstown to Sefton Park
30 Oct., 1928 Uranquinty to Galore
11 Feb., 1929 Ungarie to Naradhan.
23 April, 1929 Galore to Kywong
16 Dec., 1929 West Wyalong to Euglo (Burcher)
25 Aug., 1930 Booyong to Ballina
27 Sept., 1930 Kyogle to The Border
27 Sept., 1930 Casino to North Junction
31 Mar., 1931 Hillston to Roto
31 Mar., 1931 Roto Triangle Loop
21 Sept., 1931 Wolli Creek to Kingsgrove
21 Dec., 1931 Kingsgrove to East Hills
28 Feb., 1932 Sydney (Central) to Wynyard
20 Mar., 1932 Wynyard to Waverton
8 May, 1932 South Grafton to Grafton
20 June, 1932 Camurra to Boggabilla
20 Aug., 1932 Unanderra to Moss Vale
16 Dec., 1939 Sutherland to Cronulla
17 June, 1940 Bugendore Junction to Captain's Flat
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