Camellia railway station is situated in the suburb of Camellia in the City of Parramatta, in Sydney's western suburbs on the Carlingford Line. This station is not heavily used. It consists of a single platform of an unusual 5 car length on a single line. There is a pedestrian level crossing to reach the other side of the line.
The Epping to Chatswood railway line was originally intended to continue from Epping to Parramatta, and would have travelled along the existing carlingford train line through Dundas, which would be widened from single-track to dual-track. However, in August 2003 the NSW Transport Minister, Michael Costa, announced that the Epping-Parramatta section would be postponed indefinitely.
However, on 11 August 2010, the Federal Government promised 2.6 billion dollars towards this project, who, along with the NSW State Government, will extend the line from Epping to Parramatta through the Carlingford line. Camellia and Rosehill stations would be demolished. A new station, Rosehill-Camellia, would be built. Carlingford station, along with Telopea, Dundas, Rydalmere and Parramatta, would be upgraded. The line would be upgraded to accommodate 8-carriage trains, and the line would be duplicated. Work is due to start in 2011, with a prospected 2017 finish.
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