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Poster announcing opening of North Sydney railway 29 April 1893

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The North Shore Line

The North Shore Line, which runs from Hornsby to St Leonards, opened on 1 January 1890. It was Sydney’s first purely suburban railway.

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Milsons Point

Located on Sydney Harbour, adjacent to the northern approaches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Milsons Point played an important role in the development of the lower north shore.

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North Shore railway line

Sydney's first purely suburban railway line that runs from the city to Hornsby in Sydney's north.

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Lavender Bay

Small harbourside suburb on Sydney's lower north shore between Blues Point and Milsons Point. The rail line running through it once terminated at the old Milsons Point station before the Sydney Harbour Bridge was built.

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Milsons Point railway station

Railway station originally opened in 1893 on Lavender Bay with direct access to the ferries and the terminal of the North Shore railway line. It had two temporary locations during construction of the Harbour Bridge before opening at its current site in 1932. The original site is now that of the Bridge's northern pylons.

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