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 | | Merrylands station, built out of railway sleepers, was considered too small to accommodate the volume of passengers, and was extended in 1914. |
 | | The coming of the railway effectively ended the mixed grazing domination of the local Penrith economy, as the western lands - far more suitable and viable for this activity - were brought within reach of the Sydney markets. |
 | | The idea of a railway link to Dural appears to have been raised as early as 1881, when a deputation from the property owners of the district urged John Lackey, the Minister of Public Works, to consider the construction of a light railway from Parramatta to Castle Hill, Dural, and Pennant Hills. |
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