Rookwood railway station was a railway station on Sydney's Main Suburban railway line, which served the Rookwood Cemetery, and the suburb of Rookwood. The station was located between the bridge over Arthur street and the westernmost junction of the Flemington rail yard. It consisted of two single faced platforms, one on the up suburban line and the other on the down suburban line.[1]
Rookwood | |||||||||||
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| Location | Railway Street, Lidcombe Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°51′53″S 151°03′09″E / 33.8646°S 151.0525°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Department of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Suburban Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1887 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1967 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Necropolis (c.1887-1914) | ||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened as Necropolis sometime before 1887. Its name was changed to Rookwood on 1 January 1914.[2] It was closed in 1967.
References
edit- ^ Rolfe Bozier, Rookwood Railway Station, www.nswrail.net, 4 April 2006
- ^ State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins..., Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority of New South Wales
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