List of closed Sydney railway stations

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Contents 1 Closed Lines 2 Converted lines 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Closed Lines

Name	Type	Opened	Closed	Stations	Current status
Abattoirs Branch	Diesel-era freight and suburban	1911 (abattoirs loop) 1941 (saleyards loop)	9 November 1984 (abattoirs loop) 22 June 1991 (saleyards loop) 22 August 1996 (Pippita branch)	1 station; 4 workers' platforms	Track reopened to Pippita in 1998 as part of Olympic Park Line, remainder dismantled to make way for the Sydney Olympic Park.
Camden Line	Steam-era suburban	10 March 1882	1 January 1963	8	All dismantled; formation visible in places.
Holsworthy Line	Steam/diesel-era military and freight	21 January 1918	21 June 1977	1 (restricted)	All dismantled; bridge over Georges River still in use as footbridge.
Richmond-Kurrajong Line	Steam-era suburban	8 November 1926	26 July 1952	8	Alignment mostly intact; no trace of track or stations
Rogans Hill Line	Steam-era suburban	28 January 1923 (to Castle Hill) 24 November 1924 (to Rogans Hill)	31 January 1932	11	All dismantled; no trace remains of alignment
Ropes Creek Line	Electric-era suburban	?	1986	3	Track present for a kilometre or so as storage siding; most track lifted after this; stations derelict but mostly intact.
Toronto Branch Line	Diesel-era suburban	?	1990	3	Rail trail for entire length; stations intact, including Fassifern branch line platform
Warwick Farm Racecourse Line	Electric-era suburban	?	1990s	1	Track lifted; station still intact
Rookwood Cemetery Line	Steam-era cemetery	22 October 1864 (to Cemetery Station No. 1)[1][2] 26 May 1897 (to Cemetery Station No. 3)[2] 19 June 1908 (to Cemetery Station No. 4)[2]	1948	4	Dismantled - formation remains in places

[edit] Converted lines

Name	Original type	Opened	Conversion completed	Stations	Converted to
Royal National Park Branch Line	Electric-era suburban	?	1991	2	In use by Sydney Tramway Museum; National Park stop still intact and in use by trams; Scout's Camp platform dismantled but formation still in use.
Darling Harbour Goods Line	Diesel/electric-era freight	?	1997 to Wenworth Park 2001 to Lilyfield	None on original line; 11 upon conversion	Central-Powerhouse museum still in use as a heavy rail museum siding; Powerhouse Museum-Lilyfield in use as Metro Light Rail.

List of closed Sydney railway stations and platforms [1]:

• Abattoirs Branch
  • Pippita Station
  • Metropolitan Meat Platforms
  • Abattoirs Platform
  • Brickworks Platform
  • Saleyards Platform

• Camden Branch
  • Maryfields Platform
  • Kenny Kill Platform
  • Currans Hill Platform
  • Narellan Station
  • Grahams Hill Station
  • Kirkham Station
  • Elderslie Station
  • Camden Station

• Campsie-Flemington Goods Line
  • Enfield Loco Platform
  • Hope Street Platform
  • Delec Platform

• Chullora-Sefton Goods Line
  • Boshops A Platform
  • Welders Platform
  • Sigway Platform
  • Perway Platform
  • Boshops B Platform
  • Boshops C Platform
  • Elcar Platform

• Eastern Suburbs Line
  • Woollahra Station (never completed)
  • Charing Cross Station (originally proposed but never constructed)
  • Frenchmans Road Station (originally proposed but never constructed)
  • Randwick Station (originally proposed but never constructed)
  • University Station (originally proposed but never constructed)
  • Kingsford Station (originally proposed but never constructed)

• Holsworthy Line
  • Anzac Rifle Range Platform

• Hunter Valley Line
  • Allandale Station ('until further notice')
  • Belford Station (permanently closed on September 4, 2005)

• North Sydney Car Sidings
  • Milsons Point Station (#2)
  • Milsons Point Station (#1)

• Olympic Park Line
  • Pippita Station (Opened 4-Oct-1940, Closed 9th November, 1984)

• Richmond Line
  • Mulgrave Tank Platform
  • Phillip Platform
  • North Richmond Station (Opened 8-Dec-1926, Closed 26-Jul-1952)
  • Kemsleys Platform
  • Thompsons Ridge Platform
  • Kurrajong Station

• Rogans Hill Branch
  • Mons Road Platform
  • Northmead Platform
  • Moxham Road Platform
  • Model Farms Road Platform
  • Junction Road Platform
  • Baulkham Hills Platform
  • Cross Street Platform
  • Southleigh Platform
  • Parsonage Lane Platform
  • Castle Hill Platform
  • Rogans Hill Platform

• Rookwood Cemetery Line
  • Cemetery Station No. 1^[3].
  • Cemetery Station No. 2^[3].
  • Cemetery Station No. 3^[3].
  • Cemetery Station No. 4^[3].

• Ropes Creek Line
  • Dunheved Station
  • Cochrane Station
  • Ropes Creek Station

• Sandown Line
  • Hardies Platform
  • Goodyear Platform
  • Cream of Tartar Works Platform
  • Sandown Platform

• South Line
  • Regents Street (Mortuary) Station^[3].
  • Rookwood Station^[3].
  • Clyburn Platform

• The Royal National Park Branch
  • Scouts Camp Platform
  • The Royal National Park Station

• Warwick Farm Racecourse Branch
  • Warwick Farm Racecourse Platform

• Woronora Cemetery Line
  • Woronora Cemetery Platform

[edit] References

1. ^ Heritage page from All Saint's Church Ainslie website
2. ^ ^a b c List of Opening Dates of N.S.W. Rail Lines Prior to June 1942: Compiled from listings in The Retired Rail and Tramwayman, 1942
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} 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,

[edit] See also

List of Sydney railway stations

[edit] External links

More info on each of these stations can be viewed at the following Links

Link: http://www.nswrail.net/trivia/closed_sydney_stations.php