Sandown Platform railway station
Sandown Platform was a railway station in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia, which opened on the 24th of October 1892.[1] The station was situated on the Sandown railway line adjacent to the Parramatta River and was the location for a container terminal as well as a refinery tanker loading facility.[2][3] It was the terminus for electric train services on the Sandown line which commenced on the 10th of August 1959.[4]
Sandown | |
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![]() The platform was located next to the Parramatta River and near the line's dead-end (right-centre) | |
Coordinates | 33°49′10″S 151°02′16″E |
Operated by | CityRail |
Line(s) | Sandown |
Distance | 24.23 kilometres from Central |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Ground |
Other information | |
Status | Demolished |
History | |
Opened | 24 October 1892 |
Closed | 19 December 1991 |
Electrified | Yes |
Passenger services for the Abattoirs line were operated by CPH railmotors operating from Sandown via Lidcombe until November 1984.[5] Passenger services to Sandown ceased on 19 December 1991.[6] The Sandown line officially closed on 1 July 2019, with a section of the corridor set aside for use as part of the Parramatta Light Rail.[7][8]
A signal box, the Steel Plate loading platform and sidings belonging to the refinery were located beyond Sandown.[9][10][11] A siding branched off the line just before the platform.[12]
Neighbouring stations
Cream Of Tartar Works Platform, which was located up from Sandown Platform, closed in July 1959.[13]
Preceding station | Closed Sydney stations | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Sandown line | Goodyear |
See also
References
- "Camellia". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- "Sandown railway station". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- "Camellia" (PDF). Australian Railway Historical Society. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
- "Cityrail launches new timetable". Railway Digest (February 1992): 45. 1992.
- "Project Overview" (PDF). Parramatta Light Rail. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Government Gazette" (PDF). NSW legislation. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "Cream Of Tartar Works Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-03-24.