Goodyear railway station explained

Goodyear
Style:	Australian closed station
Coordinates:	-33.8198°N 151.029°W
Operator:	CityRail
Line:	Sandown
Distance:	23.42 kilometres from Central
Platform:	1
Tracks:	1
Structure:	Ground
Status:	Demolished
Opened:	January 1934
Electrified:	Yes

Goodyear railway station was a railway station on the Sandown railway line in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia.^[1] It opened in January 1934 and served the Goodyear tyre factory in Camellia.^{[2] [3]} The closure of Goodyear station preceded the closure of Hardies and Sandown.

Goodyear was among a number of companies that had private sidings on the line.^[4]

Neighbouring stations

Cream of Tartar Works railway station, which was located down from the station, closed in July 1959.^[5]

References

1. Web site: Camellia. dictionaryofsydney.org. 2020-04-03.
2. Web site: Goodyear Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-03-24.
3. Web site: Contamination Study - Part 1 - High Level Contamination Review. New South Wales Department of Planning. 24 March 2020.
4. Web site: Camellia. McClymont. John. June 2009. University of Technology Sydney. 2 April 2020.
5. Web site: Cream Of Tartar Works Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-03-24.