Hardies railway station explained

Hardies
Style:Australian closed station
Coordinates:-33.8194°N 151.0251°W
Operator:CityRail
Line:Sandown
Distance:22.95 kilometres from Central
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Structure:Ground
Status:Demolished
Opened:4 April 1938
Closed:19 December 1991
Rebuilt:18 June 1959
Electrified:Yes

Hardies railway station was a railway station on the Sandown railway line in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia.[1] It opened 4 April 1938[2] and served a nearby factory owned by James Hardie Industries. On 18 June 1959, the original platform was replaced by a new one located on the up track on the Sandown side of the Grand Avenue level crossing.[3] Passenger services on the Sandown line, and hence to Hardies, ceased on 19 December 1991.[4]

Hardie was among a number of companies that had private sidings on the line.[5] These were named Hardies Asbestos Siding (originally the Asbestos Slate and Sheet Manufacturing Siding), which opened on 25 October 1916, and Hardies Asbestos Siding No. 2, which opened on 1 May 1926. Both sidings were connected separately to the line and were removed on 13 November 1990.

References

  1. Web site: Camellia. dictionaryofsydney.org. 2020-04-03.
  2. Web site: Hardies Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-03-23.
  3. Web site: Camellia. Australian Railway Historical Society. 24 March 2020.
  4. 1992. Cityrail launches new timetable. Railway Digest. February 1992. 45.
  5. Web site: Camellia. McClymont. John. June 2009. University of Technology Sydney. 2 April 2020.