Hope Street Platform railway station explained

Hope Street
Style:Australian closed station
Distance:15.081 kilometres from Central
Line:Flemington-Campsie Goods Line
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Opened:15 August 1927
Closed:1996
Electrified:Yes
Operator:CityRail
Status:Closed

Hope St Platform was a railway-employee only station on the Flemington-Campsie Goods Line in Sydney, Australia that opened on 15 August 1927.[1] [2] Railway workers including shunters, drivers, fitters, etc. from the various railway workshops between Delec and Enfield South used Hope Street station to get to and from work. Hope Street is named because of its locality to a side street off Cosgrove Road near the station. The station and Up Main were closed when the rebuilt Enfield Yard opened in 1996.

Neighbouring stations

The former Enfield Loco Platform is located up whereas Delec Platform is down from the site.[3]

Notes and References

  1. "60 Years Ago" Railway Digest August 1987 page 259
  2. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Hope+Street Hope Street Station
  3. Web site: Campsie - Flemington Goods Line. 2020-12-26. nswrail.net.