Rydalmere railway station explained

Rydalmere
Type:Closed commuter rail station
Style:Australian closed station
Address:Brodie Street, Rydalmere
Coordinates:-33.8101°N 151.0292°W
Distance:24.01 kilometres from Central
Line:Carlingford
Other:Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Opened:20 April 1896
Closed:5 January 2020
Rebuilt:28 June 1993
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:RYD
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:Demolished
Former:Victoria Road
Passengers:150 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2013
Pass Rank:236
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Other Services Header:Former services
Web:Transport for NSW

Rydalmere railway station, originally Victoria Road railway station, was a railway station in Sydney, Australia that was open between 1896 and 2020. It was located on the Carlingford line and served the suburb of Rydalmere. At the time of closure, Rydalmere station was served by Sydney Trains T6 Carlingford line services.

History

Rydalmere station opened on 20 April 1896 as Victoria Road. It was renamed Rydalmere on 1 August 1901.[2] The station was originally located on the western side of the line. It was replaced by a new station on the eastern side over the former goods siding on 28 June 1993.[3]

The Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line is being converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project with the line closed on 5 January 2020.[4] [5]

The station and surrounding land were fully demolished in April 2020, to be replaced with Yallamundi Light Rail Stop.[6]

Platforms & former services

At the time the station closed, the platform had the following services:

Transport links

State Transit operated six bus routes via Rydalmere station:

Rydalmere station was served by one NightRide route:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bureau of Transport Statistics . Train Statistics 2014 . Transport NSW . 15 July 2018.
  2. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Rydalmere Rydalmere Station
  3. "Infrastructure" Railway Digest September 1993 page 395
  4. http://data.parramattalightrail.nsw.gov.au/s3fs-public/FAQ%20-%20%20T6%20Line%20closure%20for%20Parramatta%20Light%20Rail.pdf?kCPd2x5Hz6dteOvl5XnnCAaF4D__RSic T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail –Temporary Transport Plan
  5. Web site: Parramatta Light Rail – How the preferred network was chosen. Transport for NSW. 8 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210184912/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/parramatta-light-rail/how-preferred-network-was-chosen. 10 December 2015.
  6. Web site: Sydney's newest ghost train platforms. Wood. Brenden. 2020-04-14. Medium. en. 2020-05-20.