Sandown railway station, Sydney explained

Sandown
Style:Australian closed station
Coordinates:-33.8195°N 151.0377°W
Operator:CityRail
Line:Sandown
Distance:24.23 kilometres from Central
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Structure:Ground
Status:Demolished
Opened:24 October 1892
Closed:19 December 1991
Electrified:Yes

Sandown railway station was a railway station in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia, which opened 24 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 10 August 1959.[4]

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 railway station, which was located up from Sandown, closed in July 1959.[13]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Camellia. dictionaryofsydney.org. 2020-04-03.
  2. Web site: Sandown Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-03-24.
  3. Web site: Sandown railway station. dictionaryofsydney.org. 2020-03-24.
  4. Web site: Camellia. Australian Railway Historical Society. 24 March 2020.
  5. "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
  6. 1992. Cityrail launches new timetable. Railway Digest. February 1992. 45.
  7. Web site: Project Overview. Parramatta Light Rail. 24 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Government Gazette. NSW legislation. 24 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Sandown Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-03-26.
  10. Web site: Sandown Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-03-26.
  11. Web site: Sandown Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-04-04.
  12. Web site: Sandown Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-04-04.
  13. Web site: Cream Of Tartar Works Platform. www.nswrail.net. 2020-03-24.