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Rookwood railway station, Sydney

Coordinates: 33°51′53″S 151°03′09″E / 33.8646°S 151.0525°E / -33.8646; 151.0525
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Rookwood
General information
LocationRailway Street, Lidcombe
Australia
Coordinates33°51′53″S 151°03′09″E / 33.8646°S 151.0525°E / -33.8646; 151.0525
Operated byDepartment of Railways
Line(s)Main Suburban Line
Platforms2 (side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1887 (1887)
Closed1967 (1967)
Previous namesNecropolis (c.1887-1914)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Lidcombe
towards Bourke
Main Western Line Flemington
towards Sydney

Rookwood railway station was a railway station on Sydney's Main Suburban railway line, which served the Rookwood Cemetery, and the suburb of Rookwood. The station was located between the bridge over Arthur street and the westernmost junction of the Flemington rail yard. It consisted of two single faced platforms, one on the up suburban line and the other on the down suburban line.[1]

History

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The station opened as Necropolis sometime before 1887. Its name was changed to Rookwood on 1 January 1914.[2] It was closed in 1967.

References

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  1. ^ Rolfe Bozier, Rookwood Railway Station, www.nswrail.net, 4 April 2006
  2. ^ State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins..., Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority of New South Wales