Regents Street railway station, Sydney

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Station Information
Regents Street (Mortuary)

Line	Rookwood
Distance from Central Station	0.450 km
Number of Platforms	1
Number of Tracks	1
Station Status	Reused
Station Opened	29th June, 1869
Station Closed	Not closed
Google map of station	Link

Regents Street was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. Funeral trains departed the station, bound for Rookwood Cemetery. The station found later use as a part of Sydney Yard. The ornate station building is still standing on the western side of Sydney Yard.

1 History
2 References
3 Image Gallery
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[edit] History

The station opened as Mortuary on 29th June 1869. At some point its name was changed to Regents Street, after the street on which it is located^[1]. In practice the station is also referred to by the name Regent Street^[2].

From 14th March 1938 the station found a new use as a platform for horses and dogs. From February 1950 it was used as a platform for parcels.^[1]. In recent years the station building has seen use as a function centre^[3].

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b 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,
^ Name painted on a seat on the platform of the station. Observed on 17th July 2006.
^ Internet Archive entry for Blue Rock Catering, February 9th, 2005.

[edit] Image Gallery

The ornate stonework of the Regents Street station building.

The entrance	Stonework near the entrance	The awning over the entrance	Outside the platform
Inside the platform	Stonework detail inside	Sydney Yard from the platform	A station seat