Cemetery Station No. 3 railway station, Sydney

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Cemetery Station No. 3 was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the Rookwood Cemetery.

[edit] History

The station opened as Mortuary station on 26th May, 1897. The name was changed to Mortuary Terminus on 26th July 1897, then to Cemetery Station No. 3 on 15th June 1908. The station was closed on 29th December, 1948 ^[1]. Its location is adjacent to the current Catholic Cemeteries Board HQ office and carpark and the 408 bus terminus.

[edit] References

1. ^ 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,

[edit] Statistics for sidebar

• Distance from Central: 18.821km

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Cemetery Station No. 2	Rookwood Cemetery Line	Cemetery Station No. 4