Cemetery Station No. 4 railway station, Sydney

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Cemetery Station No. 4 was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the Rookwood Cemetery.

[edit] History

The station opened on 15th June, 1908 and closed on 29th December, 1948 ^[1]. This station ran to through the 'new' Jewish Section of past the Rookwood Crematorium (shielded from the trains by the still existent tall and decorative columbarium wall west of the building) and terminating with a siding at the 'new' Anglican & General Office that opened in the 30's.^[2] There were no station buildings only ever twin platforms.

[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,
2. ^ Friends of Rookwood (2002) A Rookwood Ramble (book). A short self guided walking tour, NSW.

2. Friends of Rookwood, RIP - Rookwood in Profile (Newsletter of the Friends of Rookwood, Inc) Vol 1, Sept 1996

[edit] Statistics for sidebar

• Distance from Central: 19.752km

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Cemetery Station No. 3	Rookwood Cemetery Line	terminus