Rookwood railway station, Sydney

Rookwood
Station information
Line Main Suburban Line
Distance from
Central Station		 15.831km
Number of Platforms 2 Single Faced Platforms
Number of Tracks 2
Station Status Closed
Station opened 1887 (1887)
Station closed 1967 (1967)

Rookwood was a railway station on Sydney's South railway line. Until its closure in 1967 it served the Rookwood Cemetery. The station was located between the bridge over Arthur street and the western most 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

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

References

  1. ^ Rolfe Bozier, Rookwood Railway Station, www.nswrail.net, 4th 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,
Preceding station   CityRail   Following station
towards Campbelltown
 South Line
(closed station)
towards Central