Rosehill railway station

Rosehill Railway Station was a railway station in Sydney, Australia that was located next to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. It was open between 1888 and 2020. It served passengers on the Sandown Railway Line until 1991, the Carlingford Line until 2020, and special event services to the racecourse, as well as serving the local suburb of Rosehill.

For the former railway station in England, see Rosehill railway station (England).

Rosehill
Closed commuter rail station
Northbound view in December 2019
General information
LocationJames Ruse Drive, Rosehill
Coordinates33°49′24″S 151°01′19″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Carlingford
Sandown
Distance22.42 km (13.931 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
Station codeRSL
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened17 November 1888
Closed5 January 2020
Rebuilt14 May 1959
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013100 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank247
Former services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Camellia
towards Carlingford
 Carlingford Line (1885–2020) Clyde
Terminus
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Hardies
towards Sandown
 Sandown Line
ceased 1991
 Terminus

History

Rosehill Station opened on 17 November 1888.[2] The station was relocated on 14 May 1959.[3]

The station was located at the end of a double track section from the Main Western line junction at Clyde. The station had two platforms, a four car platform on the Carlingford branch, and a 16 car platform on the Sandown line, which was used by Rosehill Gardens Racecourse trains on selected race days. Immediately south of the former platform 2 is a protected tree with a dilapidated fence around it.

Closure

The majority of the Carlingford railway line has been converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project. The entirety of the Carlingford Line, including Rosehill Railway Station, closed on 5 January 2020 and the Sandown Line closed in July 2019, to enable light rail construction to proceed.[4][5]

Rosehill Railway Station was demolished in late 2022 to make way for the construction of the Clyde Stabling and Maintenance Facility as part of the Sydney Metro West Project.[6]

Platforms & former services

At the time the station closed the platforms had the following services:

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 special events for Rosehill Gardens Racecourse only, former Sandown Line platform
2 services to Carlingford
services to Clyde		 [7]

Transdev NSW operates one route via Rosehill station:

Rosehill station was served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan
Track layout

References
  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. Rosehill Station NSWrail.net
  3. Rosehill Railway Station Footbridge NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. "Parramatta Light Rail | Stage 1 – Westmead to Carlingford via Camellia: Environmental Impact Statement" (PDF). Transport for NSW. pp. 5–65, 5–66. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail –Temporary Transport Plan Transport for NSW
  6. "Clyde Stabling and Maintenance Facility | Sydney Metro". www.sydneymetro.info. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. "T6: Carlingford line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. "Transdev NSW route M92". Transport for NSW.
  9. "N61 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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