Sandown Platform railway station

Sandown Platform was a railway station in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia, which opened 24 October 1892.[1] The station was situated on the Sandown railway line adjacent to the Parramatta River and was the location for a container terminal as well as a refinery tanker loading facility.[2][3] It was the terminus for electric train services on the Sandown line which commenced 10 August 1959.[4]

Sandown
The platform was located near the Sandown line's dead-end
General information
Coordinates33°49′10″S 151°02′16″E
Operated byCityRail
Line(s)Sandown
Distance24.23 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened24 October 1892
Closed19 December 1991
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Terminus Sandown Line Cream Of Tartar
towards Rosehill

Passenger services for the Abattoirs line were operated by CPH railmotors operating from Sandown via Lidcombe until November 1984.[5] Passenger services to Sandown ceased on 19 December 1991.[6] The Sandown line officially closed on 1 July 2019, with a section of the corridor set aside for use as part of the Parramatta Light Rail.[7][8]

A signal box, the Steel Plate loading platform and sidings belonging to the refinery were located beyond Sandown.[9][10][11] A siding branched off the line just before the platform.[12]

Neighbouring stations

Cream Of Tartar Works Platform, which was located up from Sandown Platform, closed in July 1959.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Camellia". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. "Sandown railway station". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "Camellia" (PDF). Australian Railway Historical Society. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
  6. "Cityrail launches new timetable". Railway Digest (February 1992): 45. 1992.
  7. "Project Overview" (PDF). Parramatta Light Rail. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  8. "Government Gazette" (PDF). NSW legislation. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  10. "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  13. "Cream Of Tartar Works Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.


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