Sandown railway station, Sydney

Sandown
Aerial view of the location of the former platform near the line's dead-end
General information
LocationGrand Avenue, Camellia
Australia
Coordinates33°49′10″S 151°02′16″E / 33.8195°S 151.0377°E / -33.8195; 151.0377 (Sandown railway station, Sydney (closed))
OperatorCityRail
LineSandown
Distance24.23 kilometres (15.06 mi) from Central
Platforms1 (1 side)
Tracks1
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened24 October 1892 (1892-10-24)
Closed19 December 1991 (1991-12-19)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Terminus Sandown Line Cream of Tartar Works
towards Rosehill
Location

Sandown railway station was a suburban railway station and the terminus of the Sandown railway line, serving the then-industrial Sydney suburb of Camellia.

History

Sandown station opened on 24 October 1892.[1] The station was situated adjacent to the Parramatta River and was the location for a container terminal as well as a refinery tanker loading facility.[2][3] Public electric train services on the Sandown line commenced on 10 August 1959.[4]

Passenger services from Sandown to the Abattoirs line were operated by CPH railmotors operating 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]

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.


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