Cemetery Station No. 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() The station at year of closure, in 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location |
Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°52′39″S 151°03′08″E / 33.8776°S 151.0521°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Department of Railways | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Rookwood Cemetery | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 18.397 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 31 December 1901 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 29 December 1948 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Roman Catholic Platform (1901-1908) | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Cemetery Station No. 2 was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the Rookwood Cemetery.
The station opened as Roman Catholic Platform on 31 December 1901. The name was changed to Cemetery Station No. 2 on 15 June 1908. The station was closed on 29 December 1948. [1] [2] When compared to the neighbouring Cemetery Station No. 1, the station lacked grandeur, consisting of only a timber shed and curved platform. [3]
Cemetery Station No. 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() The station at year of closure, in 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location |
Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°52′39″S 151°03′08″E / 33.8776°S 151.0521°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Department of Railways | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Rookwood Cemetery | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 18.397 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 31 December 1901 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 29 December 1948 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Roman Catholic Platform (1901-1908) | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Cemetery Station No. 2 was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the Rookwood Cemetery.
The station opened as Roman Catholic Platform on 31 December 1901. The name was changed to Cemetery Station No. 2 on 15 June 1908. The station was closed on 29 December 1948. [1] [2] When compared to the neighbouring Cemetery Station No. 1, the station lacked grandeur, consisting of only a timber shed and curved platform. [3]