Cemetery Station No. 3 railway station, Sydney

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Cemetery Station No. 3 was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the Rookwood Cemetery.

Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Statistics for sidebar 4 Neighbouring stations

[edit] History

The station opened as Mortuary station on 26 May, 1897. The name was changed to Mortuary Terminus on 26 July 1897, then to Cemetery Station No. 3 on 15 June 1908. The station was closed on 29 December, 1948 ^[1]. Its location is adjacent to the current Catholic Cemeteries Board HQ office and carpark and the 408 bus terminus.

[edit] References

1. ^ 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,

[edit] Statistics for sidebar

• Distance from Central: 18.821 km

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		Closed Lines		Following station
Cemetery Station No. 4 Terminus		Rookwood Cemetery Line		Cemetery Station No. 2 towards Regents Street