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.
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[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
- ^ 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
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Terminus
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Rookwood Cemetery Line |
towards Regents Street
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