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Pippita railway station

Coordinates: 33°51′32″S 151°03′42″E / 33.8589°S 151.0617°E / -33.8589; 151.0617
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Pippita
General information
Coordinates33°51′32″S 151°03′42″E / 33.8589°S 151.0617°E / -33.8589; 151.0617
Operated byCityRail
Line(s)Abattoirs
Distance15.59 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened4 October 1940
Closed20 October 1995
ElectrifiedYes

Pippita railway station was a railway station on the former Abattoirs line in Sydney, New South Wales.[1][2][3] The station opened on 4 October 1940 and closed on 20 October 1995.[1] The Olympic Park line, which extends over the former Abattoirs branch, connects to the network on the Main South line at the site of the former station.[4][5]

Passenger services on the Abattoirs line were operated by CPH railmotors operating from Sandown via Lidcombe until November 1984. After this, Pippita (now as the terminus) was served by single-deck suburban electric trains known as "Red Rattlers".[6] Pippita continued to be served by a sole daily service to Central until 20 October 1995, operated in its later days by a V set.[7]

Pippita station served the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory located in Lidcombe.[citation needed][8]

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   Closed Sydney stations   Following station
Metropolitan Meat Platforms   Abattoirs line   Flemington

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pippita Station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. ^ "Pippita railway station". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 2020-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Abattoirs Branch". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. ^ "Olympic Park Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. ^ "Main South Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  6. ^ "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
  7. ^ Oakes, John (2001). Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 72–84. ISBN 0 909650 54 3.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)