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Encyclopedia > Rookwood Cemetery railway line, Sydney
Haslem's Creek Cemetery station (Cemetery Station No. 1) c1865[1]
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Haslem's Creek Cemetery station (Cemetery Station No. 1) c1865[1]

The Rookwood Cemetery Line used to be a part of the Sydney suburban network now known as CityRail. The line serviced Rookwood Cemetery and was built in 1864, opening on 22nd October 1864[2][3]. Official logo of the CityRail network The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network Old-style manual train indicator boards commonly used in many CityRail stations CityRail is the name of the extensive system of urban, suburban and intercity passenger railways based in metropolitan... Frazer Mausoleum, Rookwood. ...


At the time of its opening the line went as far as Cemetery Station No. 1. On 26th May, 1897 an extension of the line to Cemetery Station No. 3 was opened [3]. The extension required the removal of a waiting room on the rear wall of the Cemetery Station No. 1[2], so the line could pass right through the building. A final extension, to Cemetery Station No. 4 opened on 19th June, 1908[3]. The line closed in 1948[2][1]. Haslems Creek Cemetery station c1865[1] Cemetery Station No. ... Haslems Creek Cemetery station c1865[1] Cemetery Station No. ...


Rookwood Cemetery line stations

Station names are based on the current name of the station, or the name of the station when it was closed.

Haslems Creek Cemetery station c1865[1] Cemetery Station No. ...

References

  1. ^ a b 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,
  2. ^ a b c Heritage page from All Saint's Church Ainslie website
  3. ^ a b c List of Opening Dates of N.S.W. Rail Lines Prior to June 1942: Compiled from listings in The Retired Rail and Tramwayman, 1942


 

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