Cream of Tartar Works railway station

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Cream of Tartar Works
General information
LocationAustralia
Coordinates 33°49′13″S151°02′02″E / 33.8202°S 151.0338°E / -33.8202; 151.0338
Operated by Department of Railways
Line(s) Sandown
Distance23.656 kilometres (14.699 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened7 March 1927
ClosedJuly 1959
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding stationFormer servicesFollowing station
Sandown
Terminus
Sandown Line Goodyear
towards Rosehill

Cream of Tartar Works railway station was a railway station located on the Sandown railway line in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia. [1] The station opened 7 March 1927 and served the Australian Cream Tartar Company factory in Camellia. [2] [3] It closed in July 1959, the same year the Sandown line was electrified in August. [2] [4]

Cream of Tartar was among a number of companies that had private sidings on the line. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Cream Of Tartar Works Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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