Goodyear railway station

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Goodyear
General information
Coordinates 33°49′11″S151°01′44″E / 33.8198°S 151.0290°E / -33.8198; 151.0290
Operated by CityRail
Line(s) Sandown
Distance23.42 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
OpenedJanuary 1934
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding stationFormer servicesFollowing station
Cream of Tartar Works
towards Sandown
Sandown Line Hardies
towards Rosehill

Goodyear railway station was a railway station on the Sandown railway line in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia. [1] It opened in January 1934 and served the Goodyear tyre factory in Camellia. [2] [3] The closure of Goodyear station preceded the closure of Hardies and Sandown.[ citation needed ]

Goodyear was among a number of companies that had private sidings on the line. [4]

Neighbouring stations

Cream of Tartar Works railway station, which was located down from the station, closed in July 1959. [5]

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References

  1. "Camellia". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Goodyear Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. "Contamination Study - Part 1 - High Level Contamination Review" (PDF). New South Wales Department of Planning. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. McClymont, John (June 2009). "Camellia". University of Technology Sydney. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. "Cream Of Tartar Works Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.