Hardies railway station

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Hardies
General information
Coordinates 33°49′10″S151°01′30″E / 33.8194°S 151.0251°E / -33.8194; 151.0251
Operated by CityRail
Line(s) Sandown
Distance22.95 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened4 April 1938
Closed19 December 1991
Rebuilt18 June 1959
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding stationFormer servicesFollowing station
Goodyear
towards Sandown
Sandown Line Rosehill
Terminus

Hardies railway station was a railway station on the Sandown railway line in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia. [1] It opened 4 April 1938 [2] and served a nearby factory owned by James Hardie Industries. On 18 June 1959, the original platform was replaced by a new one located on the up track on the Sandown side of the Grand Avenue level crossing. [3] Passenger services on the Sandown line, and hence to Hardies, ceased on 19 December 1991. [4]

Hardie was among a number of companies that had private sidings on the line. [5] These were named Hardies Asbestos Siding (originally the Asbestos Slate and Sheet Manufacturing Siding), which opened on 25 October 1916, and Hardies Asbestos Siding No. 2, which opened on 1 May 1926. Both sidings were connected separately to the line and were removed on 13 November 1990. [3]

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References

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