Metropolitan Meat Platform railway station

Metropolitan Meat Platform
General information
Other names	Metropolitan Meat Platforms Metropolitan Meat Board Platform Metropolitan Meats Metro Meats
Location	Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°51′02″S151°04′12″E / 33.8505°S 151.0700°E / -33.8505; 151.0700 (Metropolitan Meat Platform railway station (closed))
Operated by	State Rail Authority
Line(s)	Abattoirs
Distance	16.780 km (10.427 mi) from Central
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Opened	11 January 1915(110 years ago) (1915-01-11)
Closed	9 November 1984(40 years ago) (1984-11-09)
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station Brickworks towards Abattoirs Abattoirs Line Pippita towards Flemington or Auburn

Metropolitan Meat Platform railway station was a suburban railway station located on the Abattoirs line, serving the former State Abattoirs in the modern Sydney suburb of Sydney Olympic Park.

History

Metropolitan Meat Platform was opened on 11 January 1915, on the Abattoirs railway line which had originally opened in 1911. ^{[1] [2]}

The station was opened as a result of the formation of the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board of New South Wales. The board had been established as part of the "Meat Industry Act 1915", to oversee and control the slaughtering of cattle and inspect meat products. Metropolitan Meat Platform provided service for board members visiting the abattoirs. ^[3]

Metropolitan Meat Platform itself was rarely included in suburban rail maps, but passenger services were provided and operated by CPH railmotors, until the line north of Pippita railway station closed on 9 November 1984 including the station. ^{[4] [2] [5]}

As part of the construction of the Sydney Olympic Park for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the station was demolished and built over, with no remnants now extant. ^[1] The Olympic Park railway line is built over sections of the former Abattoirs branch, both east and west of the former station. ^[6]

Name

Throughout its existence, the station was referred to by a number of names, including: ^[7]

• Metropolitan Meat Platform
• Metropolitan Meat Platforms
• Metropolitan Meat Board Platform
• Metropolitan Meats
• Metro Meats

See also

• Olympic Park railway station, Sydney

References

1. Metropolitan Meat Platforms railway station NSWrail.net, accessed 18 August 2024
2. Abattoirs railway line NSWrail.net, accessed 19 August 2024
3. METROPOLITAN MEAT INDUSTRY BOARD Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW: 1901-2001). Trove. National Library of Australia. 15 June 1917, accessed 18 August 2024
4. "Sydney-Newcastle Suburban & Interurban Timetable" State Rail Authority of New South Wales June 1984 page 120
5. "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
6. Olympic Park railway line NSWrail.net, accessed 19 August 2024
7. New South Wales railways : diagram map, 1951 / issued by the Commissioner for Railways. Trove, National Library of Australia. 1951, accessed 19 August 2024