Rozelle Yard

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Rozelle Yard
Location
Location Rozelle
Coordinates 33°52′13″S151°10′21″E / 33.8703°S 151.1724°E / -33.8703; 151.1724 [1]
Characteristics
Owner RailCorp
Operator Pacific National
FreightCorp
State Rail Authority
Public Transport Commission
New South Wales Government Railways
TypeFreight
History
Opened23 January 1922
Closed2009
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Rozelle Yard was a goods railway yard in Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia. It was one of two major yards on the Metropolitan Goods line, the other being in Darling Harbour. [2] Since heavy rail traffic ceased, part of the site has been redeveloped into a light rail depot and maintenance facility. The site of the former yard was redeveloped into Rozelle Interchange.

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History

By 1908, goods traffic on the line to Darling Harbour and the neighbouring suburban lines had become excessive, with 592 wagons arriving each day and 512 being dispatched. [3] It was decided to construct the Metropolitan Goods line from Sefton to Darling Harbour via Enfield, Dulwich Hill and Rozelle, with extensions to Botany and the State Abattoirs at Homebush Bay. The initial scheme, approved by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Works, approved the initial line from Dulwich Hill to Darling Harbour. To avoid an opening rail bridge alongside the existing Glebe Island Bridge, a circuitous route was built around Rozelle Bay through Pyrmont. The proposal, which included two tunnels under Pyrmont and Glebe, was approved on 23 November 1914, and the line opened on 23 January 1922. [4] A branch line from the yard served White Bay Power Station. [5] The yard was electrified in September 1967. [6]

In January 1996, the Lilyfield to Central section of the Metropolitan Goods line closed. Much of the alignment was reutilised by the Inner West Light Rail that opened to Wentworth Park in August 1997 and was extended to Lilyfield in August 2000. [7] [8] [9] The yard saw a considerable decline in traffic throughout the 2000s, becoming overgrown and being used only intermittently for storage of disused passenger and freight carriages. Traffic on the line ceased in 2009 and the yard fell out of use. [10]

Redevelopment

A light rail stop serving Lilyfield, located adjacent to the rail yards, opened on 13 August 2000 as the terminus of the Wentworth Park-Lilyfield extension of the Inner West Light Rail. [11]

In February 2010, following the cessation of goods traffic the previous year, the Keneally Government announced a 5.6-kilometre (3.5 mi) extension of the light rail from Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill. [12] A stabling facility was built to the west of Lilyfield station. [13] A second platform was added at Lilyfield for services towards Dulwich Hill. The Dulwich Hill extension opened in 2014.

The site of the yard is within the area covered by the Bays Precinct project. [14] Rozelle rail yards will be one of ten sub-precincts within Bays West. Ten hectares of parkland are to be built on the site under draft plans. [15]

A maintenance depot was constructed next to the station on the site of the Rozelle Rail Yards. Part of the yard was utilised by the WestConnex M4-M5 Link and the Rozelle Interchange. As a result of the renewal works, the precinct includes ten hectares of green space featuring smokestacks, sports fields and recreational facilities. [16] [17] [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rozelle - Darling Harbour Goods Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches -- Illawarra & Branches" State Rail Authority Sydney, p. 97.
  4. ↑ The Direct & Scenic Routes to Darling Harbour Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 741 July 1999 pages 265-271
  5. ↑ Rozelle-Darling Harbour Goods Line Nswrail.net
  6. ↑ News Railway Gazette 15 December 1967 page 923
  7. ↑ Last Freight Finishes on Darling Harbour Line Railway Digest March 1996 Page 15
  8. ↑ Sydney's Tram Extension Opens Railway Digest September 2000 page 4
  9. ↑ Sydney Metro Light Rail, Australia railway-technology.com
  10. ↑ "Lost Railways: Rozelle-Darling Harbour Goods Line". www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Light Rail Extension Opens Trolley Wire issue 2828 August 2000 pages 14-20
  12. ↑ "Inner West Light rail extension now complete". Transport for NSW. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Inner West Light Rail Extension – Light rail stabling within the former Rozelle Goods Yard" (PDF). John Holland . Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "The Bays". www.ugdc.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  15. ↑ O'Sullivan, Matt (22 April 2022). "Leaked plans reveal building heights for White Bay Power Station development". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Rozelle Rail Yards". thebayssydney.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Rozelle rail yards to be transformed – Ciao Magazine". ciaomagazine.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "M4-M5 Link Rozelle Interchange". WestConnex . Retrieved 11 August 2019.

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