Rydalmere | |||||||||||
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Closed commuter rail station | |||||||||||
Station platform and building in November 2012 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Brodie Street, Rydalmere | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°48′37″S151°01′45″E / 33.81013889°S 151.0291889°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Carlingford | ||||||||||
Distance | 24.01 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
Station code | RYD | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 April 1896 | ||||||||||
Closed | 5 January 2020 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 28 June 1993 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Victoria Road | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013 | 150 (daily) [1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
Rank | 236 | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
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Rydalmere railway station, originally Victoria Road railway station, was a railway station in Sydney, Australia that was open between 1896 and 2020. It was located on the Carlingford line and served the suburb of Rydalmere. At the time of closure, Rydalmere station was served by Sydney Trains T6 Carlingford line services.
Rydalmere station opened on 20 April 1896 as Victoria Road. It was renamed Rydalmere on 1 August 1901. [2] The station was originally located on the western side of the line. It was replaced by a new station on the eastern side over the former goods siding on 28 June 1993. [3]
The Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line is being converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project with the line closed on 5 January 2020. [4] [5]
The station and surrounding land were fully demolished in April 2020, to be replaced with Yallamundi Light Rail Stop. [6]
At the time the station closed, the platform had the following services:
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Carlingford services to Clyde | [7] |
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State Transit operated six bus routes via Rydalmere station:
Rydalmere station was served by one NightRide route:
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