Rydalmere railway station

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Rydalmere
Closed commuter rail station
Rydalmere railway station.JPG
Station platform and building in November 2012
General information
LocationBrodie Street, Rydalmere
Coordinates 33°48′37″S151°01′45″E / 33.81013889°S 151.0291889°E / -33.81013889; 151.0291889
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Carlingford
Distance24.01 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusDemolished
Station code RYD
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened20 April 1896
Closed5 January 2020
Rebuilt28 June 1993
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesVictoria Road
Passengers
2013150 (daily) [1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank236
Former services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Dundas
towards Carlingford
Carlingford Line (1885–2020) Camellia
towards Clyde

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.

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History

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]

Platforms & former services

At the time the station closed, the platform had the following services:

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Carlingford
services to Clyde
[7]

State Transit operated six bus routes via Rydalmere station:

Rydalmere station was served by one NightRide route:

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