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Railway stop in Sydney, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cemetery Station No. 2 was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the Rookwood Cemetery.
Cemetery Station No. 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() The station at year of closure, in 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°52′39″S 151°03′08″E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Department of Railways | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Rookwood Cemetery | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 18.397 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 31 December 1901 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 29 December 1948 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Roman Catholic Platform (1901-1908) | |||||||||||||||
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The station opened as Roman Catholic Platform on 31 December 1901. The name was changed to Cemetery Station No. 2 on 15 June 1908. The station was closed on 29 December 1948.[1][2] When compared to the neighbouring Cemetery Station No. 1, the station lacked grandeur, consisting of only a timber shed and curved platform.[3]
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