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Regent Street railway station
Former railway station in Sydney, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Regent Street railway station, formerly known as the Mortuary railway station, was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. Funeral trains departed from the station, bound for Rookwood Cemetery. The station found later use as a part of Sydney Yard. The ornate Gothic building is still standing on the western side of Sydney Yard at Chippendale, close to Central railway station and Railway Square. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2]
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![]() Regent Street Railway Station, also known as the Mortuary Station | |||||||||||||||
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Location | Regent Street, Chippendale (Map) | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°53′12″S 151°12′09″E | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Rozelle–Darling Harbour | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Status | Reused | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 29 June 1869 | ||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 21 April 1985 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Mortuary (1869-1938) | ||||||||||||||
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Regent Street railway station | |
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![]() Mortuary station in 1872 | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Former railway station |
Architectural style | Victorian Free Gothic |
Coordinates | 33°53′12″S 151°12′08″E |
Construction started | 1868 |
Completed | 22 March 1869 (1869-03-22) |
Opened | June 1869 (1869-06) |
Client | New South Wales Government Railways |
Owner | Government of New South Wales |
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Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James Barnet (1868–1869) |
Architecture firm | Colonial Architect of New South Wales |
Developer | Government of New South Wales |
Main contractor | Stoddart & Medways |
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