Metropolitan Meat Platform railway station was a railway station located on the Abattoirs line, serving the former State Abattoirs in Sydney, New South Wales.
Metropolitan Meat Platform | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Metropolitan Meat Platforms Metropolitan Meat Board Platform Metropolitan Meats | ||||||||||
| Location | Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°51′02″S 151°04′12″E / 33.8505°S 151.0700°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | State Rail Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Abattoirs | ||||||||||
| Distance | 16.780 kilometres (10.427 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 January 1915 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1984 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
editMetropolitan Meat Platform was opened on 11 January 1915 and closed in late 1984. The Olympic Park railway line is built over sections of the former Abattoirs branch, both east and west of the former station.[1][2]
The station was opened as a result of the formation of the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board of New South Wales. The board had been established as part of the "Meat Industry Act 1915", to oversee and control the slaughtering of cattle and inspect meat products. Metropolitan Meat Platform provided service for board members visiting the abattoirs.[3]
The station itself was rarely included in suburban rail maps, but passenger services were provided and operated by CPH railmotors, until the line north of Pippita railway station closed in late 1984 including Metropolitan Meat Platform.[4][5][6]
As part of the construction of the Sydney Olympic Park, the station was demolished and built over, with no remnants now extant.[1]
Name
editThroughout its existence, the station was referred to by a number of names, including:[7]
- Metropolitan Meat Platform
- Metropolitan Meat Platforms
- Metropolitan Meat Board Platform
- Metropolitan Meats
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Metropolitan Meat Platforms railway station NSWrail.net, accessed 18 August 2024
- ^ Olympic Park railway line NSWrail.net, accessed 19 August 2024
- ^ METROPOLITAN MEAT INDUSTRY BOARD Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW: 1901-2001). Trove. National Library of Australia. 15 June 1917, accessed 18 August 2024
- ^ "Sydney-Newcastle Suburban & Interurban Timetable" State Rail Authority of New South Wales June 1984 page 120
- ^ Abattoirs railway line NSWrail.net, accessed 19 August 2024
- ^ "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
- ^ New South Wales railways : diagram map, 1951 / issued by the Commissioner for Railways. Trove, National Library of Australia. 1951, accessed 19 August 2024