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 | |||||||||||
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| Closed commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Station platform and building, November 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Brodie Street, Rydalmere Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°48′37″S 151°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 (14.92 mi) 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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History
editRydalmere 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
editAt the time the station closed, the platform had the following services:
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Carlingford services to Clyde |
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Transport links
editState Transit operated six bus routes via Rydalmere station:
- 500X: Hyde Park via to Parramatta station[8]
- 521: Eastwood to Parramatta station[9]
- 523: West Ryde station to Parramatta station[10]
- 524: West Ryde station to Parramatta station via Melrose Park[11]
- 525: Westfield Burwood to Parramatta station[12]
Rydalmere station was served by one NightRide route:
References
edit- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Rydalmere Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "Infrastructure" Railway Digest September 1993 page 395
- ^ T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail –Temporary Transport Plan Archived 10 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
- ^ "Parramatta Light Rail – How the preferred network was chosen". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Wood, Brenden (14 April 2020). "Sydney's newest ghost train platforms". Medium. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "T6: Carlingford line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 520". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 521". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 523". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 524". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 525". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N61 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Rydalmere railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Rydalmere station details Transport for NSW
