Warwick Farm Racecourse railway station was a railway station on the Warwick Farm Racecourse branch line in Warwick Farm, New South Wales, Australia. The station served the Warwick Farm Racecourse.
Warwick Farm Racecourse | |||||||||||
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| Location | Warwick Farm, Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′47″S 150°56′28″E / 33.9131°S 150.9412°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | State Rail Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Warwick Farm Racecourse | ||||||||||
| Distance | 34.68 kilometres (21.55 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 June 1889 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 18 August 1990 | ||||||||||
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The station opened on 12 June 1889.[1][2] The station was utilized during the First world war to transport troops from the war time Warwick Farm Camp.[3][4][5]
From 19 November 1977 to 16 February 1979, the station was not used. Although reopening in 1979, the branch line was officially closed in 1991, with the last passenger train running on 18 August 1990.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Warwick Farm Racecourse". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 1507. New South Wales, Australia. 25 May 1889. p. 1098. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Warwick Farm Racecourse". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 15, 964. New South Wales, Australia. 23 May 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE CAMPS". The Daily Telegraph. No. 11, 299. New South Wales, Australia. 10 August 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WARWICK FARM CAMP". The Sun. No. 1624. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WARWICK FARM A CAMP". Singleton Argus. New South Wales, Australia. 12 August 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Warwick Farm Racecourse Platform". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Gatehouse foundations at Warwick Farm Railway Station, September 1979, 1970, retrieved 1 July 2024
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