Hardies railway station was a railway station on the Sandown railway line in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia.[1] It opened 4 April 1938[2] and served a nearby factory owned by James Hardie Industries. On 18 June 1959, the original platform was replaced by a new one located on the up track on the Sandown side of the Grand Avenue level crossing.[3] Passenger services on the Sandown line, and hence to Hardies, ceased on 19 December 1991.[4]
Hardies | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°49′10″S 151°01′30″E / 33.8194°S 151.0251°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | CityRail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Sandown | ||||||||||
Distance | 22.95 kilometres (14.26 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 4 April 1938 | ||||||||||
Closed | 19 December 1991 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 18 June 1959 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Hardie was among a number of companies that had private sidings on the line.[5] These were named Hardies Asbestos Siding (originally the Asbestos Slate and Sheet Manufacturing Siding), which opened on 25 October 1916, and Hardies Asbestos Siding No. 2, which opened on 1 May 1926. Both sidings were connected separately to the line and were removed on 13 November 1990.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Camellia". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Hardies Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Camellia" (PDF). Australian Railway Historical Society. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Cityrail launches new timetable". Railway Digest (February 1992): 45. 1992.
- ^ McClymont, John (June 2009). "Camellia". University of Technology Sydney. Retrieved 2 April 2020.