Cemetery Station No. 2 railway station

Cemetery Station No. 2
The station at year of closure, in 1948
General information
Location	Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°52′39″S 151°03′08″E
Operated by	Department of Railways
Line(s)	Rookwood Cemetery
Distance	18.397 kilometres (11.431 mi) from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Opened	31 December 1901
Closed	29 December 1948
Electrified	No
Previous names	Roman Catholic Platform (1901-1908)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station Cemetery Station No. 3 towards Cemetery Station No. 4 Rookwood Cemetery Line Cemetery Station No. 1 towards Regent Street Closed Sydney stations

Cemetery Station No. 2 was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the Rookwood Cemetery.

History

The station opened as Roman Catholic Platform on 31 December 1901. The name was changed to Cemetery Station No. 2 on 15 June 1908. The station was closed on 29 December 1948.[1][2] When compared to the neighbouring Cemetery Station No. 1, the station lacked grandeur, consisting of only a timber shed and curved platform.[3]

References

1. State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins..., Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority of New South Wales.
2. "No 2 Mortuary Station". nswrail.net. Rolfe Bozier. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
3. Rookwood Necropolis Railway - Lidcombe, NSW, Past/Lives of the Near Future. Michael Wayne. Retrieved 18 June 2024.