Rookwood was a railway station on Sydney's

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, which served the

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. The station was located between the bridge over Arthur street and the westernmost junction of the Flemington rail yard. It consisted of two single faced platforms, one on the up suburban line and the other on the down suburban line.Rolfe Bozier
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4 April 2006 The adjacent stations were

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and Flemington.

History

The station opened as Necropolis sometime before 1887. Its name was changed to Rookwood on 1 January 1914.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 It was closed in 1967.

References

Disused railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1887 Railway stations closed in 1967 1967 disestablishments in Australia Railway stations in Australia closed in the 1960s {{NewSouthWales-railstation-stub