Rosehill railway station is a disused railway station in

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that is located next to

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. It was open between 1888 and 2020. It served passengers on the

Sandown railway line The Sandown Line is a short former industrial railway line in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It began life as the Bennett's Railway, opening on 17 November 1888. The line diverges from the Carlingford railway line, ...

until 1991, the

Carlingford line The Carlingford railway line was a railway line in Sydney, Australia. It was opened from Clyde to Subiaco (later renamed Camellia) in January 1885, then by means of the construction of a bridge across the Parramatta River, to Carlingford in A ...

until 2020, and special event services to the racecourse, as well as serving the local suburb of Rosehill.

History

Rosehill station opened on 17 November 1888. The station was relocated on 14 May 1959. It lies at the end of a double track section from the Main Western line junction at

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. The station has two platforms, a four car platform on the Carlingford branch, and a 16 car platform on the Sandown line, which was used by

trains on selected racedays. Immediately south of platform 2 is a protected tree with a dilapidated fence around it.

Closure

The majority of the Carlingford railway line is being converted to light rail as part of the

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project. The Carlingford line including Rosehill station closed on 5 January 2020 and the Sandown line closed in July 2019, to enable light rail construction to proceed.

Platforms & former services

At the time the station closed the platforms had the following services:

Transport links

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operates one route via Rosehill station: * M92: Parramatta station to Sutherland station Rosehill station was served by one NightRide route: *N61: Carlingford station to City (Town Hall)

Trackplan

References

External links

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Rosehill station details
Transport for NSW Disused railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888 Railway stations closed in 2020 2020 disestablishments in Australia City of Parramatta