Goodyear Platform railway station
Goodyear Platform was a railway station on the Sandown railway line in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia.[1] It opened in January 1934 and served the Goodyear tyre factory in Camellia.[2][3] The closure of Goodyear station preceded the closure of Hardies and Sandown.
Goodyear | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°49′11″S 151°01′44″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | CityRail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Sandown | ||||||||||
Distance | 23.42 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | January 1934 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Goodyear was among a number of companies that had private sidings on the line.[4]
Neighbouring stations
Cream Of Tartar Works Platform, which was located down from the station, closed in July 1959.[5]
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References
- "Camellia". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Goodyear Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Contamination Study - Part 1 - High Level Contamination Review" (PDF). New South Wales Department of Planning. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- McClymont, John (June 2009). "Camellia". University of Technology Sydney. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "Cream Of Tartar Works Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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