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Port Botany Railway Line
The Sydney Freight Network is a network of dedicated railway lines for freight in Sydney, Australia, linking the state's rural and interstate rail network with the city's main yard at Enfield and Port Botany. Its primary components are the Southern Sydney Freight Line (SSFL) and a line from Sefton to Enfield and Port Botany (known as the Metropolitan Goods railway line). The Network has been managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) since 2012. Prior to the completion of the SSFL, it was managed by RailCorp as the Metropolitan Freight Network. Route One arm of the network starts behind the Flemington Maintenance Depot while another starts at Sefton with both merging at Enfield. Services from the state's north and west approach via the former and from the south via the latter. From Enfield, the line heads south to Campsie where it turns east and runs parallel to the Bankstown passenger line as far as Marrickville. From here, a connection to the Illawarra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Goods Railway Line
Metropolitan may refer to: Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical) * Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop ** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see" * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England, United Kingdom * Metropolitan county, a type of county-level administrative division of England, United Kingdom * Metropolitan Corporation (Pakistan), a local government authority in Pakistan Businesses * Metro-Cammell, a British manufacturer of railway stock * Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company * Metropolitan Stores, a Canadian former department store chain * Metropolitan-Vickers, a British heavy electrical engineering company Colleges and universities United Kingdom * Leeds Metropolitan University, England * London Metropolitan University, England * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marrickville Railway Station
Marrickville railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Bankstown railway line, serving the Sydney suburb of Marrickville. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Marrickville station opened on 1 February 1895 when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham railway station, Sydney, Sydenham to Belmore railway station, Belmore.Marrickville Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage When the station opened, it consisted only of the island platform. In 1916, the station's platforms were reconstructed with a new platform, now platform 2, built to the south of the island platform and the northern side of the island platform closed to make way for the Metropolitan Goods railway line, Metropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glebe Island
Glebe Island was a major port facility in Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour and, in association with the adjacent White Bay (New South Wales), White Bay facility, was the primary receiving venue for imported cars and dry bulk goods in the region until 2008. It is surrounded by White Bay (New South Wales), White, Johnstons Bay, Johnstons, and Rozelle Bays. Whilst retaining its original title as an "island", it has long been infilled to the shoreline of the suburb of Rozelle and connected by the Glebe Island Bridge (and its replacement the Anzac Bridge) to Pyrmont, New South Wales, Pyrmont. History Abattoirs and bridges The rocky outcrop known as Glebe Island was originally accessible from the Balmain shoreline only at low tide, until a causeway was laid in the 1840s. Surveyor William Wells (surveyor), William Wells created a subdivision for the Balmain, New South Wales, Balmain end of the island in 1841, with four intended streets and six sections containing a total of 86 lots. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Railway Station, Sydney
Central is a heritage-listed railway station located in the centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The station is Australia's largest and busiest railway station, and is a major transport interchange for NSW TrainLink inter-city rail services, Sydney Trains commuter rail services, Sydney Metro services, Light rail in Sydney, Sydney light rail services, bus services, and private coach transport services. The station is also known as Sydney Terminal (Platforms 1 to 12). The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. It recorded 85.4 million passenger movements in 2018 and serves over 250,000 people daily. Central station occupies a large city block separating , Surry Hills and the central business district, bounded by Railway Square and Pitt Street in the west, Eddy Avenue in the north, Elizabeth Street, Sydne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Digest
''Railway Digest'' is a monthly magazine, published in Sydney, covering contemporary railways in Australia. Overview The magazine is published by the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), NSW Division. The first issue was in March 1963, under the name ''New South Wales Digest'', and regular publication commenced with the May 1963 edition. It was renamed in January 1983. In January 1985 it changed size Size in general is the Magnitude (mathematics), magnitude or dimensions of a thing. More specifically, ''geometrical size'' (or ''spatial size'') can refer to three geometrical measures: length, area, or volume. Length can be generalized ... from SRA5 to A4. Originally an enthusiast magazine, mainly focusing on reporting day-to-day workings of the New South Wales Government Railways and its successors, it was produced by volunteers using a hand-operated duplicator at the home of an ARHS member. In May 1993, a paid editor was appointed and the magazine's fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Square
Railway Square is a plaza at the southern end of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia, formed by the confluence of Broadway, Sydney, Broadway, Lee Street, Pitt Street and George Street, Sydney, George Street. The square itself is a very busy intersection and is the site of a large bus terminus. The University of Technology, Sydney, University of Technology, Central railway station, Sydney, Central railway station and the now-closed Central Park, Sydney, Kent Brewery are adjacent to Railway Square. History Railway Square was originally known as Central Square. In the 19th century and early 20th century, Central Square was the heart of the city's modern retail district, enhanced by the presence of Central railway station and its adjacent hotels, erected to serve country visitors arriving in Sydney by train. The Marcus Clark & Co, Marcus Clark department stores were located in a number of buildings at Central Square. The Parcel Post Office in Lee Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrmont, New South Wales
Pyrmont () is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 2 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Sydney. It is also part of the Darling Harbour region. Aboriginal culture Before European settlement the Eora tribe of Indigenous Australians inhabited the area. Their Aboriginal name for this area was 'Pirrama', which is still the name of a road on the Pyrmont waterfront. Pyrmont was once a vital component of Sydney's industrial waterfront, with Wharf, wharves, Shipyard, shipbuilding yards, factories and woolstores. As industry moved out, the population and the area declined. In recent years it has experienced redevelopment with an influx of residents and office workers. History The name of the area in the indigenous Dharug language is Pirrama. Pyrmont contained a Spring (hydrology), mineral spring of cold water bubbling out of a rock and was thus nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozelle, New South Wales
Rozelle is a suburb in the Inner West (Sydney), inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Inner West Council. Location Rozelle sits between the suburbs of Balmain, New South Wales, Balmain to the north-east and Lilyfield, New South Wales, Lilyfield to the south-west. Iron Cove, New South Wales, Iron Cove is on the north-west border whilst Rozelle Bay, White Bay and Johnstons Bay make up the south-east border. These three bays surround the container port of Glebe Island which has been attached to the shoreline as part of the extensive reclamation of Rozelle Bay and White Bay which had begun in the 1890s.Land and Property Information NSW, Central Mapping Authority Sheets U0945-32, U0945-33, note 33 History By 1877, the population of Balmain West had increased and the Balmain post office was inadequate for their ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilyfield
Lilyfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lilyfield is located 6 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council. Lilyfield is nestled in between the suburbs of Annandale, Rozelle and Leichhardt and is bounded to the west by Iron Cove. Originally a working-class area, today Lilyfield like many inner-city suburbs is becoming increasingly gentrified. Property investors, eager to capitalise on the suburb's proximity to the Sydney CBD, have purchased many of the original workers' cottages to renovate or develop. History Popular belief has it that the area was once farmland and was named for the lilies that reportedly grew in the fields. However, its name origin remains unclear. Lilyfield was originally part of the suburb of Leichhardt. The most dominant landmark in the area is the former Callan Park hospital. This was built on land acquired from the Callan Estat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisham Railway Station, Sydney
Lewisham railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Lewisham. It is served by Sydney Trains' T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and occasional T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services. History Lewisham station opened in 1886. The Main Suburban line through Lewisham was quadruplicated in 1892, and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works. As part of the 1892 work, the northern side platform was converted to an island platform and a new platform constructed on the most northern line. The former was trimmed back to a single platform, and the latter demolished as part of the 1927 works. In September 1990, Lewisham closed for three months as the first station that CityRail upgraded. An easy access upgrade to the station will commence in 2024. Platforms and services Transport links Transit Systems operates one bus route via Lewisham station, under contract to Transport for NSW: *413: Railway Square to Campsie statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Suburban Railway Line
The Main Suburban railway line is the technical name for the trunk railway line between Redfern railway station and Parramatta railway station in Sydney, Australia, but now generally refers to the section between Redfern and where the Main Southern railway line, Old Main South Line branches off at Granville railway station, Granville Junction.Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960 ''Australian Railway History, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin'' issue 762 April 2001 The railway line then continues on as the Main Western railway line, Main Western line towards the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains. This term distinguished this trunk line from the Illawarra railway line, Illawarra Line which branched south from the Illawarra Junction to Wollongong railway station, Wollongong, and later the North Shore railway line, North Shore line which carried trains north over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Harbour Bridge. History The Main Suburban line between Redfern rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulwich Hill Railway Station
Dulwich Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station serving the Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill. It located on the Bankstown railway line, Bankstown line and is also the terminus of the Inner West Light Rail line, the heavy and light rail platforms being connected by an elevated concourse. History Dulwich Hill station opened on 1 February 1895 as Wardell Road when the Bankstown railway line, Bankstown line opened from Sydenham railway station, Sydney, Sydenham to Belmore railway station, Belmore. It was renamed Dulwich Hill on 1 July 1920.Dulwich Hill Railway Station Group Office of Environment & Heritage To the north of the heavy rail platforms lie two tracks that are part of the Metropolitan Goods railway line, Metropolitan Goods line. Opposi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
