Pippita railway station
Pippita | ||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°51′32″S 151°03′42″E / 33.8589°S 151.0617°ECoordinates: 33°51′32″S 151°03′42″E / 33.8589°S 151.0617°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | CityRail | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Abattoirs | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 15.59 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 4 October 1940 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 20 October 1995 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Pippita railway station was a railway station on the former Abattoirs line in Sydney, New South Wales.[1][2][3] The station opened on 4 October 1940 and closed on 20 October 1995.[1] The Olympic Park line, which extends over the former Abattoirs branch, connects to the network on the Main South line at the site of the former station.[4][5]
Passenger services on the Abattoirs line were operated by CPH railmotors operating from Sandown via Lidcombe until November 1984. After this, Pippita (now as the terminus) was served by single-deck suburban electric trains known as "Red Rattlers".[6] Pippita continued to be served by a sole daily service to Central until 20 October 1995, operated in its later days by a V set.[7]
Pippita station served the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory located in Lidcombe.[citation needed][8]
In 2020, public transport groups EcoTransit Sydney and Restore Inner West Line proposed the reconstruction of Pippita station as part of a new express service between Lidcombe and Central.[9][10]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pippita Station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Pippita railway station". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Abattoirs Branch". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Olympic Park Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Main South Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
- ^ Oakes, John (2001). Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 72–84. ISBN 0 909650 54 3.
- ^ "Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Pippita Centre". EcoTransit. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ restoreinnerwestline (8 July 2019). "Pippita Express with M4 Park and Ride". Restore Inner West Line. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
External links[]
- Disused railway stations in Sydney
- Sydney rail transport stubs
- New South Wales railway station stubs