Rhodes railway station

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Rhodes
File:Cityrail rhodes.JPG
Northbound view from Walker Street in January 2011
Location Walker Street, Rhodes
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance 16.58 kilometres from Central
Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks 3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code RDS
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 17 September 1886
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Epping
T1
Northern Line
towards Central

Rhodes railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburbs of Rhodes and Liberty Grove. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Northern Line services.

History

Rhodes station opened on 17 September 1886.[1] In March 1892, a second platform was added when the Main Northern line was duplicated. In 1912, an extra line was added to the west of the station, but no platform face was provided until 1928.[2]

Rhodes developed into a predominately industrial area, being the base for railway locomotive manufacturer Tulloch.[3]

To the north of the station, the line crosses the Parramatta River via the John Whitton Bridge. This opened in May 1980 replacing the original iron lattice bridge.[4][5][6]

Beginning in the 1990s with the gated village/suburb of Liberty Grove (the luxury suburb opened in 1998) the area was redeveloped. It now includes residential apartments, commercial offices and the Rhodes Waterside shopping centre. In the 2000s, Rhodes station underwent a major redevelopment.

In June 2015, a southbound loop opened to the south of the station as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project.[7][8][9]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
services to Hornsby via Strathfield, North Sydney & Gordon [10]
2
services to Epping [10]
3
occasional use only
mainly used by passing freight trains

Transport links

Sydney Buses operate two routes via Rhodes station:

References

  1. Rhodes Station NSWrail.net
  2. Rhodes Railway Station Building NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. Tulloch’s Phoenix Iron Works/Rhodes Corporate Park - Rhodes, NSW Past Lives of the Near Future 12 April 2012
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  5. "Walkway Plan for Meadowbank Bridge": Railway Digest March 1997 page 9
  6. Meadowbank (Parramatta Bridge) Underpass NSW Environment & Heritage
  7. ASX Announcement: Macmahon awarded NSW rail underpass contract Macmahon 7 December 2012
  8. "North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project" Railway Digest April 2013 page 28
  9. North Strathfield Rail Underpass Transport for NSW
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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Rhodes station details Sydney Trains