Warwick Farm Racecourse railway station

Warwick Farm Racecourse
General information
LocationWarwick Farm, Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°54′47″S 150°56′28″E / 33.9131°S 150.9412°E / -33.9131; 150.9412 (Warwick Farm Racecourse railway station (closed))
Operated byState Rail Authority
Line(s)Warwick Farm Racecourse
Distance34.68 kilometres (21.55 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened12 June 1889
Closed18 August 1990
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Terminus Warwick Farm Racecourse Line Cabramatta
Terminus

Warwick Farm Racecourse railway station was a railway station on the Warwick Farm Racecourse branch line in Warwick Farm, New South Wales, Australia. The station served the Warwick Farm Racecourse.

The station opened on 12 June 1889.[1][2] The station was utilized during the First world war to transport troops from the war time Warwick Farm Camp.[3][4][5]

From 19 November 1977 to 16 February 1979, the station was not used. Although reopening in 1979, the branch line was officially closed in 1991, with the last passenger train running on 18 August 1990.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Warwick Farm Racecourse". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 1507. New South Wales, Australia. 25 May 1889. p. 1098. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Warwick Farm Racecourse". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 15, 964. New South Wales, Australia. 23 May 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "THE CAMPS". The Daily Telegraph. No. 11, 299. New South Wales, Australia. 10 August 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "WARWICK FARM CAMP". The Sun. No. 1624. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "WARWICK FARM A CAMP". Singleton Argus. New South Wales, Australia. 12 August 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Warwick Farm Racecourse Platform". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ^ Gatehouse foundations at Warwick Farm Railway Station, September 1979, 1970, retrieved 1 July 2024