Cemetery Station No. 1 railway station

Cemetery Station No. 1
Haslem's Creek Cemetery station c. 1865
General information
Other namesNo. 1 Mortuary Receiving Railway Station
LocationRookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°52′11″S 151°03′04″E / 33.869683°S 151.051245°E / -33.869683; 151.051245
Line(s)Rookwood
Distance17.546 kilometres (10.903 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Status
  • Closed and relocated
  • Remnant historical site
History
Opened1 April 1867 (1867-04-01)
Closed29 December 1948 (1948-12-29)
Previous namesHaslem's Creek Cemetery (1867- c.1872)
Necropolis (c.1872-unknown)
Mortuary Terminus (unknown-1897)
Mortuary General Cemetery (1897-1908)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Cemetery Station No. 2 Rookwood Cemetery Line Regent Street
Terminus
Closed Sydney stations
Location
Cemetery Station No. 1 is located in Sydney
Cemetery Station No. 1
Cemetery Station No. 1
Location of the site remnants in greater metropolitan Sydney

The Cemetery Station No. 1[1] was a railway station situated on the Rookwood Cemetery railway line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Operating from 1867 to 1948, it primarily served the Rookwood Cemetery. The station's architectural design was overseen by James Barnet, the New South Wales Government Architect.

  1. ^ State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section (1982). How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins... (2nd ed.). State Rail Authority of New South Wales.