Regent Street railway station

Regent Street
Regent Street Railway Station, also known as the Mortuary Station
General information
LocationRegent Street, Chippendale (Map)
Coordinates33°53′12″S 151°12′09″E / 33.8868°S 151.2024°E / -33.8868; 151.2024
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Line(s)Rozelle–Darling Harbour
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusReused
History
Opened29 June 1869
Rebuilt21 April 1985
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMortuary (1869-1938)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Cemetery Station No. 1 Rookwood Cemetery Line Terminus
Sutherland Woronora Cemetery Line
Regent Street railway station
Mortuary station in 1872
Regent Street railway station is located in Sydney
Regent Street railway station
Location in Greater Metropolitan Sydney
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeFormer railway station
Architectural styleVictorian Free Gothic
Coordinates33°53′12″S 151°12′08″E / 33.8865464307°S 151.2023515980°E / -33.8865464307; 151.2023515980
Construction started1868
Completed22 March 1869 (1869-03-22)
OpenedJune 1869 (1869-06)
ClientNew South Wales Government Railways
OwnerGovernment of New South Wales
Technical details
Material
Design and construction
Architect(s)James Barnet (1868–1869)
Architecture firmColonial Architect of New South Wales
DeveloperGovernment of New South Wales
Main contractorStoddart & Medways
Designations
References
[1]

Regent Street railway station, formerly known as the Mortuary railway station, was a railway station on Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery railway line. Funeral trains departed from the station, bound for Rookwood Cemetery. The station found later use as a part of Sydney Yard. The ornate Gothic building is still standing on the western side of Sydney Yard at Chippendale, close to Central railway station and Railway Square. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2]

  1. ^ "Mortuary Railway Station and site". NSW State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage, Government of New South Wales. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Mortuary Railway Station and site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00157. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.