Re: Why keep Clyde?

[Martin Barr-David <martbd@optushome.com.au>]

If you close this station, how would you get to Carlingford?

rolfe@shado.bozier.net wrote:

> In article <3a12051e@news.iprimus.com.au>, Erk <erk@erkV69.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> > news:3a11f093$0$19404$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > |
> > | <rolfe@shado.bozier.net> wrote in message
> > | news:8uspha$9oe$1@shado.bozier.net...
> > | > In article <3a11e460@news.iprimus.com.au>, Erk <erk@erkV69.com.au>
> > wrote:
> > | > >
> > | > > [...]
> > | > >
> > | > > I of course say this in jest. As if Clyde is going to be closed (when
> > was
> > | > > the last station in the Sydney metro area except for Royal National
> > Park)
> > | > > closed and removed?
> > | >
> > | > Pippita 1996 (?) removed
> > | > Clyburn ???? closed
> > | > The Royal National Park 1991 removed?
> > | > Warwick Farm Racecourse 1991 removed?
> > | > Dunheved, Cochrane, Ropes Creek 1986 closed
> > |
> > | Canterbury Racecourse, removed 199?
> >
> > All of those are good examples of small stations/platforms in Sydney Metro
> > area. However, when was the last time a station the size of Clyde
> > (especially in number of platforms) was closed?
>
> Well, there's always a first time...  The other closures I can think of are:
>
> Hardies, Goodyear and Sandown   199?
> Camden Branch                   1963
> Richmond - Kurrajong            1952
> Rogans Hill Line                1932
> Lavendar Bay                    1932?
> Milsons Point (old station)     1924
> Lilyvale                        ?
> Helensburgh (old station)       ?
>
> plus various minor and special-purpose platforms.
>
> I suppose Camden would probably be the biggest station to be closed down.
>
> See ya,
> Rolfe
>
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