The Abattoirs Branch line is a closed railway line that ran from a junction between Lidcombe and Flemington

Flemington railway station, Sydney

Flemington Railway Station is a railway station in Sydney Australia. It is located near the area known as Flemington; the station itself is located in an area now officially known as Homebush West. On the north side of the station are the Flemington markets, and on the south side is a local...

 railway stations north towards the Parramatta River. The service was an industrial train service.

Originally the line served several industries to the west of Homebush Bay via five railway stations;

Pippita Station (Opened 4 October 1940, Closed 9 November 1984)

Metropolitan Meat Platforms (Opened 11 January 1915)

Abattoirs Platform (Opened 17- December 1926. Closed 9 November 1984)

Brickworks Platform

Saleyards Platform

The area served by the line became Sydney's Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Olympic Park is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....

 and the suburb of Newington

Newington, New South Wales

Newington is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Newington is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....

.

With the development of Olympic Park a new loop line was constructed.

See also

• Railways in Sydney
  Railways in Sydney
  Sydney, the largest city in Australia, has an extensive network of passenger and freight railways. The passenger network is a hybrid metro-suburban railway with a central underground core running at metro style frequencies, which branches out into a suburban commuter type network...
  
  
• Steepest gradients
• Closed Sydney railway stations

External Links

Abattoir Heritage Precinct