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Abattoirs railway station

Former railway stations in SydneyRailway stations in Australia closed in 1984Railway stations in Australia opened in 1926Use Australian English from October 2025

Abattoirs railway station was a suburban railway station and the terminus of the Abattoirs line, serving the State Abattoirs at Homebush Bay, in the modern Sydney suburb of Sydney Olympic Park. Built to provide transport to workers at the abattoirs, the station also received public passenger services until its closure in November 1984.

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Abattoirs railway station
New England Avenue, Sydney Sydney Olympic Park

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2127 Sydney, Sydney Olympic Park
New South Wales, Australia
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