Delec Platform railway station

Delec platform is a unused railway employee only platform located on the eastern side of Enfield Yard, on the Campsie-Flemington Goods Line in Sydney, Australia. Prior to Enfield Yard being remodelled in 1996, Delec was on the Up Main Line.

Delec
Operated byCityRail
Line(s)Flemington-Campsie Goods Line
Distance15.9 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
OpenedJuly 1957
Closed1996
ElectrifiedYes

Both the New Up and Down main lines now run on the western side of Enfield Yard. The Station and Up Main closed in 1996 with the line now a shunting neck for Weston Flour Mill.

The platform served the adjacent Delec Locomotive Depot. This facility closed in August 2008.[1][2]

Neighbouring stations

The former Hope Street Platform was located up from Delec.[3]

References

  1. Railway Digest October 2008 pp24-27
  2. Oakes, John (2013). Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 64, 65, 66, 67, 68. ISBN 978-0-9757870-9-0.
  3. "Campsie - Flemington Goods Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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