Abattoirs Branch line

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The Abattoirs Branch line is a closed railway line that ran from a junction between Lidcombe and Flemington railway stations north towards the Parramatta River. The line served a large industrial area near Homebush Bay.

There were five stations on the line: The line connected to the Main Suburban and Metropolitan Goods lines between Flemington and Lidcombe.
 * 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 and the suburb of Newington. With the development of Olympic Park, the industrial area was demolished and the line was reconstructed into the