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Dundas Light Rail station is an upcoming station on the Parramatta Light Rail, serving the Sydney suburb of Dundas, and some parts of Rydalmere. Prior to January 2020, it was served by the Carlingford line of the Sydney Trains network.
History[]
The station opened in 1896 as Kissing Point Road. The station was part of Bennett and Simpson's Railway, which was a private railway aimed at serving property subdivisions to the north and provide better transport options for producers from the fruit growing districts around Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill and Dural. It also comprised Bennett's private railway from Clyde Station to Rosehill constructed 1888, and the extension to Carlingford. This extension was constructed after investigations in 1891 and 1892 by the Minister for Works into the state of roads in the fruit growing district which saw the Simpson's Railway Act passed on 13 June 1893. The Act authorised the private construction of a railway line in three sections from Bennett's Railway line to Dural. Freight facilities were intended to be provided at the station to serve the nearby quarries.
The first section was to terminate at Carlingford, the second at Castle Hill (Rogans Hill) and the third at Dural. The Carlingford line was opened on 16 April 1896 but due to the increased costs and poor return from the freight and passenger service, it was decided not to proceed with the remaining sections. By the end of 1896, both Bennett's and Simpson's railways were in the hands of the Bank of New Zealand. The high cost of the Parramatta River bridge caused the financial collapse of the company and the station (along with the railway to Carlingford) was taken over in 1901 by the NSW Government Railways. The station was renamed Dundas at this time.
Dundas Station was the last privately built and owned station building in NSW. It is also one of a very small number of platforms where access is at grade by crossing an operational railway line.
There was a severe fire in the station building in 2006, which destroyed the majority of the building's original fabric. It was reconstructed to the same design in 2007.
Light Rail Conversion[]
The Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line will be converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project. Dundas will be converted to a light rail stop with a second platform added.
Construction of Dundas Light Rail Station[]
Currently, Dundas station is almost complete. Most of the pictures are seen on facebook.