Rydal railway station

Rydal
NSW TrainLink XPT at the station in December 2013
Location	Bathurst Street, Rydal
Coordinates	33°29′01″S 150°01′54″E / 33.4836°S 150.0318°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	181.40 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side (1 disused)
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	RDL
History
Opened	1 July 1870
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Tarana towards Dubbo NSW TrainLink Western Dubbo XPT Lithgow towards Sydney

Rydal railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Rydal, opening on 1 July 1870.^[1] On 14 March 1915, the line was duplicated with a second platform built. The station closed on 27 May 1989, with the track lifted from the 1915 built platform in 1998 when the line was singled.^[2][3]

The station building has been converted to a library.

Services

Rydal is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Central West XPT service operating between Sydney and Dubbo.^[4] Even though it passes through the station, the Bathurst Bullet does not stop.^[5]

References

1. Rydal Station NSWrail.net
2. "Western Stations Close" Railway Digest August 1989 page 270
3. Rydal Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
4. "Western timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 15 June 2013].
5. "Blue Mountains line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].