Tempe railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Tempe in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services. It was originally built in 1884. The 1884 buildings were designed by the New South Wales Government Railways and built by C. Mayes; the 1918 footbridge was manufactured by Dorman Long. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
History
Tempe station opened on 15 October 1884 on the same date as of the Illawarra line from Redfern to Hurstville with two side platforms. It was referred to during the planning stages as Cooks River railway station, but opened under the Tempe name. It was built as a double-track station (as at Sydenham) to service what was planned to be a large residential area; however, development of the area was much slower than originally envisioned. In 1926, the line was electrified as far as Oatley. The Platform 4 building (presumably 1919) was demolished and replaced with a modern platform canopy at some point after 1989. 1993 the overhead booking office was reclad and reroofed.
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