Yallamundi light rail station is a light rail station and former suburban railway station located on the Parramatta Light Rail, serving the Sydney suburb of Rydalmere. It is served by Sydney Light Rail L4 Westmead & Carlingford line services.
Before closure and conversion to light rail, the original station was located on the Carlingford line, and was served by Sydney Trains T6 Carlingford line services.
History
Rydalmere railway station The original station opened on 20 April 1896 as Victoria Road. It was renamed Rydalmere on 1 August 1901.Rydalmere Station NSWrail.net The station was originally located on the western side of the line. It was replaced by a new station on the eastern side over the former goods siding on 28 June 1993."Infrastructure" Railway Digest September 1993 page 395
Conversion to light rail The station along with the rest of the Carlingford railway line closed on 5 January 2020, due to the conversion of the Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford line to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project. The station and surrounding land were fully demolished in April 2020 .T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail –Temporary Transport Plan Transport for NSW
Initial plans for the proposed light rail station retained the name Rydalmere. However, following extensive community consultation the new station was renamed Yallamundi in June 2022, a Darug word reflecting "storytelling" and connecting to the nearby Western Sydney University (Parramatta South) Campus. The light rail station opened on 20 December 2024 as part of Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail.
Services Platforms The station is served by light rail as follows: LineStopping patternNotesservices to Westmead & Carlingford At the time the station closed to suburban services, it was served as follows:
Transport links Yallamundi station is not served by any transport links.
However, before conversion State Transit operated six bus routes via Rydalmere station: 500X: Hyde Park via to Parramatta station 521: Eastwood to Parramatta station 523: West Ryde station to Parramatta station 524: West Ryde station to Parramatta station via Melrose Park 525: Westfield Burwood to Parramatta station
Rydalmere station was served by one NightRide route: N61: Carlingford station to Town Hall station
References
External links
Rydalmere station details Transport for NSW