Yallamundi light rail station

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.

Yallamundi
View of a station sign on the platform, December 2024
General information
Location	Brodie Street, Rydalmere Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°48′37″S 151°01′45″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Transdev Australasia
Line(s)	Parramatta Light Rail
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Yallamundi Light Rail
History
Opened	20 April 1896 (129 years ago) (1896-04-20) (as heavy rail) 20 December 2024 (7 months ago) (2024-12-20) (as light rail)
Closed	5 January 2020 (5 years ago) (2020-01-05) (as heavy rail)
Rebuilt	28 June 1993 2020–2024
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Victoria Road (1896–1901) Rydalmere (1901–2022)
Passengers
2013	150 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	236
Services
Preceding station Parramatta Light Rail Following station Rosehill Gardens towards Westmead Westmead & Carlingford Line Dundas towards Carlingford
Former services Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Dundas towards Carlingford Carlingford Line (1885–2020) Camellia towards Clyde
Location

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 station platform and building in November 2012

Rydalmere railway station

The original station opened on 20 April 1896 as Victoria Road. It was renamed Rydalmere on 1 August 1901.^[2] 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.^[3]

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. ^[4] The station and surrounding land were fully demolished in April 2020 .^[5][6]

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. ^[7][8] 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:

Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
L4	services to Westmead & Carlingford	[9]

At the time the station closed to suburban services, it was served as follows:

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T6	services to Carlingford services to Clyde	[10]

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^[11]
• 521: Eastwood to Parramatta station^[12]
• 523: West Ryde station to Parramatta station^[13]
• 524: West Ryde station to Parramatta station via Melrose Park^[14]
• 525: Westfield Burwood to Parramatta station^[15]

Rydalmere station was served by one NightRide route:

• N61: Carlingford station to Town Hall station^[16]