This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
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Richmond Station
The first public rail line was established in NSW in 1855 when the service opened between Sydney and Parramatta. It was extended to Blacktown in 1860, then Penrith in 1863. The Hawkesbury campaigned from the 1850s for the line to extend to Richmond, but it wasn’t until 1862 that funding was set aside. The Governor of NSW, Sir John Young officially opened the line on 29 November 1864, with festivities continuing all day. The railway was open to the public on 1 December 1864.
During the 1880s, major upgrades were made to most stations on the line, with the present brick platform building at Richmond Station being completed in 1882.
The first Richmond Railway Station which was replaced by the current building in 1882.
Image courtesy of Hawkesbury Library Service: Image No. 005867
On 8 December 1926, the line was extended to Kurrajong with the line leaving from Platform 1, then going across the corner of Richmond Park and along the side of March Street. This extension closed on 26 July 1952 after a landslide near Kurrajong during heavy rain.
Pansy from Richmond Park across East Market Street and Richmond Railway Station
Image courtesy of Hawkesbury Library Service: Image No. 005864
22 May 1975 saw the first electric train arrive at Riverstone Station with diesel rail cars continuing the service from Riverstone to Richmond. Electrification of the line to Richmond was completed in 1991.
Richmond Railway Station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Today, Richmond Station is the terminus for services on the T1 Western and T5 Cumberland lines.
To find the cache
Walk up onto the platform just near the station office and locate a plaque that commemorates the 125th Anniversary of the BLACKTOWN-RICHMOND RAILWAY.
Let the year range on this plaque equal ABCD - FGHI
The cache is located at:
S 33 3(D+A).I(C+F)(H-B) E150 4(F+D).(H-C)CB
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