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building. It started out in the mid-19th century with mainly European traders, but the
tightly packed market stalls are more evocative of present-day Vietnam these days.
CENTRAL STATION
NOTABLE BUILDING
(Eddy Ave; Central station)
Sydney's main railway station was built in 1906 on top of an old
convent and cemetery (watch out for ghosts). The 75m Gothic clock tower was added 15
years later. The main sandstone concourse has an impressive vaulted roof and is the ter-
minus for intercity and country trains. It also houses the
Rail Heritage Centre
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check out the stained-glass windows. Suburban trains chug into the outdoor platforms
downstairs on the Surry Hills side. As you're pulling into Central from the south, look for
the ornate disused
Mortuary Station
(1869) on your left.
