It was one of two major yards on the former Metropolitan Goods line, the other being in Rozelle.

[4] The yard was demolished and redeveloped between 1985 and 1988, with a single line of track retained.

[5] In January 1996, the Lilyfield to Darling Harbour section of the line closed.

It was subsequently reutilised by the Inner West Light Rail that opened to Wentworth Park in August 1997 and was extended to Lilyfield in August 2000, and on to Dulwich Hill in March 2014.

[6][7][8][9] The Sydney Monorail ran adjacent to the light rail between Convention and Exhibition stations.