History
The station opened on 15 October 1884 as two side platforms (current platform faces 3 and 4). In 1907, the platforms were lengthened and the Down Main platform made into an island platform and the track moved to the down side of the island. The Up track was diverted to the former Down face of that island. The old up track became an Up refuge siding.
In 1908, the former up platform was converted to an island platform and an additional track laid along its western face. Rockdale now had four platform numbers. In 1923, a back platform (current platform 1) was erected, the lines from Wolli Creek to Rockdale were quadruplicated and the level crossing at Frederick Street was replaced by a bridge
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