Complex sentence: It serves the town of Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River opening on 7 April 1887 initially as "Hawkesbury River", although the station boards apparently carried the name "Flat Rock".
Split into simpler sentences: It serves the town of Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River. The station opened on 7 April 1887 initially as "Hawkesbury River", although the station boards apparently carried the name "Flat Rock".