Walcha Road railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in Walcha Road, Walcha Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The railway station serves the village of Walcha Road and town of Walcha, opening on 2 August 1882 when the line was extended from Kootingal to Uralla.[1] It is also known as Walcha Road Railway Station and yard group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2]
Walcha Road | |||||||||||||
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 Station in June 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Wollun-Woolbrook Road, Walcha Road, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°56′28″S 151°24′08″E / 30.9410°S 151.4022°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 517.9 km (321.8 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted access | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | WLC | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2 August 1882 | ||||||||||||
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| Official name | Walcha Road Railway Station and yard group | ||||||||||||
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) | ||||||||||||
| Designated | 2 April 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1281 | ||||||||||||
| Type | Railway Platform/ Station | ||||||||||||
| Category | Transport – Rail | ||||||||||||
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Services
editWalcha Road station is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale and Sydney.[3]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central & Armidale |
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Northbound view -
Southbound view -
Disused platform
Description
editBuildings in the complex comprise a standard roadside station, type 4, completed in 1882, with a brick platform face; a signal box with a skillion roof on platform, c. 1914; a residence for a night officer, type 6, brick, and completed in 1882; and a loading bank.[2]
Heritage listing
editThe station complex is an intact standard roadside station with only minor detail altered. As such it is a rare surviving example. The signal box added for the yard layout is a typical simple on-platform box. The station was later provided with a second platform behind the original building, a rather unusual situation in the country, but this was removed in 1993 and the layout rebuilt. The residence is a good example of a simple symmetrical brick residence with detached front verandah. Its position overlooking the station enhances the sites significance.[2]
Walcha Road railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[2]
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as archaeologically rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Walcha Road Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c d e "Walcha Road Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01281. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
Bibliography
edit- "Walcha Road Railway Station". 2007.
- Attraction Homepage (2007). "Walcha Road Railway Station". Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
Attribution
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This Wikipedia article was originally based on Walcha Road Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01281 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
External links
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- Walcha Road station details Transport for New South Wales