Willow Tree railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Willow Tree, opening on 13 August 1877 as Warrah when the line was extended from Murrururundi to Quirindi.[1] It was renamed Willow Tree in 1879.[2]
Willow Tree | |||||||||||
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 Station building in June 2024 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Cadell Street, Willow Tree Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°39′00″S 150°43′34″E / 31.6501°S 150.7261°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 375.70 kilometres (233.45 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | WTE | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 August 1877 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Warrah (1877-1879) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The station has one platform and a passing loop. It had a locomotive turntable, primarily for bank engines used on the steeply graded banks over the Liverpool Range to Ardglen Tunnel south of the village.[3][4] Aurizon and Pacific National still use bank locomotives on some services today.
Services
editWillow Tree is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale/Moree and Sydney.[5] Due to the length of the platform, only the Moree section of the train stops on the platform. This station is a request stop, so the train only stops here if passengers have booked to board/alight here.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Sydney, Armidale & Moree | request stop (booked passengers only) |
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Southbound view on the platform -
Station building seen from entrance
References
edit- ^ "Opening of Railway". www.warrah1912subdivision.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Willow Tree Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Willow Tree Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Byways of Steam - Murrurundi" Roundhouse October 1981 pages 4-27
- ^ "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
External links
edit- Willow Tree station details Transport for New South Wales