Woodhouselee railway station

Woodhouselee railway station was a railway station on the Crookwell railway line, in Woodhouselee, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1902 with the opening of the line, and consisted of a 100 ft platform on the up side of the line with a loop siding on the down side.[1] It was named after a local resident Mr Woodhouse. The platform was closed in 1974 with the cessation of passenger services and subsequently demolished.[2] The line through Woodhouselee closed to goods traffic in 1984, the loop has been removed but the mainline remains intact.

Woodhouselee
Railway in Woodhouselee looking south
General information
LocationWoodhouselee, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°34′07″S 149°37′49″E / 34.5685°S 149.6304°E / -34.5685; 149.6304 (Woodhouselee railway station (closed))
Operated byPublic Transport Commission
Line(s)Crookwell
Distance255.000 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened22 April 1902
Closed9 March 1975
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Roslyn
towards Crookwell
Crookwell Line The Forest
towards Goulburn
Railway in Woodhouselee looking north

References

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  1. ^ Woodhouselee station. NSWrail.net, accessed 21 August 2009.
  2. ^ Scrymgeour, R. A History of the Goulburn- Crookwell Line. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. Vol 48, no 721. November 1997.