Blayney railway station

Blayney
Blayney
	Disused Blayney–Demondrille line platform; in July 2010
General information
Location	Railway Lane, Blayney
Coordinates	33°31′38″S149°15′16″E / 33.5271°S 149.2545°E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Western ; Blayney–Demondrille
Distance	290.37 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	BLA
History
Opened	1 November 1876
Services

Last updated October 16, 2023

Blayney railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Main Western line in Blayney, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

The station opened on 1 November 1876 when the line was extended from Bathurst. In 1888, it became a junction station with the opening of the Blayney–Demondrille line.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Opposite the platform lies an intermodal freight transport depot that opened in 1994.^[5]

Services

Blayney is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Central West XPT service operating between Sydney and Dubbo and the weekly Outback Xplorer between Sydney and Broken Hill.^[6]

NSW TrainLink road coach services operating between Lithgow, Orange and Grenfell also serve the station.^[6]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	Western Region	services to Sydney Central , Dubbo & Broken Hill

Description

The heritage-listed complex includes a type 1 brick station building and residence dating from 1876 and a type 2 brick station building in a non-standard style with timber posts and gables, dating from 1889. The stone platform faces date from 1876 and 1889 respectively. An awning connects all buildings, supported on timber posts with decorative cast iron brackets. The former railway refreshment room dates from 1889, and other station buildings date from 1890, 1901 and 1902. The former station residence (35 Ogilvy St) and the brick platform booking office are also included within the heritage listing.

Heritage listing

The station complex is a major building in Blayney with an imposing position when viewed from the level crossing when approaching on the Bathurst road. The quality of the station buildings reflects the importance of the location as a junction station. The original station building is one of 5 similar structures remaining from 1888, the 1889 addition was designed to complement the original structure. The location of the separate booking office is unique and of high significance. The group is in good condition, intact, visually coherent, important to the townscape and streetscape of Blayney. The site clearly demonstrates the stages of development of the complex and the fine civic quality of structures from this period.^[1]

Blayney railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.^[1]

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 scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 "Blayney Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01089. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
↑ Blayney Station NSWrail.net
↑ Blayney Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
↑ "Byways of Steam: Cowra" Roundhouse January 1980 page 4
↑ "Blayney Freight Service Commences Operations" Railway Digest June 1994 page 7
1 2 "Western timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.

Bibliography

"Heritage Express Journeys". 2007.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
Attraction Homepage (2007). "Heritage Express Journeys". Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Blayney Railway Station and yard group , entry number 01089 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.

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[nswshr-1089-1] 1 2 3 4 "Blayney Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01089. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

[2] Blayney Station NSWrail.net

[3] Blayney Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage

[4] "Byways of Steam: Cowra" Roundhouse January 1980 page 4

[5] "Blayney Freight Service Commences Operations" Railway Digest June 1994 page 7

[Timetable-6] 1 2 "Western timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.

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