Byron Bay railway station

Byron Bay
Former railway station ←Mullumbimby  ·  Lismore→
Heritage boundaries
General information
Location	Jonson Street, Byron Bay
Coordinates	28°38′40″S153°36′42″E / 28.6445°S 153.6116°E / -28.6445; 153.6116
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Murwillumbah
Distance	882.66 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Closed to rail passenger services Serviced by NSW TrainLink coach services
History
Opened	15 May 1894
Closed	16 May 2004
Route map Legend North Coast line to Sydney 805 Casino North Coast line to Brisbane Old Casino Bungabbee Leycester Lismore Leycester Creek bridge North Lismore Woodlawn Bexhill Eltham Laureldale Booyong Junction Tyumba Teven Ballina Booyong Binna Burra Bangalow St Helena Byron Bay Shirley Street crossing Byron Beach Kendal Street crossing Belongil Creek bridge North Byron Tyagarah Myocum Mullumbimby Billinudgel Crabbes Creek Mooball Burringbar Stokers Dunbible Murwillumbah Condong

Byron Bay railway station is a former railway station located on the Murwillumbah line in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It opened on 15 May 1894 and closed on 16 May 2004, when the line from Casino was closed. The station complex was built from 1894 to 1913. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Station today

Despite no longer being served by trains, the station remains open as a NSW TrainLink booking office. A pub occupies a building at the southern end of the platform. ^[4]

The station forecourt is served by NSW TrainLink coach services to Grafton, Casino, Tweed Heads, Surfers Paradise and Brisbane, ^[5] Greyhound Australia services to Brisbane, and Sydney, ^[6] and Premier Motor Service services to Brisbane, Lismore and Sydney. ^[7]

It is also serviced by minibus operators to Ballina, Gold Coast, and Brisbane Airports, ^{[8] [9]} and local bus operators Ballina Buslines and Blanch's Bus Company. ^{[10] [11]}

The Byron Bay Railroad Company commenced a rail service to Byron Bay with a 660/720 class railcar from its resort three kilometres north of the town in December 2017. ^{[12] [13]} However, it does not extend to the existing station, terminating north of the Lawson Street level crossing some 300 metres (980 ft) away. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Description

The heritage-listed complex includes a timber station building in a type 4 timber standard roadside design with a brick-faced platform that was completed in 1894. A timber shed was also completed in 1894, while a timber skillion roofed signal box was completed in 1913. A water tower on Butler Street with a brick base and rivetted iron tank also dates from c. 1894.

Platforms and services

Byron Bay had one platform, with a passing loop and siding at the northern end of the station. It was served by trains from Sydney including the North Coast Mail until 1973 when replaced by the Gold Coast Motorail which in February 1990 was replaced by an XPT service. ^[17]

Heritage listing

Byron Bay station group is a coherent group of railway buildings with good detailing and containing a number of unusual features including the round water tank on a brick base and the railway hotel attached to the station building. The station building is an excellent example of the timber standard roadside type and the location of the station and residence in the main street of Byron bay contribute in a significant way to the streetscape of the town. The water tank is one of two tanks of this design known to survive and is therefore of high significance. ^[1]

Byron Bay 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]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Railways portal

• List of disused regional railway stations in New South Wales

References

1. "Byron Bay Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01107. 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. Byron Bay Station Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSWRail.net
3. Closure of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail service Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine NSW Parliament November 2004
4. About the Rails Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine The Rail Byron Bay
5. "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
6. Timetables Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Greyhound Australia
7. Timetables Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Premier Motor Service
8. Home Archived 25 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Byron Easy Bus
9. Home Archived 25 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Xcede
10. Timetables Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Ballina Buslines
11. Timetables Archived 25 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Blanch's Bus Company
12. World first solar train now leaving the platform in Byron Bay with zero emissions Archived 17 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 17 December 2017
13. Solar train enters service in Byron Bay Archived 23 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine Rail Express 18 December 2017
14. "Movement at the station - light rail for Byron Bay?". ABC News . 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
15. "A 3km train line could be serving Byron Bay by the end of the year". Gold Coast Bulletin . 19 May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
16. Byron Bay Train Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine North Byron Beach Resort
17. "The New Timetable" Railway Digest March 1990 page 94

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Byron Bay Railway Station and yard group , entry number 01107 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.