Cullerin railway station

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Cullerin railway station
Highest point of Sydney-Melbourne at Cullerin.jpg
Highest point on the line at the site of the former station
General information
LocationCullerin Road
Australia
Coordinates 34°46′59″S149°24′23″E / 34.7831°S 149.4064°E / -34.7831; 149.4064
Line(s)Main South
Distance256.3km
History
Opened1880
Closed1973
Services
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Fish River
towards Albury
Main Southern Line Breadalbane
towards Sydney

Cullerin was a small railway station on the Main South railway line in Cullerin, New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1875, and was located near the top of the Cullerin Range. It closed to passenger services in 1974. [1] It was later completely demolished and no trace of the station now survives. Legal names of the area were no longer recorded as of 1976. [2]

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References

  1. Cullerin station, NSWrail.net, Accessed 19 August 2009
  2. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 15. New South Wales, Australia. 30 January 1976. p. 455 via National Library of Australia.