Exeter railway station, New South Wales

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Exeter
Exeter railway station platform 1 south.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 1
General information
LocationBundanoon Road, Exeter
Australia
Coordinates 34°36′49″S150°19′02″E / 34.613626°S 150.317323°E / -34.613626; 150.317323
Elevation721 metres (2,365 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Southern
Distance155.88 kilometres from Central [1]
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station code EXT
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1878
Previous namesBadgerys Siding (1878–1890)
Passengers
2023 [2]
  • 1,400 (year)
  • 4 (daily) [3] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.svg NSW TrainLink Following station
Bundanoon
towards Goulburn
Southern Highlands Line Moss Vale
towards Central
Former services
Preceding stationFormer servicesFollowing station
Bundanoon
towards Albury
Main Southern Line
(1883-1969)
 Werai
towards Sydney
Location
Australia New South Wales location map blank.svg
Red pog.svg
Exeter
Location within New South Wales

Exeter railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Exeter. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [4]

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History

It opened in 1878 as Badgerys Siding, and was renamed to Exeter on 12 August 1890. [5]

Platforms and services

Exeter has two side platforms. It is serviced by early morning and evening NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Sydney Central, Campbelltown, Moss Vale and Goulburn. [6]

During the day the station is served by NSW TrainLink road coach services from Bundanoon to Wollongong and Moss Vale to Goulburn. [6]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Moss Vale, Campbelltown & Sydney Central [6]
2
SHL
services to Goulburn [6]

Description

The historic Exeter station complex includes a timber station building with a skillion roof (1891), a timber waiting shed on platform 2 (1891), and an additional timber station building dating from 1915, with brick-faced platforms. It also includes the two storey gabled single box on platform 2 dating from c. 1897, the corrugated iron lamp room, signals, platform plantings and platform signs. [4]

Heritage listing

Exeter is one of the best small station complexes in the State and demonstrates all of the elements of a turn of the century rural station group. In particular it has a rare on-station two level signal box (another is located at Katoomba railway station) and excellent planting on and around the station. The combination of station buildings dating from both periods of construction, signal box, signals and station details contributes to the high significance of the site. This is one of the best small country examples of station planting which was an important part of most station complexes. [4]

The location of the group within the small and historic village of Exeter adds to both the importance of the site and the quality of the town. The site has a strong visual impact on the town and streetscape. [4]

Exeter railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [4]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. ↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Exeter Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01142. Retrieved 2 June 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
  5. ↑ Exeter Station NSWrail.net
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.

Attribution

CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article contains material from Exeter Railway Station group , entry number 01142 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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