Letchworth railway station, New South Wales

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Letchworth
General information
Coordinates 35°22′10″S149°11′26″E / 35.3695°S 149.1905°E / -35.3695; 149.1905
Line(s) Bombala railway line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed and demolished
History
Opened22 October 1926
Closed1 May 1956
Services
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Tuggeranong
towards Bombala
Bombala Line Queanbeyan
towards Sydney

Letchworth is a former railway station that was located on the Bombala railway line.

It was named Letchworth, after Letchworth Garden City. The name was suggested by land developer H. F. Halloran. It was located at an unrealised Halloran residential sub-division, also named Letchworth. The station would have also served another of his sub-divisions, Environa, if either of the sub-divisions had been developed. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Reference section

  1. "Letchworth". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. "NSW Railway Station Names and Origins". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. "Advertising". Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930). 27 March 1927. p. 37. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "CANBERRA FREEHOLDS". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931). 3 December 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. "Advertising". Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954). 30 July 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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