Macksville railway station

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Macksville
General information
LocationStation Street, Macksville
Coordinates 30°42′33″S152°54′47″E / 30.7093°S 152.9131°E / -30.7093; 152.9131
Elevation7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) North Coast
Distance552.4 km (343.2 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code MXV
History
Opened1 July 1919;104 years ago (1919-07-01)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Nambucca Heads
towards Grafton or Casino
NSW TrainLink North Coast Line
Grafton & northbound Casino XPTs
Eungai
towards Sydney
NSW TrainLink North Coast Line
Southbound Brisbane & Casino XPTs
Kempsey
towards Sydney
Urunga
towards Brisbane
NSW TrainLink North Coast Line
Northbound Brisbane XPT
Kempsey
One-way operation
Official nameMacksville Railway Station group
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1184
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport - Rail

Macksville railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the North Coast line in Macksville, Nambucca Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The station serves the town of Macksville, and opened on 1 July 1919 when the line was extended from Kempsey. [1] The station is also known as Macksville Railway Station group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [2] [3]

Contents

Platforms and services

Macksville has one platform. Each day northbound XPT services operate to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, with three southbound services operating to Sydney. [4] This station is a request stop for the northbound Brisbane XPT and the southbound Casino XPT, so these services stop here only if passengers have booked to board/alight here. A goods yard and passing loop were formerly opposite the station, until disconnected in June 2012. [5]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Sydney Central, Grafton, Casino & Brisbane request stop for these services:
northbound Brisbane XPT & southbound Casino XPT
(booked passengers only)

Description

The complex comprises a type 11 station building, completed in 1919; and concrete and steel platform faces, also completed in 1919. [2]

Heritage listing

Heritage boundaries 1184 - Macksville Railway Station group - SHR Plan No 2805 (5012092b100).jpg
Heritage boundaries

Macksville is a modest site with a timber station building. It is typical of many small stations throughout the State and is a very good representative example of a north coast line station building and site. [2]

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

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 architecturally rare. This item is assessed as socially rare. [2]

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References

  1. "Macksville Station". NSWrail.net. n.d.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Macksville Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01184. 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 .
  3. "Macksville Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
  4. "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  5. "North Coast News - Macksville Yard Rationalistaion" Railway Digest August 2013 page 15

Attribution

CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article contains material from Macksville Railway Station group , entry number 01184 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.