Moree railway station

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Moree
Moree railway station 2018.jpg
Southbound view in April 2018
General information
LocationGosport Street, Moree
Coordinates 29°28′26″S149°50′54″E / 29.4738°S 149.8482°E / -29.4738; 149.8482
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Mungindi
Inverell
Distance665.60 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleAssisted access
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 7am-11am

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code MRZ
History
Opened1904
Closed31 March 2021
RebuiltApril–October 2021 due to the ARTC Inland Rail Project [1]
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Terminus NSW TrainLink North Western Line Bellata
towards Sydney
Former services
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Camurra
towards Mungindi
Mungindi Line Gurley
towards Werris Creek
Terminus Inverell Line Mungie Bungie
towards Inverell

Moree railway station is located on the Mungindi line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Moree.

Contents

History

A busy scene at the station c.1911 Railway Station - Moree (2849925472).jpg
A busy scene at the station c.1911

The current station opened in 1904, replacing the original station located to the north that opened on 1 April 1897 when the line was extended from Boggabri. [2] [3]

It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Garah on 29 September 1913 and ultimately Mungindi on 7 December 1914. Moree was also the junction station for the Boggabilla and Inverell lines. [3]

The station is an island platform with two faces. In 2009, a timber building at the southern end of the platform was destroyed by fire. [3]

Services

Moree is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating to and from Sydney. [4] NSW TrainLink also operates a coach service to and from Grafton. [5]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Sydney Central

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References

  1. "Home". inlandrail.artc.com.au.
  2. Moree Station NSWrail.net
  3. 1 2 3 Moree Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  5. "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.