Murwillumbah railway station

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Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah
	Murwillumbah station in 2008
General information
Location	Old Pacific Highway, South Murwillumbah,; Australia
Coordinates	28°19′48″S153°24′10″E / 28.3299°S 153.4027°E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Murwillumbah
Distance	934.91 km (580.93 mi) from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Closed for rail passenger transport; Serves as a coach station;
History
Opened	24 December 1894
Closed	16 May 2004
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1206
Type	Railway Platform/Station
Category	Transport – Rail
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Last updated September 15, 2024

The Murwillumbah railway station is a heritage-listed former terminus railway station located on the Murwillumbah line in South Murwillumbah, in the Tweed Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The former railway station is also known as the Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group. The station opened on 24 December 1894^[1] and closed on 16 May 2004 when the line from Casino was closed.^[2]

History

Beyond the station, the line continued for a few kilometres as a freight line to Condong. It served a sugar mill until 1972.^[6] Murwillumbah had a X200 shunter until the opening of a new motorail siding in August 1988 made it surplus.^[7]

Despite no longer being served by trains, the station remains open as a NSW TrainLink booking office. The station forecourt is served by NSW TrainLink coach services to Casino, Tweed Heads and Robina,^[8] and Premier Motor Service services to Brisbane, Lismore and Sydney.^[9] It is also currently used as the town's tourist information centre.

Description

The complex comprises a type 12 station pre-cast concrete freight station, erected c. 1926; a goods shed being a side shed without awning with an end platform, erected in 1894. Other structures included a concrete/steel/brick platform face; a water tower with a round brick base with cast iron tank over, erected c. 1894; and a jib crane – T533, erected 1894.^[5]

Murwillumbah had one platform, with a passing loop and motorail siding at the northern end of the station. It was served by trains from Sydney including the North Coast Mail until 1973, when replaced by the Gold Coast Motorail which in February 1990 was replaced by a XPT service.^[10]

Heritage listing

Murwillumbah is a good example of a station constructed in the 1920s from pre cast concrete, the predominant material of the period of which relatively little has survived. The building is a substantial structure which has maintained the form of the earlier building with the change of material. It forms part of a group that contains a very good goods shed example and a rare water tank on a round brick base, only three of these were built, all on the north coast line. The station building has had some recent additions of poor quality which detract from significance. The site is also significant because of its connection with the carrying of vehicles on the Motorail service (no longer operating) and the facilities connected with that activity.^[5]

The Murwillumbah railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.^[5]

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 scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[5]

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References

↑ "Murwillumbah Station". NSWRail.net. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
↑ "Closure of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail service" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. November 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
↑ "Places". Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
↑ "Northern Rivers Rail Trail". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 "Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01206. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
↑ "Murwillumbah Branch". Railway Digest : 224. June 1988.
↑ "Murwillumbah Branch". Railway Digest: 375. October 1988.
↑ "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
↑ Timetables Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Premier Motor Service
↑ "The New Timetable". Railway Digest: 94. March 1990.

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This Wikipedia article contains material from Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group , entry number 01206 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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[1] "Murwillumbah Station". NSWRail.net. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.

[2] "Closure of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail service" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. November 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[3] "Places". Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[4] "Northern Rivers Rail Trail". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[nswshr-1206-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01206. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

[6] "Murwillumbah Branch". Railway Digest : 224. June 1988.

[7] "Murwillumbah Branch". Railway Digest: 375. October 1988.

[8] "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.

[9] Timetables Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Premier Motor Service

[10] "The New Timetable". Railway Digest: 94. March 1990.

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