Old Casino railway station

For the new station, see Casino railway station.

Old Casino
Former railway station ←Casino  ·  Lismore→
General information
Location	Dyraaba Street, Casino
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Murwillumbah
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Preserved
Website	https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/old-casino-station-museum/
History
Opened	1903
Closed	1974
Previous names	Casino railway station
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Old Casino railway station
Location of Old Casino railway station in New South Wales
Location	Murwillumbah railway line, Casino, Richmond Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	28°51′19″S153°03′01″E / 28.8553°S 153.0502°E / -28.8553; 153.0502
Built	1903–
Owner	Transport Asset Holding Entity
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Old Casino Railway Station
Type	state heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1216
Type	Railway Platform/Station
Category	Transport – Rail

Old Casino railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station and now museum on the Murwillumbah railway line at Casino, Richmond Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1903. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. ^[1]

It serves as the entry point for section 2 of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail which stretches 13.4 km from Casino to Bentley. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The station opened as Casino railway station on 19 October 1903 with the extension of the Murwillumbah railway line to Casino. ^[4]

When the North Coast railway line was extended from Kyogle to the Queensland border and then to Brisbane, it did not pass through the existing Casino station, so it was necessary to build a new Casino railway station on the new line. The original railway station was renamed Old Casino in 1930 when the new Casino station opened. The old station remained in operation as a branch line railway station until being closed c. 1974. ^[4]

It was abandoned for many years, but has since been restored and now houses the Old Casino Station Museum. ^[5]

The station platform was removed c. 1990. A rare example of a tripod crane survived for many years, but was destroyed in a storm in 2012. ^[1]

Description

The timber station building is of a type 16 pioneer design and was completed in 1903. ^[1]

Heritage listing

The Old Casino site is significant as the first railway station in the area opening in 1903 and changing to Old Casino with the opening of the new facilities when the main line was opened to Brisbane in 1930. It is a good example of a pioneer building at a large location. The crane is a rare and preserved example of this type of early timber and steel structure. ^[1]

Old Casino railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria. ^[1]

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 arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare. ^[1]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Railways portal

• List of disused regional railway stations in New South Wales

References

1. "Old Casino Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01216. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
2. "Northern Rivers Rail Trail – Rail Trails Australia". 23 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
3. "Northern Rivers Rail Trail | The must-do experience in the region". Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
4. "Old Casino Railway Station". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
5. "Old Casino Station Museum". Museums and Galleries of NSW. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Old Casino Railway Station , entry number 01216 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.