The Rock railway station

The Rock
The Rock
	Station in March 2009
General information
Location	Olympic Highway, The Rock
Coordinates	35°16′18″S147°07′06″E / 35.2718°S 147.1183°E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main South line ; Oaklands line ;
Distance	550.29 km (341.93 mi) from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Assisted access
Other information
Station code	TRK
History
Opened	1 September 1880
Previous names	Hanging Rock; Kingston;
Services
Former services
Former NSW Main line services
Former NSW Branch line services
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	The Rock Station and yard group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1268
Type	Railway Platform / Station
Category	Transport – Rail
Location
	The Rock Location within New South Wales

Last updated January 08, 2024

The Rock railway station is a heritage-listed railway station and antique shop located on the Main South line in The Rock in the Lockhart Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The station is also known as The Rock Station and yard group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

The Rock railway station opened on 1 September 1880 as Hanging Rock when the Main South line was extended from Wagga Wagga to Gerogery. It was renamed Kingston on 28 December 1882, and finally The Rock on 10 February 1883.^[2]^[3]

On 8 July 1901, The Rock became a junction station with the opening of the Oaklands line as far as Lockhart. It gained a locomotive depot and carriage shed at the same time.

From the late 1950s, The Rock became a railmotor depot, gaining an allocation of four CPH railmotors that were used on all services south of Junee to Albury and on the Oaklands, Rand, Holbrook and Kywong lines. After these services were withdrawn in 1974, the depot was demolished in 1978.^[4]

Services

The Rock is served by two daily NSW TrainLink XPT services in each direction operating between Sydney and Melbourne.^[5] This is a request stop, so the train stops only if passengers booked to board/alight here.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	Southern Region	services to Sydney Central & Melbourne	request stop (booked passengers only)

Description

The complex comprises a type 4 railway station building of standard roadside timber, erected in 1880; and a station master's, type 5 brick residence, erected in 1880. Other structures include a brick platform face, completed in 1880; a crane and platform; and platform signs.^[1]

Heritage listing

The railway site is part of an area designated as an urban conservation area in the town. The railway contributes by forming a strong south-eastern boundary to the area intersecting the town at an oblique angle and crossing the significant main street also at an oblique angle. The station is located just off the axis of the main street and contributes a strong visual element to the form of the town. The station building dates from the period of the towns prosperity and is one of the few remaining unaltered structures from that period.^[1]

The Rock 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 archaeologically rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "The Rock Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01268. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
↑ The Rock Station NSWrail.net
↑ "The Rock Railway Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . Retrieved 17 July 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
↑ "Locomotive Depot No 37: The Rock" Roundhouse October 1988 pages 22-26
↑ "Southern timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.

Bibliography

"The Rock Station and yard group". 2007.
Attraction Homepage (2007). "The Rock Station and yard group".

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from The Rock Station and yard group , entry number 01268 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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[nswshr-1268-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "The Rock Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01268. 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] The Rock Station NSWrail.net

[3] "The Rock Railway Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . Retrieved 17 July 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

[4] "Locomotive Depot No 37: The Rock" Roundhouse October 1988 pages 22-26

[5] "Southern timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.

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