Uralla railway station

Uralla
Uralla
Side platform
	Station building in March 2019
General information
Location	Duke Street, Uralla
Coordinates	30°38′39″S151°30′19″E / 30.6441°S 151.5052°E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	555.10 km (344.92 mi) from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	URL
History
Opened	2 August 1882
Services
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Uralla Railway Station group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1275
Type	Railway Platform/ Station
Category	Transport - Rail
Location
	Uralla Location within New South Wales

Last updated March 19, 2024

Uralla railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in the Uralla Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Uralla, and opened on 2 August 1882 when the line was extended from Kootingal. It was the terminus of the line until it was extended to Armidale on 3 February 1883.^[1] It is also known as Uralla Railway Station group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[2]

Services

Uralla station is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale and Sydney.^[3]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	North Western Region	services to Sydney Central & Armidale

Northbound view on platform
Southbound view on platform

Description

The complex includes a type 4 station building, that is standard roadside third class brick, completed in 1883. The platform faces, also made of brick, were completed at the same time.^[2]

Heritage listing

As at 22 November 2010, Uralla is part of a group of sites on the Great Northern line of high significance and a station and residence of high quality and typical of the development on that line. The buildings are significant in the development of the State's railway and to the local community. The gatekeeper's cottage is an excellent example of this early and major form of residence that was used widely throughout the State, particularly on lines constructed in the 1880s. It illustrates the pattern of development of the railway through country areas.^[2]

Uralla 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 scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[2]

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References

↑ Uralla Station NSWrail.net
1 2 3 4 5 "Uralla Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01275. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
↑ "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.

Bibliography

"Attraction Homepage". Heritage Express. 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Uralla Railway Station group , entry number 01275 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] Uralla Station NSWrail.net

[nswshr-1275-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Uralla Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01275. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

[3] "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.

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