Willow Tree railway station

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Willow Tree
Willow Tree railway station.jpg
Station building in June 2024
General information
LocationCadell Street, Willow Tree
Australia
Coordinates 31°39′00″S150°43′34″E / 31.6501°S 150.7261°E / -31.6501; 150.7261
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance375.70 kilometres (233.45 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code WTE
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened13 August 1877
Previous namesWarrah (1877–1879)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Quirindi
towards Moree or Armidale
NSW TrainLink North Western Line Murrurundi
towards Sydney

Willow Tree railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Willow Tree, opening on 13 August 1877 as Warrah when the line was extended from Murrururundi to Quirindi. [1] It was renamed Willow Tree in 1879. [2]

Contents

The station has one platform and a passing loop. It had a locomotive turntable, primarily for bank engines used on the steeply graded banks over the Liverpool Range to Ardglen Tunnel south of the village. [3] [4] Aurizon and Pacific National still use bank locomotives on some services today.

Services

Willow Tree is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale/Moree and Sydney. [5] Due to the length of the platform, only the Moree section of the train stops on the platform. This station is a request stop, so the train only stops here if passengers have booked to board/alight here.

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1Services to Sydney, Armidale & Moreerequest stop (booked passengers only)


References

  1. ↑ "Opening of Railway". www.warrah1912subdivision.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Willow Tree Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Willow Tree Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ "Byways of Steam - Murrurundi" Roundhouse October 1981 pages 4-27
  5. ↑ "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
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