Yurol railway station

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Yurol
General information
LocationElm Street, Cooroy
Australia
Owned by Queensland Rail
Line(s) North Coast
Distance134.49 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Statusabandoned
History
Opened1912
Closed1963
Rebuilt1931 (major expansion)
Electrified1915 (Telegraph)
1925 (whole site) [1] [2]
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
Cooroy
towards Brisbane
North Coast Line Pomona
towards Gympie North
Yurol railway station
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Location of Yurol railway station in Queensland
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Yurol railway station (Australia)
LocationElm Street, Cooroy, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 26°23′37″S152°53′11″E / 26.3937°S 152.8864°E / -26.3937; 152.8864
Design period1912
Built1912
Built forDepartment of Railways
ArchitectOffice of the Chief Engineer of Queensland Rail
Owner Queensland Government

Yurol railway station is a former railway station at on Elm Street, Cooroy, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is on the North Coast railway line serving the area of Yurol. It was designed by the Office of the Chief Engineer of Queensland Rail and upgraded by the Department of Railways including a siding and level crossing in 1915 following its original construction in 1912 with significant input from the Noosa Council. [3] [4] Originally called Thorley's Siding it was renamed to Yurol Siding in 1915 and was equipped with interlocking gear and used as a Telegraph station. [5]

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History

Ordinally called Thorley's Siding from 1912, it was renamed to Yurol Siding in 1915. [5] The name 'Yurol' was approved by the Queensland Government on 23 May 1913 and means "Scrub Vine". [6] The permanently staffed facility was equipped with interlocking gear and used as a Telegraph station prior to the telegraph station being installed at the Cooroy railway station. [5]

On 25 November 1919, at 3:25am an empty goods carriage derailed with only a minor interruption to the mainline. [7]

In 1925, the disused night officers building at the North Arm train station was moved to Yurol for use by the rail gang that was preparing the site for electricity. [2]

On 9 October 1929, the Noosa Council insisted that the road connecting Cooroy to the new station not include a level crossing due to the dangers associated with them. However the Chief Engineer said as part of the works two roads would be constructed from the Six Mile Creek Bridge to the station and include a direct road between Cooroy and Pomona which is now Yurol Forest Drive. [4]

On 11 October 1929, a notice for the resumption of land was posted in the Noosa Advocate and Cooroora Advertiser regarding land resumptions for the new railway station at the existing Yurol Siding. [4] Yurol station was located approximately 3.5 kilometres north of the Cooroy railway station along the North Coast Line and serviced the area of Yurol, which is now an extension of greater Cooroy. The site location is the south entrance into the Yurol Forest which in part is now part of the Tewantin National Park. The railway station land was resumed from the Yurol station, with an agreement that a level crossing be made for the dwelling occupants on what would become Elm Street. [4]

On 2 June 1931, the Minister for Railways Godfrey Morgan, MLA, announced the upgrade of Yurol Siding to include a formal railway station for public use. This also including a level crossing for access from Cooroy. [8]

On 10 June 1933, the Evening News of Rockhampton reported that train jumpers had increased at the Pomona railway station and the Yurol station. [9]

On 29 December 1933, subsiding took place under the track just north of the station due to heavy rain. This resulted in the temporary closure of the North Coast Line and a passenger train being held in Eumundi. A goods train travelling north was stopped at Cooroy for waggons of ashes to be added at the front to be used in repairing the line. [10]

By 1935 the station and siding was a major part of the rail network as sleepers were made onsite and transported around the South East for use in construction of the greater state-wide rail network. [11]

Between 1940-41 permanently staffed stations were established for better use of the railway resulting in the closure of Yurol station for public use. Up until this point, Yurol was however already a staffed station. [12]

The signals were removed in 1945 and operated as only a siding.

On 28 February 1950, 50 yards of the line subsided due to heavy rain. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cooroy Notes - Electric Staff System Fails". Trove.nla.gov.au.
  2. 1 2 "Removing building". Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser. 14 August 1925.
  3. ↑ "Siding for Yurol". Noosa Advocate and Cooroora Advertiser. 2 January 1931.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Deviation Yurol". Noosa Advocate and Cooroora Advertiser. 11 October 1929.
  5. 1 2 3 "District News - Cooroy". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette. 22 May 1915.
  6. ↑ "Names for Railway stations". Brisbane Courier. 23 May 1913.
  7. ↑ "A carriage derailed".
  8. ↑ "Siding for Yurol". Noosa Advocate and Cooroora Advertiser. 2 January 1931.
  9. ↑ "Train jumpers increase".
  10. ↑ "Line Subsides on North Coast". Courier-Mail. 30 December 1933.
  11. ↑ "Country News - Cooroy". Courier-Mail. 2 February 1935.
  12. ↑ "Country Centres - Cooroy".
  13. ↑ "North Coast Trains on move again". Brisbane Telegraph. 28 February 1950.
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