Farley railway station

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Farley
Farley railway station.jpg
Eastbound view showing station building before demolition
General information
Location Farley, Maitland, New South Wales
Coordinates 32°43′38″S151°31′15″E / 32.7272°S 151.5207°E / -32.7272; 151.5207 (Farley railway station (closed))
Operated by Public Transport Commission
Line(s) Main North
Distance195.70 kilometres from Central
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened2 July 1860
Closed20 September 1975
Previous namesWollombi Road (1860-1882)
Services
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Lochinvar
towards Wallangarra
Main North Line Maitland
towards Sydney

Farley railway station was a railway station serving the former rural village of Farley on the Main North line in New South Wales. It opened on 2 July 1860 [1] as Wollombi Road. The station consisted of two side platforms with a substantial station building. In 1882, it was renamed Farley. It closed to passenger services on 20 September 1975, and the disused station buildings were subsequently demolished.

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History

The Great Northern Railway line had until 1860, terminated at High Street railway station. This was extended on 2 July 1860 as far as Lochinvar railway station, including the opening of Wollombi Road on this same date. In 1882, Wollombi Road was renamed Farley to reflect the name of the nearby village. Originally only one platform, a second was added when the line was duplicated in 1914.

On 8 March 1938, a night officer at the station, Cyril Clive Maher was shot through the head and killed by three teenagers, Thomas Gibson, Kemmell Coleman and William Date. A post-mortem revealed that the bullet had caused fragments of lead and bone to scatter throughout Maher's brain. The trio was subsequently arrested in relation to Maher's murder. [2]

The shelter located on the up platform before demolition Farley railway station shelter.jpg
The shelter located on the up platform before demolition

By the 1960's, patronage had significantly decreased, and the station was officially closed on 20 September 1975, before being demolished.

Between March 2011 and November 2012, the Minimbah to Maitland Third Track Project involved the disturbance and removal of the railway station remains in order to install a third track. [3] [4]


Proposed reopening

In 2008, Save our Rails, a Newcastle rail lobby group, suggested opening a new railway station in the Farley area to improve rail access to Newcastle. [5]

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References

  1. Farley station, NSWrail.net, accessed 11 August 2009.
  2. The Braidwood Dispatch 25 March 1938, The Braidwood Dispatch, Trove, accessed 21 May 2024.
  3. Minimbah to Maitland Third Track Project September 2010, accessed 21 May 2024
  4. Rail Archive FINAL 19_09_14, accessed 21 May 2024.
  5. Hejduk, N. Rally for the rail Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Newcastle Star, 12 November 2008.