Windsor railway station, Sydney

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Windsor
Windsor Station Sep2020.jpg
Station waiting shelter, platform and building, September 2020
General information
LocationGeorge Street, Windsor
Coordinates 33°36′50″S150°48′39″E / 33.61381111°S 150.8108333°E / -33.61381111; 150.8108333
Elevation19 metres (62 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Richmond
Distance54.98 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code WSR
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1 December 1864
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 360,180 (year)
  • 987 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Clarendon
towards Richmond
North Shore & Western Line Mulgrave
towards Berowra
Cumberland Line
Late night services only
 Mulgrave
towards Leppington

Windsor railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Richmond line, serving the Sydney suburb of Windsor, in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western and T5 Cumberland line services. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [3]

Contents

History

Windsor station opened on 1 December 1864 coinciding with that of the Richmond line. [4] [5] It was constructed by W & A Elphinstone. The original station building was a combination residence and office, as were built at Riverstone railway station and Mulgrave railway station on the same line. This was purchased and relocated to be converted into a private home in Milhelm Street. [3]

A major upgrading of most stations on this line occurred in the 1880s, including Windsor. In April 1883 the contract for a brick station building and platform was awarded to G. Jones. The station was rebuilt with the goods yard including the brick faced platform. The present brick platform building dates from 1884 and its design reflects similar buildings at Riverstone and Richmond. [3]

A skillion roof and timber clad signal box constructed c. 1916 behind the Up end of the platform is no longer extant. A timber and gable roofed ex-goods shed on the Down side of the track beyond the Down end of the platform was extant in 2001 but is no longer extant. [3]

The line was electrified in 1991. Plans show alterations to the station building c. 1941. The platform building was extensively repaired and upgraded in 1997. All platform structures other than the main brick building were removed. [3]

Platforms and services

Historically,[ when? ] Windsor has been served by services operating from Sydney CBD/North Shore, branching off the Western Line at Blacktown. However, after a major timetable change for the Sydney Trains network on 26 November 2017, Cumberland line services started continuing out to Richmond, rather than terminating at Schofields, during the late night, taking over from the Richmond line at these times.

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Lindfield or North Sydney via Central
services to Richmond 		[6]
T5
services to Leppington
services to Richmond 		[7]

Busways operates 10 bus routes via Windsor station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

CDC NSW operates one bus route via Windsor station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Most buses travel to Windsor shops on Kable Street and Hawkesbury Hospital during the day before/after Windsor station.

Windsor station is served by one NightRide route:

Description

The Windsor station complex consists of a type-3, second-class roadside brick station building with a brick-faced platform (both (1883). The goods yard contains a brick-faced platform, class 1, 5 tonne iron Philadelphia jib crane (1880s), modern steel framed, corrugated metal sheds (c. 1990), and a Corrugated metal gabled gangers shed with timber frame (c. 1883). [3]

Station building and platform (1883)

The Windsor station building is a large face-brick building in what is known as a type 3 second class roadside sign. It is a symmetrically organised central building with two wings attached to either side. The Down side wing is a rectangular larger building while the Up end wing is almost a square building. The central building features a hipped and valley slate roof, two tall brick chimneys with corbelled tops and round hoods, moulded and dentilated eaves, a corrugated iron ogee style veranda along the street side of the central building, and a wide corrugated metal platform awning supported on cast iron columns, exposed rafters and decorative brackets. Wings feature flat roofs obscured behind low parapets and moulded cornices. The building's vertically proportioned fenestration is original with cement rendered lintels resembling segmental stone arch appearance. [3]

The building retains much of its internal original elements including moulded plaster cornices, timber skirtings, fireplace (blocked), mini orb ceiling lining in the office and timber joinery. The overall historic character of the interiors are evident despite the changes and refurbishments over time. [3]

The station building is generally in very good condition. [3]

Windsor station has a brick faced road side platform with concrete deck and asphalt finish. White aluminium palisade fencing has been erected along the station street boundary and both ends of the platform. Modern platform furniture, bins, light fittings and signage also feature along the platform. [3]

Goods yard

The yard is a large, irregularly shaped site that is fenced and contains remnants of the 19th century Windsor station goods yard. It is an overgrown yard with patches of concrete and asphalt slabs and remnants of rail sidings and anchor points on the ground. [3]

Remnants of the former curved brick faced goods platform are evident under the overgrown vegetation and rubble. [3] An original 1880s goods crane fixed on an octagonal concrete base is the only intact extant element of the former goods yard. It is an iron jib crane with a hook dropping from the end of a single rotating arm. The crane is a Class 1, 5 tonne hand crane, No T181. [3]

There are three modern steel framed sheds within the goods yard; One is a large corrugated metal sheeted and gabled shed, with two identical metal sheeted small sheds behind it. [3]

Located beyond the fenced area of the goods yard, the gangers shed is a timber-framed gabled shed with corrugated metal wall and roof sheeting. It features timber floorboards, timber roof trusses, timber sliding loading doors, and wire mesh covered windows. The gangers shed is in poor condition both internally and externally. Only roof sheeting appears to be new fabric and is in good condition. [3]

Notable moveable items include:

The former goods yard has high archaeological potential due to the extent of remnant rail sidings, anchor points and former goods platform dating to the first railway. [3]

The goods yard is in relatively poor condition due to overgrown vegetation and patches of rubble storage. [3]

Modifications and dates

Heritage listing

Windsor Railway Station is of state significance as one of the stations built during the major upgrading works along the Richmond line in the 1880s providing evidence of the prosperity, and social and economic development of the Windsor area following the arrival of the railway during the 19th Century. The 1883 station building is a fine example of a Victorian second-class station building and is a significant landmark within the historic town centre. The goods yard is of research significance for its potential to yield information on the operational system and layout of the late 19th century goods handling through the remnants of rail sidings, brick faced platform, hand crane and anchor points. However, its integrity has been compromised due to the removal of the majority of its associated structures and its non-operational state. [3]

Windsor railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria. [3]

The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.

Windsor Station is historically significant as one of the stations built during the major upgrading works along Richmond line in the 1880s, maintaining physical evidence of a station layout including a goods yard dating from the early 1880s. Although buildings other than the main station building have been removed the station together with the hand crane and brick faced platform of the goods yard are important in demonstrating the configuration, styles and elements that were used in the goods handling and transport in the farming district of the Hawkesbury at the time. [3]

The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

Constructed in 1883, the station building is aesthetically significant as a fine example of a Victorian second-class road side station building providing evidence of the prosperity, and social and economic development of the Windsor area. The building is a landmark within the historic town centre. [3]

The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.

The place has the potential to contribute to the local community's sense of place, and can provide a connection to the local community's past. [3]

The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

The goods yard has potential to yield information on the operational system and layout of late 19th century goods handling through the remnants of rail sidings, the brick faced platform, crane and anchor points. The extent of surviving remnant elements warrant brief archaeological investigation. [3]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

Windsor Station combined with its associated goods yard is a rare example of an 1880s railway station layout despite being modified and the majority of the structures removed. [3]

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales.

Windsor Station is one of three stations (others Richmond and Riverstone) incorporating larger station buildings built on the Richmond line in the 1880s that differ significantly from other smaller and simpler stations on the line. The station building is a fine example of a late nineteenth century second-class station building representing the peak of achievement in station architecture. [3]

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