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Goondah railway station
The Goondah railway station is a disused railway station in Goondah, New South Wales, Australia on the Main South Line 340 kilometres (210 mi) from Sydney.[1][2]
Goondah railway station | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Goondah Rd, Goondah, New South Wales Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°44′03″S 148°43′59″E / 34.7343°S 148.7331°E |
| Line(s) | Main South line Goondah-Burrinjuck line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 August 1891 |
| Closed | 9 March 1975 |
Tramway: Goondah-Burrinjuck line edit
During 1907 work commenced on the Barren Jack Reservoir. A 2 ft (610 mm) tram line was constructed adjacent to the station to carry supplies to the construction site 28 miles (45 km) away.[3]
Deviation edit
When the railway was duplicated, the first station was replaced by one on a new alignment.
References edit
- ^ "Goondah Station 1st". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Goondah Station 2nd". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS". Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1889 - 1915). Grafton, NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 September 1908. p. 12. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- Newland, John R (1994). The Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway. Sydney, N.S.W.: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 128. ISBN 0909650322.
- Newland, John R. (2009). The Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway : the story of the 2-foot gauge railway together with a description of the construction of Burrinjuck Dam, and of the people who built the dam (3rd ed.). Redfern, N.S.W.: Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division. p. 256. ISBN 9780980510621.