Wallerawang | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Main Street,Wallerawang Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°24′28″S150°04′05″E / 33.4079°S 150.0681°E /-33.4079; 150.0681 (Wallerawang railway station (closed)) | |||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 892 metres (2,928 ft)AHD[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Main Western Gwabegar | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 171.3 km (106.4 mi) fromCentral | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2side) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Under Construction | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 March 1870 (1870-03-01) | |||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 1989 (1989-05) | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Mudgee Road (1870–1873)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Wallerawang Railway Station and yard group | |||||||||||||||||
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) | |||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 2 April 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1282 | |||||||||||||||||
| Type | Railway Platform/ Station | |||||||||||||||||
| Category | Transport – Rail | |||||||||||||||||
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Wallerawang railway station is aheritage-listed under constructionregionalrailway station located on theMain Western line inWallerawang,City of Lithgow,New South Wales, Australia. It is also known asWallerawang railway station and yard group. The property was added to theNew South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]
The station opened on 1 March 1870[4] as the terminus of theMain Western line when it was extended fromBowenfels. On 1 July 1870, the line was extended toRydal.[1] Originally opened asMudgee Road, it was renamedWallerawang in 1873.[2][5]
In 1880, work commenced on the new rail line toMudgee,[6] the first stage of theGwabegar line. Completed in May 1882, Wallerawang became ajunction station from a junction 600 metres (2,000 ft) west of the station.[2][5]
With theState Rail Authority replacing theLithgow toOrange and Mudgee services with road coaches, the station closed in May 1989.[5] Road coach services still call opposite the station.[7]
On 24 October 2022, the Deputy PremierPaul Toole announced that Wallerawang Station would be refurbished and reopened. As of August 2023, it was planned that Wallerawang would be a stop on the twice dailyBathurst Bullet service and on theCentral West XPT.[8][9]
On 28 February 2025, the NSW Labor government announced that work was commencing to reopen the station in late 2026.[10]
Service timetables for the reopening were not confirmed when construction work began but daily Bathurst Bullet and XPT services are expected to stop there.[11]
The complex includes:[3]
As of 10 December 2002[update], Wallerawang station and yard group is a major railway junction with excellent examples of buildings from a range of periods, all in good condition and in use. The main station building is the best surviving example of a two-storey residence/station and a rare example in stone. The awning is an unusual one-off structure indicating the importance of the location with the need for additional shelter. The on-platform signal box is a rare surviving example of a large brick and timber box in good condition. The yard structures including the residences, goods shed and signal box are all good examples of various building types and remain as remnants of a larger facility. As a group the site has very high heritage significance.[3]
Wallerawang railway station was listed on theNew South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[3]
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[3]
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) underCC BY 4.0licence.
This Wikipedia article contains material fromWallerawang Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01282 in theNew South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 underCC-BY 4.0licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
