Bomen railway station

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Bomen
Bomen NSW, Bomen Railway Station.JPG
View of the station in 2008
LocationDampier Street, Bomen
New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates35°4′20.23″S 147°24′52.06″E / 35.0722861°S 147.4144611°E / -35.0722861; 147.4144611Coordinates: 35°4′20.23″S 147°24′52.06″E / 35.0722861°S 147.4144611°E / -35.0722861; 147.4144611
Elevation226 metres (742 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Line(s)Main Southern line
Distance513.691 km (319.193 mi) from Central
History
Opened1878
ClosedUnknown
Services
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Wagga Wagga
towards Albury
 Main Southern Line Shepherds
towards Sydney
Official nameBomen Railway Station
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1093
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport - Rail

The Bomen railway station is a heritage-listed closed railway station located on the Main South line in Bomen in the City of Wagga Wagga local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1] Passenger trains no longer stop at the station.[2]

Description[]

Rear of the station in 2009

The complex comprises a type 2 brick station building that was completed in 1877. The building was restored in the early 2000s. A signal box was completed in 1878; and a separate signal box constructed c. 1920, timber with skillion roof, removed c. 1983. The type 3 brick station master's residence was completed in 1877 and was sold in November 1994 and is now privately owned. A brick toilet block and lamp room was completed in 1877. Other structures include a brick platform face that was completed in 1877; and a well, with decorative iron vents.[1]

Heritage listing[]

As at 24 November 2000, Bomen station group and residence was a rare one-off design station from the boom period of railway construction. Of particular importance is the continuous pitched roof extending over the platform and the recessed verandah on the street side. The verandah column details are also unusual. The intactness of the buildings is also of significance. The inclusion of the well is an unusual element in a station group. This station was the terminus of the southern line from September 1878 to September 1879 while the rail bridge over the Murrumbidgee River and flood plain was finished. They are focal buildings in the small township of Bomen and indicate the former significance of the site in the development of the railway system throughout the state.[1]

The Bomen railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]

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.[1]

See also[]

  • List of railway stations in New South Wales

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bomen Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01093. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ^ Bomen station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 8 August 2009.

Attribution[]

CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article was originally based on Bomen Railway Station, entry number 01093 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

External links[]

Media related to Bomen Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons

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