Thirlmere railway station, New South Wales

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Thirlmere
Thirlmere railway station platform.JPG
Coordinates34°12′16″S 150°34′19″E / 34.20456°S 150.57188°E / -34.20456; 150.57188Coordinates: 34°12′16″S 150°34′19″E / 34.20456°S 150.57188°E / -34.20456; 150.57188
Line(s)Picton loop line
Main South
Platforms1
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed, restored for preservation and used for heritage trips
History
Opened1 August 1885
Closed1978
Services
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Couridjah
towards Mittagong
 Picton Loop (closed) Picton
Terminus

Thirlmere is a former railway station which was located on the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line. It served Thirlmere, a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia.

History[]

The station opened on 1 August 1885 as Redbank and was renamed Thirlmere in 1886.[1] The station, along with the Loop Line, was closed in 1978.

The station buildings have been restored by volunteers from the NSW Rail Museum in Thirlmere.

Occasionally, the Museum operates steam heritage trains between Thirlmere, Picton and Buxton, which run on the line through the station.[2]

Image gallery[]

  • View of station from railway crossing

  • Platform looking south

  • Station building

  • Opposite platform

  • Signal box

  • View of railway crossing from platform

  • The station c.1900

References[]

  1. ^ "NSW Rail.net".
  2. ^ "New South Wales Rail Transport Museum". Archived from the original on 28 December 2011.
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