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
LocationGoondah Rd, Goondah, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°44′03″S 148°43′59″E
Line(s)Main South line
Goondah-Burrinjuck line
History
Opened1 August 1891 (1891-08-01)
Closed9 March 1975 (1975-03-09)

Tramway: Goondah-Burrinjuck line

Narrow gauge train with German-built Krauss steam locomotive

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

When the railway was duplicated, the first station was replaced by one on a new alignment.

References

  1. "Goondah Station 1st". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. "Goondah Station 2nd". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. "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.


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