Cootamundra railway station
Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view in July 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hovell Street, Cootamundra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°38′29″S 148°01′49″E / 34.6414°S 148.0304°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Main South Tumut & Kunama Lake Cargelligo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 429.65 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | CMD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1877 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Murrumburrah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cootamundra railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Cootamundra.
History
Cootamundra station opened on 1 November 1877 as Murrumburrah when the Main South line was extended from Harden. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Bethungra on 15 April 1878.[1][2]
On 1 June 1886, Cootamundra became a junction station when the Tumut & Kunama line opened as far as Gundagai. On 1 September 1893, the Lake Cargelligo line opened as far as Temora.
In 1901, an island platform was built, this has since closed but remains in situ. In 1943, the line through Cootamundra was duplicated with the largest overhead signal gantry in the Southern Hemisphere was erected. It has since been relocated and now stands preserved in the station surrounds.[2]
The Lachlan Valley Railway has a base immediately south of the depot.
Services
Cootamundra is served by two daily NSW TrainLink XPT services in each direction operating between Sydney and Melbourne, and one weekly Xplorer service operating between Sydney and Griffith. NSW TrainLink also operate road coach services from Cootamundra to Mildura, Tumbarumba, Queanbeyan, Bathurst, Dubbo and Condobolin.[3]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central , Melbourne & Griffith |
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References
- ↑ Cootamundra Station NSWrail.net
- 1 2 Cootamundra Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].
External links
Media related to Cootamundra railway station at Wikimedia Commons