The Rock railway station
The Rock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station in March 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Olympic Highway, The Rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°16′18″S 147°07′06″E / 35.2718°S 147.1183°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Main South Oaklands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 550.29 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TRK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 September 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names |
Hanging Rock Kingston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Rock railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of The Rock.
History
The Rock station opened on 1 September 1880 as Hanging Rock when the Main South line was extended from Wagga Wagga to Gerogery. It was renamed Kingston on 28 December 1882, and finally The Rock on 10 February 1883.[1][2]
On 8 July 1901, The Rock became a junction station with the opening of the Oaklands line as far as Lockhart. It gained a locomotive depot and carriage shed at the same time.
From the late 1950s, The Rock became a railmotor depot, gaining an allocation of four CPH railmotors that were used on all services south of Junee to Albury and on the Oaklands, Rand, Holbrook and Kywong lines. After these services were withdrawn in 1974, the depot was demolished in 1978.[3]
Services
The Rock is served by two daily NSW TrainLink XPT services in each direction operating between Sydney and Melbourne.[4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central & Melbourne |
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References
- ↑ The Rock Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ The Rock Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "Locomotive Depot No 37: The Rock" Roundhouse October 1988 pages 22-26
- ↑ "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].
External links
Media related to The Rock railway station at Wikimedia Commons