Old Casino railway station

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LocationDyraaba Street, Casino
SystemFormer railway station
Casino · Lismore
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Old Casino
General information
LocationDyraaba Street, Casino
SystemFormer railway station
Casino · Lismore
Owned byTransport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated byNSW TrainLink
LineMurwillumbah
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusPreserved
Websitehttps://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/old-casino-station-museum/
History
Opened1903
Closed1974
Previous namesCasino railway station
Route map
North Coast line to Sydney
805
Casino
North Coast line to Brisbane
Old Casino
North Casino
Naughtons Gap
Bentley
Bungabbee
Fernside
Leycester
Cubawee
Tuncester
Lismore
North Lismore
Woodlawn College
Woodlawn
Bexhill
Eltham
Laureldale
Booyong Junction
The Halt
Tyumba
Nioka
Teven
Miroma
Ballina
Booyong
Nashua
Binna Burra
Bangalow
Talofa
St Helena
Byron Bay
Shirley Street crossing
Byron Beach
Kendal Street crossing
Belongil Creek Bridge
North Byron
Quarry Siding
Tyagarah
Myocum
Mullumbimby
Billinudgel
Yelgun
Crabbes Creek
Mooball
Burringbar
Upper Burringbar
Stokers
Dunbible
Murwillumbah
Condong
Location
Old Casino railway station
Old Casino railway station is located in New South Wales
Old Casino railway station
Location of Old Casino railway station in New South Wales
LocationMurwillumbah railway line, Casino, Richmond Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates28°51′19″S 153°03′01″E / 28.8553°S 153.0502°E / -28.8553; 153.0502
Built1903
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
Official nameOld Casino Railway Station
Typestate heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1216
TypeRailway Platform/Station
CategoryTransport – Rail

Old Casino railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station and now museum on the Murwillumbah railway line at Casino, Richmond Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1903. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

It serves as the entry point for section 2 of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail which stretches 13.4 km from Casino to Bentley.[2][3]

The station opened as Casino railway station on 19 October 1903 with the extension of the Murwillumbah railway line to Casino.[4]

When the North Coast railway line was extended from Kyogle to the Queensland border and then to Brisbane, it did not pass through the existing Casino station, so it was necessary to build a new Casino railway station on the new line. The original railway station was renamed Old Casino in 1930 when the new Casino station opened. The old station remained in operation as a branch line railway station until being closed c. 1974.[4]

It was abandoned for many years, but has since been restored and now houses the Old Casino Station Museum.[5]

The station platform was removed c.1990. A rare example of a tripod crane survived for many years, but was destroyed in a storm in 2012.[1]

Description

The timber station building is of a type 16 pioneer design and was completed in 1903.[1]

Heritage listing

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References

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