Thirlmere railway station, New South Wales
Former railway station in New South Wales, Australia
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Thirlmere railway station is a heritage railway station located on the Picton–Mittagong loop railway line, serving the town of Thirlmere in the Macarthur Region, New South Wales, Australia.
Australia
Thirlmere | |||||||||||
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| Location | 10 Barbour Road, Thirlmere, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°12′16″S 150°34′19″E | ||||||||||
| Operator | NSW Rail Museum | ||||||||||
| Lines | Picton–Mittagong loop line Main Southern line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed and reused | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1885 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1978 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Redbank (1885–1886) | ||||||||||
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History
The station opened on 1 August 1885 as Redbank and was renamed Thirlmere on 1 August 1886.[1] The station, along with the line, was closed to passenger services in 1978.
The station buildings have been restored by volunteers from the NSW Rail Museum in Thirlmere.
Every weekend the NSW Rail Museum operates four return heritage steam or diesel train services between Thirlmere and Buxton with special events operating heritage services between Central, Picton, Thirlmere, and Buxton.[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
Inside Thrilmere signal box
Inside Thirlmere signal box
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