Mount Victoria railway station
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Victoria railway station is a heritage-listed former barracks and now staff accommodation, guest accommodation, railway signal box and railway station located on the Main Western line in Mount Victoria in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by NSW Government Railways and built from 1868 to 1913 by Allan McClean and James Barrie (1868 building). It is also known as Mount Victoria Railway Station group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3] The station opened on 1 May 1868.[4]
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Location | Darling Causeway, Mount Victoria Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°35′16″S 150°15′25″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 1,043.6 metres (3,424 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 126.72 km (78.74 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | MVR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 May 1868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | Mount Victoria Railway Station group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | State heritage (complex / group) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | 2 April 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 1203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Railway Platform/ Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category | Transport – Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Builders | Allan McClean and James Barrie (1868 building) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Platform 2 building dates from 1868 with a railway refreshment room added in 1884. The Platform 1 building dates from 1911 when the line was duplicated. An extensive yard including a locomotive depot existed west of the station.[5]