Parkes railway station
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parkes railway station is a heritage-listed former locomotive depot and railway station and now locomotive roundhouse and railway station located on the Broken Hill line in May Street, Parkes in the Parkes Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The railway station serves the town of Parkes and was built from 1881 to 1893. It is also known as the Parkes Railway Station group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
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Location | Welcome Street, Parkes, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°08′32″S 148°10′24″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Broken Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 445.5 km (276.8 mi) from Sydney Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | PKE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 18 December 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | Parkes Railway Station group | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | State heritage (complex / group) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | 2 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 1220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Railway Platform/ Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Category | Transport – Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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