Towrang railway station

Towrang railway station was a railway station on the Main South railway line, serving the locality of Towrang, New South Wales, Australia. It originally opened as a platform on 19 May 1869, called Mannafields after a property of the same name. On 11 March 1870 the platform was renamed Towrang. The initial platform was later replaced by a new station to the north, in 1874.^[1] It was an active station with a siding to load local agricultural produce.^[2] The station closed on 9 November 1974 and was demolished in the 1980s.^[3] Little evidence remains of the station, although two sets of points were later installed at the site to allow access to either track at times of track maintenance.

Towrang
General information
Location	Towrang, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	34°41′37″S 149°51′07″E
Operated by	Public Transport Commission
Line(s)	Main South line
Distance	208.520 km from Central
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
History
Opened	19 May 1869
Closed	9 November 1974
Rebuilt	1874
Electrified	No
Previous names	Mannafields (1869-1870)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station Murrays Flats towards Albury Main Southern Line Carrick towards Sydney

References

1. Towrang station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 9 August 2009.
2. "Short History of Towrang" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2008. Marulan Business and Tourism Association, accessed 9 August 2009.
3. Oberg, L. What's in a station name?. Australian Railway History, Vol 60, no 862. August 2009.