Wallerawang railway station

Wallerawang railway station is a heritage-listed disused railway station located on the Main Western line in Wallerawang, City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Wallerawang railway station and yard group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[3]

Wallerawang
General information
Location	Main Street, Wallerawang
Coordinates	33°24′28″S 150°04′05″E
Elevation	892 metres (2,928 ft) AHD[1]
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Western Gwabegar
Distance	171.3 km (106.4 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1 March 1870 (1870-03-01)
Closed	May 1989 (1989-05)
Previous names	Mudgee Road[2]
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station Rydal towards Bourke Main Western Line Marrangaroo towards Sydney Pipers Flat towards Gwabegar Gwabegar Line Terminus
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Wallerawang Railway Station and yard group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1282
Type	Railway Platform/ Station
Category	Transport – Rail

History

The station opened on 1 March 1870^[4] as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Bowenfels. On 1 July 1870 the line was extended to Rydal.^[1] Originally named Mudgee Road, it was renamed Wallerawang in 1873.^[2][5]

In 1880, work commenced on the new rail line to Mudgee,^[6] the first stage of the Gwabegar line. Completed in May 1882, Wallerawang became a junction station from a junction 600 metres (2,000 ft) west of the station.^[2][5]

With the State Rail Authority replacing the Lithgow to Orange and Mudgee services with road coaches, the station closed in May 1989.^[5] Road coach services still call opposite the station.^[7]

On 24 October 2022, the Deputy Premier Paul Toole announced that Wallerawang Station would be refurbished and reopened. As of August 2023, it was planned that Wallerawang would be a stop on the twice daily Bathurst Bullet service and on the Central West XPT.^[8][9]

Description

The complex includes:^[3]

• Station buildings^[10][11]
  • platform 1 type 1, brick station/residence, 1870
  • platform 1 platform awning, 1883
  • platform 2 timber waiting shed, 1913
• Signal box^[10][11]
  • east, 1915
  • west, 1915
• Goods shed - 84 x 24 side shed corrugated iron, 1882
• Platform faces - stone and brick, 1870
• Pedestrian bridge to platform 2
• Water column up main^[10]
• Water tank - cast iron tank on metal base
• Jib crane - 1882
• Upper and lower quadrant signals
• Landscaping surrounding the station and yard area
• Enamel signs

Heritage listing

As of 10 December 2002^[update], Wallerawang station and yard group is a major railway junction with excellent examples of buildings from a range of periods, all in good condition and in use. The main station building is the best surviving example of a two-storey residence/station and a rare example in stone. The awning is an unusual one-off structure indicating the importance of the location with the need for additional shelter. The on-platform signal box is a rare surviving example of a large brick and timber box in good condition. The yard structures including the residences, goods shed and signal box are all good examples of various building types and remain as remnants of a larger facility. As a group the site has very high heritage significance.^[3]

Wallerawang railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.^[3]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[3]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Railways portal

• List of disused railway stations in regional New South Wales

References

1. "RAILWAY EXTENSION TO RYDAL". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXII, no. 10, 020. New South Wales, Australia. 2 July 1870. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Wallerawang Station Archived 4 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
3. "Wallerawang Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01282. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
4. "NOTES OF THE WEEK". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXI, no. 9918. New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1870. p. 4. Retrieved 25 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Wallerawang Railway Precinct Archived 9 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSW Environment & Heritage
6. "Turning of the First Sod of the Mudgee-Wallerawang Railway". The Evening News. No. 4189. New South Wales, Australia. 23 September 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 26 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
7. Wallerawang Coach Stop Archived 30 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
8. "Media release 24 Oct 2022: Historic Wallerawang Station to reopen". Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
9. Chan, Ray (26 October 2022). "Historic Wallerawang station to reopen". Rail Express. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
10. RNE
11. LEP

Bibliography

• Attraction homepage (2013). "Old Wallerawang Railway Station".
• Aitken, Christo (1998). Wallerawang railway station and precinct : conservation managment [sic?] plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Wallerawang Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01282 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

External links

• Wallerawang station details Transport for New South Wales