Uranquinty railway station
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Uranquinty railway station was a railway station on the Main Southern line, serving the town of Uranquinty in the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. It was also a junction station for the Kywong line. Although passenger services no longer serve the station, the platform and signage remains.
History
The station opened on 1 September 1880, initially as Sandy Creek and was renamed Uranquinty on 4 February 1891.[1] Uranquinty became a junction station when the railway line to Kywong was opened in October 1928. The station was entirely rebuilt after the station building and all contents were destroyed in a fire on 3 June 1934.[2]
Uranquinty continued to serve both railway lines until the closure of the Kywong line in May 1975. The station closed to all passenger services c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".1984,[3] but remained in use for signalling purposes. In 1988, the buildings were demolished with only the platform and a replacement brick signalling facility remaining.
Description
Uranquinty station consisted of a single side platform with a substantial weatherboard station building and signal box, located on a passing loop.[1]
References
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- ↑ a b Uranquinty station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 8 August 2009.
- ↑ URANQUINTY FIRE Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW: 1911–1954). Trove, National Library of Australia. 4 June 1934. p.2, accessed 4 November 2024
- ↑ The History of Uranquinty. Uranquinty.com, accessed 4 November 2024.
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