Buxton railway station, New South Wales

Former railway station in New South Wales, Australia

Preceding station Former Services Following station
Balmoral
towards Mittagong
Picton Loop (closed) Couridjah
towards Picton

Buxton is a former railway station which was located on the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line. It served Buxton, a small village in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia.

History

The station opened on 20 October 1893, and a platform was later added on 4 November (The current platform was built for by the RTM for their tourist service.1990s) .[1] The station along with the Loop Line was closed in 1978.[2]

The station is located on a crossing loop. The station building has been demolished after burning down. Current platform and sign built 1990s.

Occasionally, the museum operates steam heritage trains on the line to the station, from Thirlmere & Picton.[3]

Image gallery

  • Looking north on the platform
    Looking north on the platform
  • Looking south on the platform
    Looking south on the platform
  • Looking south on the platform
    Looking south on the platform
  • Platform seen from south end
    Platform seen from south end
  • Platform seen from north end
    Platform seen from north end
  • Platform seen from exterior
    Platform seen from exterior
  • Looking towards south end
    Looking towards south end
  • South end
    South end
  • Exterior side of platform seen from north end
    Exterior side of platform seen from north end

References

  1. ^ "NSW Rail.net".
  2. ^ "NSW Rail.net".
  3. ^ "New South Wales Rail Transport Museum". Archived from the original on 28 December 2011.