Old Casino railway station

Old Casino railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station and now museum on the Murwillumbah railway line at Casino, Richmond Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1903. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Not to be confused with Casino railway station.

Old Casino
Former railway station
←Casino · Lismore→
LocationDyraaba Street, Casino
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Murwillumbah
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusPreserved
Websitehttps://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/old-casino-station-museum/
History
Opened1903
Closed1974
Previous namesCasino railway station
Location
 North Coast line to Sydney
805
 Casino
 North Coast line to Brisbane
 Old Casino
 Bungabbee
 Leycester
 Lismore
 Leycester Creek bridge
 North Lismore
 Woodlawn
 Bexhill
 Eltham
 Laureldale
 Booyong Junction
 Tyumba
 Teven
 Ballina
 Booyong
 Binna Burra
 Bangalow
 St Helena
 Byron Bay
 Shirley Street crossing
 Byron Beach
 Kendal Street crossing
 Belongil Creek bridge
 North Byron
 Tyagarah
 Myocum
 Mullumbimby
 Billinudgel
 Crabbes Creek
 Mooball
 Burringbar
 Stokers
 Dunbible
 Murwillumbah
 Condong
Old Casino railway station
Location of Old Casino railway station in New South Wales
LocationMurwillumbah railway line, Casino, Richmond Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates28.8553°S 153.0502°E / -28.8553; 153.0502
Built1903–
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
Official name: Old Casino Railway Station
Typestate heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1216
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport - Rail

History

The station opened as Casino railway station on 19 October 1903 with the extension of the Murwillumbah railway line to Casino.[2]

When the North Coast railway line was extended from Kyogle to the Queensland border and then to Brisbane, it did not pass through the existing Casino station, so it was necessary to build a new Casino railway station on the new line. The original railway station was renamed Old Casino in 1930 when the new Casino station opened. The old station remained in operation as a branch line railway station until being closed c. 1974.[2]

It was abandoned for many years, but has since been restored and now houses the Old Casino Station Museum.[3]

The station platform was removed c. 1990. A rare example of a tripod crane survived for many years, but was destroyed in a storm in 2012.[1]

Description

The timber station building is of a type 16 pioneer design and was completed in 1903.[1]

Heritage listing

The Old Casino site is significant as the first railway station in the area opening in 1903 and changing to Old Casino with the opening of the new facilities when the main line was opened to Brisbane in 1930. It is a good example of a pioneer building at a large location. The crane is a rare and preserved example of this type of early timber and steel structure.[1]

Old Casino railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]

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 arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[1]

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See also
  • List of disused regional railway stations in New South Wales

References
  1. "Old Casino Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01216. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "Old Casino Railway Station". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. "Old Casino Station Museum". Museums and Galleries of NSW. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Old Casino Railway Station, entry number 01216 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

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