Quirindi railway station

Quirindi railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in Quirindi in the Liverpool Plains Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The station serves the town of Quirindi and opened on 13 August 1877 when the line was extended from Murrurundi. It was the terminus of the line until it was extended to West Tamworth on 14 October 1878.[1] It is also known as Quirindi Railway Station group. The railway station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2][3]

Quirindi
Location	George Street, Quirindi
Coordinates	31°30′19″S 150°40′52″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern line
Distance	392.7 km (244.0 mi) from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	UIR
History
Opened	13 August 1877
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Werris Creek towards Moree or Armidale NSW TrainLink North Western Willow Tree towards Sydney
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Quirindi Railway Station group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1227
Type	Railway Platform / Station
Category	Transport - Rail
Location
Quirindi Location within New South Wales

Services

Quirindi is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale/Moree and Sydney.[4]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	North Western Region	Services to Sydney, Armidale & Moree

Description

The complex comprises a type 1 brick combined residence and station building, completed in 1876; an open frame signal box set on a platform, completed in 1918; a corrugated iron outshed; and a brick platform face, completed in 1877.[2]

Heritage listing

Quirindi is one of the best examples of a combined residence/station building of which there are five extant, this being one of the best. It forms an important part of the main street of Quirindi and is of high significance in the State rail system.[2]

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

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 archaeologically rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[2]

See also

• List of regional railway stations in New South Wales

References

1. Quirindi Station NSWrail.net
2. "Quirindi Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01227. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
3. "Quirindi Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage.
4. "North West timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Quirindi Railway Station group, entry number 01227 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.

External links

• Media related to Quirindi railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Quirindi station details Transport for New South Wales