Tallong railway station

Tallong railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Tallong, opening in 1869 as a small halt named Barbers Creek Tank. A platform was opened on 16 April 1878 and it was renamed Tallong on 6 April 1905.[2] It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]

Not to be confused with Tallawong railway station.

Tallong
Southbound view from Platform 2
Location	Station Street, Tallong Australia
Coordinates	34°43′06″S 150°05′10″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main South
Distance	138.7 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	TJG
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1869
Previous names	Barbers Creek Tank
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	10 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	286
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Marulan towards Goulburn Southern Highlands Line Wingello towards Central

Platforms & services

Tallong has two side platforms. It is serviced by early morning and evening NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Sydney Central, Campbelltown, Moss Vale and Goulburn.[4]

During the day it is served by one NSW TrainLink road coach service in each direction between Moss Vale and Goulburn.[4]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	SHL	services to Moss Vale, Campbelltown & Sydney Central	[4]
2	SHL	services to Goulburn	[4]

Transport links

Berrima Buslines operates one route to and from Tallong railway station:

• 813: to Moss Vale[5]

Description

The station complex consists of a type 7 station building constructed c. 1913) with concrete platforms. The station signs are also heritage-listed.[3]

The station dam and reservoir was first built in 1869, rebuilt in 1888, and had the dam wall raised in 1917. The corrugated iron clad pump station had its equipment changed to oil in 1911. The dam precinct also includes cast iron Atlas Engineering water tanks on metal stands and standard metal water columns with a swing arm, situated on the western side of the railway line.[3]

Heritage listing

Tallong station and dam group is one of the very few surviving sites with a dam and associated facilities that are visible from the line and a station location. The dam itself and pump house are significant elements in the industrial heritage of the railways. The station group is a significant early group of timber buildings from the 1870s through to early this century. All are rare surviving examples.[3]

Tallong 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]

References

1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. Tallong Station NSWrail.net
3. "Tallong Railway Station, yard and water supply". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01259. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
4. "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
5. "Berrima Buslines route 813". Transport for NSW.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Tallong Railway Station, yard and water supply, entry number 01259 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 Tallong railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Tallong station details Transport for New South Wales