Tarana railway station

Tarana railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Tarana, City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as the Tarana Railway Station and yard group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Tarana
Westbound view in July 2014
Location	Mutton Falls Road, Tarana
Coordinates	33°31′27″S 149°54′27″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Western line
Distance	198.3 km (123.2 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side (1 disused)
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TNJ
History
Opened	22 April 1872
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Bathurst Terminus Blue Mountains Line (4 services daily) Bathurst Bullet Rydal towards Central Bathurst towards Dubbo NSW TrainLink Western Dubbo XPT Rydal towards Sydney

It opened on 22 August 1872.[2] The track was lifted from the northern platform in 1996 when the section of the Main Western line between Wallerawang and Tarana was singled.[3]

It was the junction for the Oberon line that closed in 1979. The Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway group has a vision to restore the line from Oberon to Tarana.[4]

Description

The railway station complex comprises:[1]

• Station buildings
  • station/residence - type 1, brick with extensions,1872
  • type 11, brick,1915
• Signal box - type 3, timber, skillion roof, 1916
• Platform faces - brick
• Dock platform
• Pedestrian bridge, steel, c. 1916
• Jib crane
• Water tank - type 1 cast-iron, up platform, c. 1906
• Station lighting and signs

Services

Tarana is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Central West XPT service operating between Sydney and Dubbo.[5] The XPT only stops here on request if passengers have booked to board/alight here. From 16 September 2019 the 4 times daily Bathurst Bullet also stops here.[6][7]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	BMT	2 morning services to Sydney Central 2 evening services to Lithgow 4 services daily to Bathurst	[6]
	Western Region	Services to Sydney Central and Dubbo	request stop (booked passengers only)[5]
2	Not in use

• From 1 June 2020, there is a Monday to Friday morning bus service from Oberon connecting with the second Bathurst Bullet train to Sydney Central. In the afternoon a bus service to Oberon connects with the first Bathurst Bullet from Sydney. [8][9]

Heritage listing

As at 9 January 2008, The structures form a large group indicating the form of the site following duplication during 1916. It is largely intact, the only significant element missing being the goods shed. It contains a fine example of a station/residence in combination with a range of interesting supportive structures. The station group forms one of the best station complexes surviving from the early period of railway construction.[1]

Tarana 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]

See also

• List of regional railway stations in New South Wales

References

1. "Tarana Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01263. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. Tarana Station NSWrail.net
3. Tarana Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
4. Bringing your rail heritage back to life Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway
5. "Western timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.
6. "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. Villages pleased that both Bullets will now be stopping Western Advocate 30 August 2019
8. On the buses: Coach to Tarana is travelling five days a week Oberon Review 12 June 2020
9. New Tarana bus service connects Oberon residents with Bathurst Bullet Transport for NSW 26 May 2020

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Tarana Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01263 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 Tarana railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Tarana station details Transport for New South Wales
• "Home page". Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway. Retrieved 10 October 2018.