Walcha Road railway station

Walcha Road railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in Walcha Road, Walcha Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The railway station serves the village of Walcha Road and town of Walcha, opening on 2 August 1882 when the line was extended from Kootingal to Uralla.[1] It is also known as Walcha Road Railway Station and yard group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2]

Walcha Road
Station in March 2008
Location	Wollun-Woolbrook Road, Walcha Road, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	30°56′28″S 151°24′08″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	517.9 km (321.8 mi) from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	WLC
History
Opened	2 August 1882
Services
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station Wollun towards Wallangarra Main North Line Woolbrook towards Sydney Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Uralla towards Armidale NSW TrainLink North Western Armidale Xplorer Kootingal towards Sydney
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Walcha Road Railway Station and yard group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1281
Type	Railway Platform/ Station
Category	Transport - Rail
Location
Walcha Road Location in New South Wales

Services

Walcha Road station is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale and Sydney.[3]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	North Western Region	services to Sydney Central & Armidale

Description

Buildings in the complex comprise a standard roadside station, type 4, completed in 1882, with a brick platform face; a signal box with a skillion roof on platform, c. 1914; a residence for a night officer, type 6, brick, and completed in 1882; and a loading bank.[2]

Heritage listing

The station complex is an intact standard roadside station with only minor detail altered. As such it is a rare surviving example. The signal box added for the yard layout is a typical simple on-platform box. The station was later provided with a second platform behind the original building, a rather unusual situation in the country, but this was removed in 1993 and the layout rebuilt. The residence is a good example of a simple symmetrical brick residence with detached front verandah. Its position overlooking the station enhances the sites significance.[2]

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

See also

References

1. Walcha Road Station NSWrail.net
2. "Walcha Road Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01281. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
3. "North West timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.

Bibliography

• "Walcha Road Railway Station". 2007.
• Attraction Homepage (2007). "Walcha Road Railway Station".

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Walcha Road Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01281 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

• Walcha Road station details Transport for New South Wales