Towrang railway station

Towrang is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. A platform opened in the locality in 1869 south of the later station, called Mannafields after a property of the same name. A later station opened in 1874 north of the initial platform[1] at 208 km south of Central, serving the small Southern highlands town of Towrang. It was an active station with a siding to load local agricultural produce.[2] The station closed in 1974 and was demolished in the 1980s.[3] Little evidence remains of the station, although two sets of points were later installed at the site to allow access to either track at times of track maintenance.

References

  1. Towrang station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 9 August 2009.
  2. "Short History of Towrang" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2008. Marulan Business and Tourism Association, accessed 9 August 2009.
  3. Oberg, L. What's in a station name?. Australian Railway History, Vol 60, no 862. August 2009.
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
Murrays Flats
towards Albury
Main Southern Line
Carrick
towards Sydney


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