Yerong Creek railway station
Yerong Creek | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Yerong Creek, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°23′10″S 147°03′36″E / 35.3861°S 147.0599°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 215 metres (705 ft) | ||||||||||
| Operated by | State Rail Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Southern line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 565.090 km (351.131 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 September 1880 | ||||||||||
| Closed | c.1984 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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Yerong Creek railway station was a railway station on the Main Southern line, serving the town of Yerong Creek in the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. It served passengers between 1880 and the 1980s.
History
[edit]The station opened in 1880 and was closed c.1984. The platform buildings were demolished in the 1980s, and only a low platform remains at the site.[1]
In 2011, a train passed the signal at Yerong Creek without authority, an incident known as a signal passed at danger.[2]
Description
[edit]Yerong Creek station consisted of a single side platform with a weatherboard station building and signal box. It was opened with a crossing loop of about 400m length. In 2010, the crossing loop was extended into a 7 km passing loop, with intermediate home signals protecting a level crossing and wheat sidings which have the effect of allowing the passing loop to hold two trains in one direction.
References
[edit]- ^ Yerong Creek station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 8 August 2009.
- ^ Signal passed at danger Yerong Creek, New South Wales 25 February 2011 Australian Transport Safety Bureau
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