Taree railway station is a station on the North Coast railway line, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Taree, opening on 5 February 1913 when the line was extended from Dungog.[1] It was a terminus until the line was extended to Wauchope on 12 April 1915. It had extensive locomotive servicing facilities, including an eight-road roundhouse.[2] It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]
Taree | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side platform | |||||||||||
 Station building and entrance, September 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Olympia Street, Taree | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°54′23″S 152°27′25″E / 31.9065°S 152.4570°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 378.60 km (235.25 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | TRO | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 February 1913 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Platforms and services
editTaree has one platform with a yard opposite. Daily northbound XPT services operate to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, with three southbound services operating to Sydney. It is also served by daily coach services to Broadmeadow.[4] These coach services are operated by Busways as routes 150 and 151.[5][6]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central, Grafton, Casino & Brisbane |
|---|
-
Northbound view on platform
-
Southbound view on platform
-
Platform seen from exterior
-
Refreshment room in 1947
Description
editThe main station building is a brick, type 11 initial side building design completed in 1913, with a refreshment room added in 1929. A weighbridge and goods shed also form part of the station complex.[3]
Heritage listing
editTaree is a major station complex from late in the development of the railway system and includes a refreshment room and awnings. The scale of the building is significant and represents the importance of the location in the development of the North Coast line.[3]
Taree 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 architecturally rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[3]
References
edit- ^ Taree Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Taree Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b c d e "Taree Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01264. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Busways route 150". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 151". Transport for NSW.
Attribution
edit This Wikipedia article contains material from Taree Railway Station group, entry number 01264 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
External links
edit Media related to Taree railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Taree station details Transport for New South Wales