Ben Bullen railway station

Ben Bullen
Ben Bullen
	Ben Bullen railway station, 2011
Location	Wallerawang-Gwabegar railway line, Ben Bullen, City of Lithgow, New South Wales; Australia
Coordinates	33°13′06″S 150°01′19″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Gwabegar
Distance	200 km (120 mi) from Central
Platforms	1 side
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1882
Services
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Ben Bullen Railway Station group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1082
Type	Railway Platform/ Station
Category	Transport - Rail

The Ben Bullen railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Wallerawang–Gwabegar railway line at Ben Bullen, City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Ben Bullen Railway Station group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Description

The complex comprises a type 4 standard roadside station building, brick (small), erected in 1882; and a brick platform face, also erected in the same year; and a signal frame - (SU+L).[1]

Heritage listing

Ben Bullen is an excellent example of the smallest standard roadside station building used. It is located away from settlement in an area of farming and mining and is now in isolation at a level crossing site that gives the site a prominence in the country side. The building is well detailed and retains its timber platform awning with brackets. The building is an important example of the small scale railway station and is a visually important element in the local landscape.[1]

Ben Bullen 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]

References

"Ben Bullen Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01082. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Ben Bullen Railway Station group, entry number 01082 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.

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[nswshr-1082-1] "Ben Bullen Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01082. Retrieved 2 June 2018.