Oolong, New South Wales

Oolong is a locality in southern New South Wales, Australia[2] and the location of a minor railway station on the Main South railway line. It lies within the section from Gunning to Bowning which opened as a single line on 3 July, 1876. it is also located on the Hume Highway between Goulburn and Yass.

Oolong
New South Wales
Oolong
Coordinates34°47′00″S 149°10′00″E
Population61 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2581
Location
LGA(s)Upper Lachlan Shire
CountyKing
ParishDalton
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal Division(s)Hume
Localities around Oolong:
Broadway Dalton Merrill
Jerrawa Oolong Gunning
Lade Vale Lade Vale Bellmount Forest

History

The station and crossing loop opened on 25 November 1890. The platform, which was 33 metres long, was erected on 18 December, 1890. When the line was duplicated, including deviations to the original alignment, in 1914, a new station building was erected on the deviation. There was a siding, a crossover and a signal box on one of the platforms.

The platform closed on 13 February 1972,[3] and was dismantled in the late 1980s.

Level crossing

In 2006, a proposal surfaced to close the level crossing near the site of the old station. Even though usage of the crossing was very small, perhaps 55 vehicles per day, there was outrage from the local community.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oolong". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. "Oolong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. Forsyth, J.H, Historical Notes on Main Southern Railway Vol. 2 . S.R.A. Archives Section 2002
  4. Goulburn Post 20 April 2006.
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Jerrawa
towards Albury
 Main Southern Line Gunning
towards Sydney
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