Quirindi railway station

Quirindi railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in Quirindi in the Liverpool Plains Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The station serves the town of Quirindi and opened on 13 August 1877 when the line was extended from Murrurundi. It was the terminus of the line until it was extended to West Tamworth on 14 October 1878.[1] It is also known as Quirindi Railway Station group. The railway station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2][3]

Quirindi
LocationGeorge Street, Quirindi
Coordinates31°30′19″S 150°40′52″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern line
Distance392.7 km (244.0 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeUIR
History
Opened13 August 1877
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Werris Creek
toward Moree or Armidale
 NSW TrainLink North Western Line Willow Tree
toward Sydney
Official nameQuirindi Railway Station group
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1227
TypeRailway Platform / Station
CategoryTransport - Rail
Location
Quirindi
Location within New South Wales

Services

Quirindi is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale/Moree and Sydney.[4]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Sydney, Armidale & Moree

Description

The complex comprises a type 1 brick combined residence and station building, completed in 1876; an open frame signal box set on a platform, completed in 1918; a corrugated iron outshed; and a brick platform face, completed in 1877.[2]

Heritage listing

Quirindi is one of the best examples of a combined residence/station building of which there are five extant, this being one of the best. It forms an important part of the main street of Quirindi and is of high significance in the State rail system.[2]

Quirindi railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[2]

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 scientifically rare. This item is assessed as archaeologically rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[2]

See also
  • List of regional railway stations in New South Wales

References
  1. Quirindi Station NSWrail.net
  2. "Quirindi Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01227. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. "{{{2}}}". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage.
  4. "North West timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Quirindi Railway Station group, entry number 01227 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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