Willow Tree railway station

Willow Tree railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Willow Tree, opening on 13 August 1877 as Warrah when the line was extended from Murrururundi to Quirindi.[1] It was renamed Willow Tree in 1879.[2]

For the Long Island Rail station, see Willow Tree station (LIRR).

Willow Tree
LocationCadell Street, Willow Tree
Coordinates31°39′00″S 150°43′34″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance375.70 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeWTE
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened13 August 1877
Previous namesWarrah
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Quirindi
toward Moree or Armidale
 NSW TrainLink North Western Line Murrurundi
toward Sydney

The station has one platform and a passing loop. It had a locomotive turntable, primarily for bank engines used on the steeply graded banks over the Liverpool Range to Ardglen Tunnel south of the village.[3][4] Aurizon and Pacific National still use bank locomotives on some services today.

Services

Willow Tree is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale/Moree and Sydney.[5] Due to the length of the platform, only the Moree section of the train stops on the platform. This station is a request stop, so the train only stops here if passengers have booked to board/alight here.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Sydney, Armidale & Moree request stop (booked passengers only)

References
  1. "Opening of Railway". www.warrah1912subdivision.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. Willow Tree Station NSWrail.net
  3. Willow Tree Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. "Byways of Steam - Murrurundi" Roundhouse October 1981 pages 4-27
  5. "North West timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.
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