Young railway station

The Young railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station at located on the Blayney-Harden railway line, in Young, Hilltops Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Young Railway Station and yard group. The railway station and associated yards were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Young railway station
The Young railway station, 2008
LocationBlayney-Harden railway, Young, Hilltops Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates34°18′37″S 148°17′33″E
Opened / Closed26 March 1885 (1885-03-26) – 15 December 1989 (1989-12-15)
Current useYoung Visitors Centre
Architectural style(s)Victorian
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
Official nameYoung Railway Station and yard group
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1294
TypeRailway station
CategoryTransport - Rail
Location of Young railway station in New South Wales

The station was opened on 26 March 1885 and was used for regional rail passenger transport up until its closure[2] as a railway station on 15 December 1989;[3] and is now used as a visitor centre.[4] The Blayney-Harden railway line is now used solely for bulk haulage of grain.[5]

History

During the construction of the southern and western railway lines in New South Wales in 1875 a line connecting the two was proposed. The line opened in March 1885. The station opened on March 26, 1885 and closed on December 15, 1989. Repairs were done on the station building in 2007.[6]

Description

There is a station building (type 5, first class brick) built in 1885. The platform face is made of stone. There are two timber overbridges located at 440 kilometres (274 mi) and 467 kilometres (290 mi) from Sydney's Central railway station situated along the railway line. There is landscaping of the station forecourt adjoining Council park area.[1]

Heritage listing

Young station complex represents a major first class Victorian terminus station on a single line with significant contribution to the townscape. Its steep gable roofs, symmetry and Gothic inspiration make it an architecturally interesting and unique station building. The building form is of a major civic building of local importance, situated on a rise overlooking the town and adjacent to Anderson Park, a large park with mature plantings of deciduous trees. The vista both to and from the building forms an integral part of the townscape and is included in the heritage listing.

The complex represents the importance of early railway construction to the local community by the scale of the building and the grandeur of the vision of railway expansion that was in full flight in the 1880s. The former gatekeepers cottage (now sold), located opposite the station, is in its original form which is contiguous with the station building and enhances the station and environs. The overbridges are good examples of timber structures that once prevalent are now increasingly rare. They were extensively used throughout the State for both major and minor crossings of railway lines.[1]

Young 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 architecturally rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[1]

See also
  • Regional railway stations in New South Wales

References
  1. "Young Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01294. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. "Young Station". NSWrail.net. n.d. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "Young Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. "Young Visitor Information Centre". VisitNSW. Destination NSWs. 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. Thistleton, John (12 August 2016). "Harden, Young, Cowra, Blayney railway branch line to re-open for grain". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. "Young Railway Station | NSW Environment & Heritage". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Young Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01294 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 16 May 2018.

Further reading
  • Ryan, Lawrence (1986). Lines to the Lachlan: Cowra railway centenary 1886-1986. Dubbo, NSW: Macquarie Publications. ISBN 978-0-949734-12-9.
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