Menangle railway station

Menangle
Northbound view
Location Station Street, Menangle
Australia
Coordinates 34°07′31″S 150°44′40″E / 34.125163°S 150.744444°E / -34.125163; 150.744444Coordinates: 34°07′31″S 150°44′40″E / 34.125163°S 150.744444°E / -34.125163; 150.744444
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main South
Distance 50.4 kilometres (31.3 mi) from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code MGE
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 1 July 1863
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 20 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 281
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Central
Southern Highlands Line
towards Goulburn
Official name Menangle Railway Station group
Type State heritage (complex / group)
Designated 2 April 1999
Reference no. 1191
Type Railway Platform/ Station
Category Transport - Rail

Menangle railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main South line in the south-western Sydney settlement of Menangle in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Menangle Railway Station group. The property is owned by RailCorp, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2] The station opened on 1 July 1863.[3][4]

Platforms and services

Menangle has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with peak hour services to Sydney Central and Goulburn.[5]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Campbelltown & Sydney Central [5]
2 services to Moss Vale & Goulburn [5]

Description

The station complex comprises a type 1 station building and residence, erected in 1863; a brick WC block that was erected in 1863, however no longer extant, removed pre-2000; and a brick northbound platform and platform face at the Goulburn end on, also erected in 1863.[2]

Busabout operate two routes to and from Menangle station:

Heritage listing

Menangle station group is one of the earliest station complexes to survive in the state. It is a combination station building and residence which has had substantial additions. Although the second platform and building have been demolished for a new platform the remaining up buildings and platform are of very high significance in the development of railway buildings. Significant features of this building are its lack of awning to the platform, the unusual planning of the building with detached wings, room for porters, no waiting room and the assymetrical elevations. The remaining structures are of national significance in conjunction with the railway underbridge listed separately.Note: There are incomplete details for a number of items listed in NSW. The Heritage Division intends to develop or upgrade statements of significance and other information for these items as resources become available.[2]

Menangle 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 arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[2]

See also

  • List of regional railway stations in New South Wales

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Menangle Railway Station group, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01191". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Menangle Station NSWrail.net
  4. ↑ "Rise and Fall of a Station - Memories of Menangle" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin October 1992 pages 231-240
  5. 1 2 3 "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ↑ "Routes 49 timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ↑ "Busabout route 889". Transport for NSW.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Menangle Railway Station group, entry number 01191 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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