Michelago railway station

Michelago railway station
Michelago station in 2018
Location Goulburn-Bombala railway, Michelago, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 35°42′39″S 149°09′58″E / 35.7108°S 149.1661°E / -35.7108; 149.1661Coordinates: 35°42′39″S 149°09′58″E / 35.7108°S 149.1661°E / -35.7108; 149.1661
Owner RailCorp
Official name: Michelago Railway Station group
Type state heritage (complex / group)
Designated 2 April 1999
Reference no. 1192
Type Railway Platform/ Station
Category Transport - Rail
Location of Michelago railway station in New South Wales

Michelago railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station on the Bombala railway line at Michelago, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. 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.[1]

History

Michelago railway station opened on 8 December 1887.[2] It officially closed on 8 February 1976.[3]

The Australian Railway Historical Society (ACT Division) operated the Michelago Tourist Railway from Queanbeyan to Michelago from 1993; however, the deteriorating state of the line meant that services were later truncated to Royalla before being suspended entirely in 2006.[4]

Heritage listing

Michelago railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Michelago Railway Station group, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01192". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Michelago". nswrail.net. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Michelago Railway Precinct". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cooma Railway Campaign". Michelago Region Community Association. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

Bibliography

  • "Michelago Railway Station Group". 2007.
  • Attraction Homepage (2007). "Michelago Railway Station group".

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Michelago Railway Station group, entry number 01192 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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