Tickhole Tunnel

Tickhole Tunnel
Overview
Other name(s) Kotara (Tickhole) Railway Tunnel
Line Main Northern railway
Location Cardiff, New South Wales
Coordinates 32°56′38″S 151°41′11″E / 32.9440°S 151.6865°E / -32.9440; 151.6865Coordinates: 32°56′38″S 151°41′11″E / 32.9440°S 151.6865°E / -32.9440; 151.6865
Start September 1883 (1883-09)
Operation
Opened 15 August 1887 (1887-08-15)
Owner RailCorp
Technical
Length 165 metres (180 yd) (northbound)
205 metres (224 yd) (southbound)[1][2][3][4]
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The Tickhole Tunnel, also called the Kotara (Tickhole) Railway Tunnel, is an heritage-listed double track railway tunnel located between Cardiff and Kotara stations on the Main Northern railway line in New South Wales, Australia.[5][6]

The original 161-metre (176 yd) tunnel opened on 15 August 1887. It initially only had one track, but provision was made for the line to be duplicated which duly occurred in 1891. As part of the electrification of the line, in 1983 tenders were called for a second tunnel, of 205 metres (673 ft).[7] This is now used by southbound services while the original once again became single track for northbound services.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Sydney Connecting Railway". Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate. XI, (8425). New South Wales, Australia. 2 April 1884. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "NEWS OF THE DAY". The Sydney Morning Herald (15, 410). New South Wales, Australia. 16 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "THE GOSFORD-NEWCASTLE RAILWAY". The Sydney Morning Herald (15, 408). New South Wales, Australia. 13 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "NEWS OF THE DAY". The Sydney Morning Herald (15, 400). New South Wales, Australia. 4 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 "Kotara (Tickhole) Railway Tunnel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 Tickhole Tunnel NSWrail.net
  7. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 23 March 1983. p. 51 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123932444/ |url= missing title (help). Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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