Roslyn railway station, New South Wales

Roslyn
Location Middle Arm Rd, Roslyn
Coordinates 34°31′S 149°37′E / 34.51°S 149.61°E / -34.51; 149.61
Elevation 980 m
Line(s) Crookwell, Taralga
History
Opened 1902
Closed 1974

Roslyn was a railway station on the Crookwell railway line, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1902[1] with the opening of the line, and consisted of a 100 ft platform on the down side of the line with a loop siding on the up side.[2] Cattle loading facilities and goods sheds were also provided. It was named after the estate of a local resident Dr Mitchell. In 1925,[3] the station became the location of the branch line to Taralga, with the new branch extending off the loop line.. The platform was shortened to 30 ft in 1969, and closed in 1974 with the cessation of passenger services. in 1975 the station and goods facilities were demolished.[4] The line through Roslyn closed to goods traffic in 1984, little remains at the site apart from the mainline track.

References

  1. ↑ Goulburn to Crookwell Railway Act 1899 No 37 (NSW)
  2. ↑ Roslyn station. NSWrail.net, accessed 21 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Roslyn to Taralga Railway Act 1915 No 49 (NSW)
  4. ↑ Scrymgeour, R. A History of the Goulburn- Crookwell Line. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. Vol 48, no 721. November 1997.
Preceding station   NSW Closed lines   Following station
towards Crookwell
Crookwell Line
towards Goulburn
Willigam
towards Taralga
Taralga LineTerminus

Coordinates: 34°30′05″S 149°36′36″E / 34.5014°S 149.6099°E / -34.5014; 149.6099


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