Towrang railway station explained

Towrang
Style:Australian closed station
Address:Towrang, New South Wales
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-34.6936°N 149.852°W
Distance:208.520 km from Central
Line:Main South line
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (2 side)
Tracks:2
Opened:19 May 1869
Closed:9 November 1974
Rebuilt:1874
Electrified:No
Operator:Public Transport Commission
Former:Mannafields (1869-1870)

Towrang railway station was a railway station on the Main South railway line, serving the locality of Towrang, New South Wales, Australia. It originally opened as a platform on 19 May 1869, called Mannafields after a property of the same name. On 11 March 1870 the platform was renamed Towrang. The initial platform was later replaced by a new station to the north, in 1874.[1] It was an active station with a siding to load local agricultural produce.[2] The station closed on 9 November 1974 and was demolished in the 1980s.[3] Little evidence remains of the station, although two sets of points were later installed at the site to allow access to either track at times of track maintenance.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Towrang&line=NSW:main_south:0 Towrang station
  2. Web site: Short History of Towrang. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829053056/http://www.mbta.com.au/towrang.pdf . 29 August 2008 . Marulan Business and Tourism Association, accessed 9 August 2009.
  3. Oberg, L. What's in a station name?. Australian Railway History, Vol 60, no 862. August 2009.