Yarra railway station explained

Yarra
Style:Australian closed station
Address:Coles Lane, Yarra, New South Wales
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-34.7865°N 149.627°W
Distance:234.900km from
Line:Main Southern
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (2 side)
Tracks:2
Opened:9 November 1875
Closed:c.1977
Electrified:No
Status:Closed
Operator:Public Transport Commission
Former:Collector (1875-1878)

Yarra railway station was a railway station on the Main Southern railway line, serving the locality of Yarra, New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1875 initially as Collector, and was renamed Yarra on 15 April 1878. It was closed to passenger services in the late 1970s.[1] It was later completely demolished and no trace of the station now survives. East of the station is Joppa Junction, the junction of the Main South line and the Bombala line, which branches at Queanbeyan for Canberra.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Yarra&line=NSW:main_south:0 Yarra station