Former railway station in New South Wales, Australia

Goondah railway station

General information
Location| Goondah Rd, Goondah, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates| 34°44′03″S 148°43′59″E / 34.7343°S 148.7331°E / -34.7343; 148.7331Coordinates: 34°44′03″S 148°43′59″E / 34.7343°S 148.7331°E / -34.7343; 148.7331
Line(s)| Main Southern line
Goondah-Burrinjuck line
History
Opened| 1 August 1891 (1891-08-01)
Closed| 9 March 1975 (1975-03-09)

The Goondah railway station is a disused railway station in Goondah, New South Wales, Australia on the Main South Line 340 kilometres (210 mi) from Sydney.[1][2]

## Tramway: Goondah-Burrinjuck line[edit]

Narrow gauge train with German-built Krauss steam locomotive

During 1907 work commenced on the Barren Jack Reservoir. A 2 ft (610 mm) tram line was constructed adjacent to the station to carry supplies to the construction site 28 miles (45 km) away.[3]

## Deviation[edit]

When the railway was duplicated, the first station was replaced by one on a new alignment.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Goondah Station 1st". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
2. ^ "Goondah Station 2nd". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
3. ^ "NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS". Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1889 - 1915). Grafton, NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 September 1908. p. 12. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

* Newland, John R (1994). The Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway. Sydney, N.S.W.: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 128\. ISBN 0909650322.
* Newland, John R. (2009). The Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway : the story of the 2-foot gauge railway together with a description of the construction of Burrinjuck Dam, and of the people who built the dam (3rd ed.). Redfern, N.S.W.: Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division. p. 256\. ISBN 9780980510621.

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