Argyle railway station, New South Wales
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Argyle railway station was a railway station on the Crookwell railway line, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1902 with the opening of the line, and consisted of a 50 ft platform on the down side of the line.[1] It gained its name from Argyle in Scotland, and was located adjacent to the Goulburn Training Centre.[2]
Argyle | |||||||||||
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Location | Goulburn, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°44′28″S 149°44′20″E / 34.7412°S 149.7388°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | Department of Railways New South Wales | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Crookwell | ||||||||||
Distance | 227.620 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 22 April 1902 | ||||||||||
Closed | 17 May 1969 | ||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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In 1942 a loop siding was constructed, by 1969 both this and the platform had been demolished. North of the station lies the bridge over the Wollondilly River.
References
edit- ^ Argyle station. NSWrail.net, accessed 21 August 2009.
- ^ Scrymgeour, R. A History of the Goulburn- Crookwell Line. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. Vol 48, no 721. November 1997.