Cooerwull railway station was a railway station on the Main Western railway line in New South Wales, Australia.
Cooerwull | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°29′00″S 150°08′44″E / 33.4834°S 150.1455°E GDA94 | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 June 1941 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 11 February 1974 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 22 June 1957 | ||||||||||
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History edit
The station was established during World War II to assist workers commuting from the Blue Mountains to employment in the iron, steel and small arms industries in Lithgow.[1] It also serviced a number of hostels for munitions workers which had been built along the northern side of the railway line.[2]
The station closed in 1974 when services to Bowenfels were cut back to Lithgow.[3] In 2002 the station footbridge was identified as the last of its design still standing in Australia, and was relocated to Top Points station on the Zig Zag Railway.[2] The remainder of the station has been incorporated into the Great Zig Zag public reserve as a relic of Lithgow's industrial heritage.[3]
References edit
- ^ "The Development of the Lithgow Region". Lithgow Tourism Information Web. December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 September 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
- ^ a b "Return to duty for old bridge". Lithgow Mercury. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Lithgow Valley Zig Zag Reserve: Cooerwull Railway Footbridge". Zig Zag Railway Co-operative. May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
33°29′01″S 150°08′43″E / 33.4835°S 150.1454°E
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