Junee railway station
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| Location | Railway Square, Junee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′49″S 147°35′01″E / 34.7803°S 147.5837°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main South Hay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 485.67 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | JUE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 July 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Junee Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junee railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Junee.
History
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Junee station opened on 6 July 1878 when the Main South line was extended from Bethungra. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Bomen on 3 September 1878. It was renamed Junee Junction on 28 February 1881 when the Hay line opened as far as Narrandera, before resuming its original name in April 1940.[1][2][3] Later an island platform would be added.
Junee has long been an important railway town. In January 1947 a 42 road, fully covered roundhouse was completed. The Junee Locomotive Depot was the last steam locomotive depot built by the New South Wales Government Railways. In July 1993 the State Rail Authority closed the depot.[4] It is currently leased to rolling stock repairer Junee Railway Workshop as well as housing the Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum.[5][6]
On 23 December 1999, the footbridge and signal gantry at the north end of the station were demolished when struck by a container.[7]
Services
Junee is served by two daily NSW TrainLink XPT services in each direction operating between Sydney and Melbourne, and one weekly Xplorer service operating between Sydney and Griffith.[8]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central ,Melbourne & Griffith |
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References
- ↑ Junee Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Junee Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ Ferry, John (2001). Junee and the Great Southern Railway. Junee Shire Council. ISBN 064641318X.
- ↑ "Junee Locomotive Depot" Railway Digest June 1993 page 224
- ↑ Roundhouse Junee Railway Workshop
- ↑ Home Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum
- ↑ "Junee Derailment Destroys Historic Infrastructure" Railway Digest February 2000 page 6
- ↑ "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].
External links
Media related to Junee railway station at Wikimedia Commons