Towrang railway station

Towrang is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. A platform opened in the locality in 1869 south of the later station, called Mannafields after a property of the same name. A later station opened in 1874 north of the initial platform[1] at 208km south of Central, serving the small Southern highlands town of Towrang. It was an active station with a siding to load local agricultural produce.[2] The station closed in 1974 and was demolished in the 1980s.[3] Little evidence remains of the station, although two sets of points were later installed at the site to allow access to either track at times of track maintenance.

References

  1. ↑ Towrang station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 9 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Short History of Towrang." (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2008. Marulan Business and Tourism Association, accessed 9 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Oberg, L. What's in a station name?. Australian Railway History, Vol 60, no 862. August 2009.
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
towards Albury
Main Southern Line
towards Sydney

Coordinates: 34°41′34″S 149°51′08″E / 34.6927°S 149.8522°E / -34.6927; 149.8522

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