Albion Park Rail is a suburb of
Shellharbour
Shellharbour (also known as Shellharbour Village) is a suburb located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It also gives its name to the local government area, City of Shellharbour, and its central business district, Shellhar ...
,
Australia situated in the
Macquarie Valley (Shellharbour). The
South Coast railway line was opened to the
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...
and
Bombo in 1887. At the time the nearest town was
Albion Park, several kilometres away. Over time, houses were built around the railway station, and Albion Park Rail developed into a town in its own right, and with its own name.
Albion Park Rail has a community area set up with a community centre, playing fields and a recently built skatepark. It only has one school but it accommodates many students from Pre-School to Year 6. Albion Park Rail is located along the shores of
Lake Illawarra
Lake Illawarra (Aboriginal Tharawal language: various adaptions of ''Elouera'', ''Eloura'', or ''Allowrie''; ''Illa'', ''Wurra'', or ''Warra'' meaning pleasant place near the sea, or, high place near the sea, or, white clay mountain), is an ope ...
, near Koona Bay. It is a fifteen-minute drive on the
freeway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
to Wollongong.
Albion Park Rail is the site of the
Illawarra Regional Airport which is the location of the
Historical Aircraft Restoration Society.
Heritage listings
Albion Park Rail has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Princes Highway:
Albion Park railway station
Museum
The
Illawarra Light Railway Museum located just south of the airport is dedicated to the preservation and display of historic light railway locomotives and rolling stock. It holds regular open days featuring light and miniature train rides.
References
External links
Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society Homepage
{{Wollongong suburbs
City of Shellharbour
Suburbs of Wollongong