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Gunnedah railway station is located on the
NSW Environment & Heritage The original station building was replaced by the current structure in 1915. The station has one platform and a passing loop.
The station building is unique as it was built during a period where country stations were generally simple in design. This is a large structure with an unusually large cantilevered awning to the platform. It is a well-proportioned substantial brick building and although modest in detail, it is an imposing structure for its time. It is unusual in that it exhibits Edwardian elements such as the curved window heads and A/C shingle roof. The building adds to the historic fabric of the town presenting an elegant facade to the street while presenting an unusually large awning to the platform side. It is one of the few surviving substantial railway buildings in the north-west of the State.
Gunnedah railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.
Gunedah station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, North Western Region=y, state=collapsed Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales North West Slopes Railway stations in Australia opened in 1879 Regional railway stations in New South Wales New South Wales State Heritage Register Gunnedah, New South Wales
Mungindi line
The Mungindi railway line is a railway line in northern New South Wales, Australia. It branches from the Main North line at Werris Creek station and heads north-west through the towns of Gunnedah and Narrabri before reaching Moree which for ...
in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Gunnedah. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
History
The station opened on 11 September 1879 when the line was extended fromBreeza
Breeza is a locality in New South Wales, Australia. It is about south of Gunnedah, in the Liverpool Plains
The Liverpool Plains are an extensive agricultural area covering about of the north-western slopes of New South Wales in Australia ...
. It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Boggabri
Boggabri ( ) is a small town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Narrabri Shire and lies between Gunnedah and Narrabri on the Kamilaroi Highway. At the , the town had a population of 856 people.
The original town site w ...
on 11 July 1882.Gunnedah Railway StationNSW Environment & Heritage The original station building was replaced by the current structure in 1915. The station has one platform and a passing loop.
Services
Gunnedah is served byNSW TrainLink
NSW TrainLink is a train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, along with limited interstate services into Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Its primary interc ...
's daily '' Northern Tablelands Xplorer'' service operating between Moree and Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
.
Description
The station complex consists of a type 11 brick station building of an initial side platform design with unusual brackets to its awning, and an associated loading bank.Heritage listing
The station building is unique as it was built during a period where country stations were generally simple in design. This is a large structure with an unusually large cantilevered awning to the platform. It is a well-proportioned substantial brick building and although modest in detail, it is an imposing structure for its time. It is unusual in that it exhibits Edwardian elements such as the curved window heads and A/C shingle roof. The building adds to the historic fabric of the town presenting an elegant facade to the street while presenting an unusually large awning to the platform side. It is one of the few surviving substantial railway buildings in the north-west of the State.
Gunnedah railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.
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Gunedah station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, North Western Region=y, state=collapsed Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales North West Slopes Railway stations in Australia opened in 1879 Regional railway stations in New South Wales New South Wales State Heritage Register Gunnedah, New South Wales