Tallong railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main South line in

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, Australia. It serves the village of

Tallong Tallong is in the traditional lands of the Gundungurra people. It is a village within the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia, in Goulburn-Mulwaree Council. The village is located just outside the southern extremity of the ...

, opening in 1869 as a small halt named Barbers Creek Tank. A platform was opened on 16 April 1878 and it was renamed Tallong on 6 April 1905. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Platforms & services

Tallong has two side platforms. It is serviced by early morning and evening

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Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Sydney Central, Campbelltown,

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and Goulburn. During the day it is served by one NSW TrainLink road coach service in each direction between Moss Vale and Goulburn.

Transport links

Berrima Buslines operates one route to and from Tallong railway station: *813: to

Description

The station complex consists of a type 7 station building constructed ) with concrete platforms. The station signs are also heritage-listed. The station dam and reservoir was first built in 1869, rebuilt in 1888, and had the dam wall raised in 1917. The corrugated iron clad pump station had its equipment changed to oil in 1911. The dam precinct also includes cast iron Atlas Engineering water tanks on metal stands and standard metal water columns with a swing arm, situated on the western side of the railway line.

Heritage listing

Tallong station and dam group is one of the very few surviving sites with a dam and associated facilities that are visible from the line and a station location. The dam itself and pump house are significant elements in the industrial heritage of the railways. The station group is a significant early group of timber buildings from the 1870s through to early this century. All are rare surviving examples. Tallong 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 scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.

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Tallong station details
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