Yerong Creek railway station
Yerong Creek is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1880 [1] and consisted of a weatherboard station building and signal box. The platform buildings were demolished in the 1980s and only a low platform remains at the site.
Yerong Creek | |||||||||||
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| Location | New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°23′10″S 147°03′36″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 706 feet (215 m) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Southern line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 349 miles (562 km) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1880 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1998 | ||||||||||
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Layout
The station opened with a crossing loop of about 400m length. In 2010, the crossing loop was extended into a 7 km passing lane. Exceptionally this passing lane has intermediate home signals protecting a level crossing and some wheat sidings which have the effect of allowing the passing lane to hold two trains in one direction.
Accidents and Incidents
References
- Yerong Creek station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 8 August 2009.
- Signal passed at danger Yerong Creek, New South Wales 25 February 2011 Australian Transport Safety Bureau
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