Harden railway station

Harden
Eastbound view in May 2013
Location	Station Street, Harden
Coordinates	34°33′12″S 148°22′16″E / 34.5533°S 148.3711°E / -34.5533; 148.3711
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main South
Distance	385.40 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	HRD
History
Opened	12 March 1877
Previous names	Murrumburrah North Murrumburrah
Services
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station Murrumburrah towards Albury Main Southern Line Cunningar towards Sydney Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Cootamundra towards Griffith NSW TrainLink Southern Griffith Xplorer Yass Junction towards Sydney Cootamundra towards Melbourne NSW TrainLink Southern Melbourne XPT

Harden railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Harden.

Harden station opened on 12 March 1877 as Murrumburrah when the Main South line was extended from Binalong. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Cootamundra on 1 November 1877. It was renamed North Murrumburrah on 5 September 1878 and finally Harden on 1 September 1880. In 1914, the platform was converted to an island platform as part of the duplication of the line.

In 1885, Harden became a junction station with the opening of the Blayney-Demondrille line as far as Young, ultimately reaching Blayney in 1888. Although it branched off the Main South line six kilometres south of the station at Demondrille, Harden was the terminus for many services and became an important railway town gaining a locomotive depot that lasted until the late 1960s.

A CPH railmotor connected with the Riverina Express and South Mail until replaced by a road coach in November 1983.

Until the closure of the Blayney-Demondrille line in August 2009, Harden was a popular destination for Lachlan Valley Railway steam locomotive hauled trains from Cowra with an operational turntable maintained.

Harden is served by two daily NSW TrainLink XPT services in each direction operating between Sydney and Melbourne, and one weekly Xplorer service operating between Sydney and Griffith. NSW TrainLink also operate a road coach service from Queanbeyan to Cootamundra via Harden station.