Werris Creek railway station

Werris Creek
Platform 1 in October 2009
Location	Werris Creek Road, Werris Creek
Coordinates	31°30′19″S 150°40′52″E / 31.5054°S 150.6811°E / -31.5054; 150.6811
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern Mungindi Binnaway – Werris Creek
Distance	410.70 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	WCK
History
Opened	1880
Services
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station Warrigundi towards Wallangarra Main North Line Quipolly towards Sydney Gap towards Mungindi Mungindi Line Terminus Gap towards Binnaway Binnaway- Werris Creek Line Terminus Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Tamworth towards Armidale NSW TrainLink North Western Quirindi towards Sydney Gunnedah towards Moree

Werris Creek railway station is located at the junction of the Main Northern, Mungindi and Binnaway – Werris Creek lines in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Werris Creek, opening in 1880.

The present Werris Creek station opened in 1880, replacing a temporary station opened when the Main Northern line was extended from Quirindi to West Tamworth in October 1878. The late 1880s built, heritage listed station building, was designed by John Whitton and is the third largest in the state.

Werris Creek is a major junction, with the Main Northern, Mungindi and Binnaway lines all intersecting in the region. It was the first, and remains the last, railway town in New South Wales. In 1913, a locomotive depot opened with a roundhouse built in 1920.

For approximately 70 years Werris Creek was the largest railway centre in Northern New South Wales, the depot alone employing 800.

In 1896 a locomotive shed formerly in use in Gunnedah was erected opposite the station. In 1917, a 10 stall roundhouse was erected one kilometre south of the station, with a further five stalls added in 1920. In November 1954, the 23 metre turntable was replaced by a 32-metre example to allow 60 class locomotives to be turned.

From the 1970s, the railway began to decline, but it still remains an important part of the network, with Pacific National still using the depot.