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Werris Creek railway station, New South Wales

Werris Creek
Werris Creek railway station.JPG
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
towards Wallangarra
Main North Line
towards Sydney
towards Mungindi
Mungindi Line Terminus
towards Binnaway
Binnaway- Werris Creek Line Terminus
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Armidale
NSW TrainLink North Western
towards Sydney
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.


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