Albion Park Rail, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Albion Park Rail
City:City of Shellharbour
State:nsw
Region:Illawarra
Lga:City of Shellharbour
County:Camden
Parish:Terragong
Postcode:2527
Coordinates:-34.5667°N 197.5°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Stategov:Kiama, Shellharbour
Fedgov:Whitlam
Near-Nw:Marshall Mount
Near-N:Yallah
Near-Ne:Haywards Bay
Near-W:Calderwood
Near-E:Oak Flats
Near-Sw:Albion Park
Near-S:Croom
Near-Se:Dunmore
Location1:West Shellharbour

Albion Park Rail is a suburb of Shellharbour, Australia situated in the Macquarie Valley (Shellharbour). The South Coast railway line was opened to the railway station and Bombo in 1887. At the time the nearest town was Albion Park, several kilometres away. Over time, houses were built around the railway station, and Albion Park Rail developed into a town in its own right, and with its own name.

Albion Park Rail has a community area set up with a community centre, playing fields and a recently built skatepark. It only has one school but it accommodates many students from Pre-School to Year 6. Albion Park Rail is located along the shores of Lake Illawarra, near Koona Bay. It is a fifteen-minute drive on the freeway to Wollongong.

Albion Park Rail is the site of the Illawarra Regional Airport which is the location of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society.

Heritage listings

Albion Park Rail has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Museum

The Illawarra Light Railway Museum located just south of the airport is dedicated to the preservation and display of historic light railway locomotives and rolling stock. It holds regular open days featuring light and miniature train rides.

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Notes and References

  1. 01072. 18 May 2018.