Bowning railway station explained

Bowning
Style:Australian closed station
Address:Wales Close, Bowning, New South Wales
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-34.7658°N 148.8204°W
Map Type:Australia New South Wales
Map Size:270px
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:CountryLink
Line:Main Southern
Distance:329.300 km from
Platforms:5 (2 island, 1 dock)
Tracks:6
Structure:Ground
Opened:3 July 1876
Closed:1992
Status:Closed
Embedded:
Embed:yes
Designation1:New South Wales State Heritage Register
Designation1 Offname:Bowning Railway Station group
Designation1 Type:State Heritage (complex / group)
Designation1 Date:2 April 1999
Designation1 Number:1096
Designation1 Free1name:Type
Designation1 Free1value:Railway Platform/ Station
Designation1 Free2name:Category
Designation1 Free2value:Transport - Rail
Designation1 Free3name:Builders

Bowning railway station is a heritage-listed closed railway station, located on the Main Southern railway in Bowning, in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

History

Bowning station was opened in 1876 and closed to passenger services in the 1990s.[2]

Description

The large two-storey station building is on the down platform, and was built in 1875. The skillion roofed timber signal box dates from circa 1913, as does the type 6, timber J2 residence. The residence was sold on 2 February 1998 and is now privately owned and not included within the heritage listing. The station building itself was used as a residence, but had to be vacated due to termite damage and the presence of asbestos., the exterior was in good condition, but a lot of the interior remained gutted. A timber shed is also included within the station site.[1]

The station had two brick island platforms. The intact platform lighting forms part of the heritage listing. A 1913 steel and timber footbridge was removed .[1]

Heritage listing

In April 1999, Bowning railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register,[1] having satisfied the following criteria:

The statement of significance accompanying the heritage listing notes:

References

Attribution

Notes and References

  1. 01096. 28 May 2018.
  2. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Bowning Bowning station