Henty railway station explained

Henty
Style:NSW TrainLink
Style2:NSW TrainLink regional
Address:Olympic Highway, Henty
Coordinates:-35.5179°N 147.0354°W
Distance:580.29 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Southern
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:1880
Rebuilt:1904
Code:HTY
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:NSW TrainLink
Former:Doodle Cooma (1880-1891)
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

Henty railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Henty. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

History

Henty station opened in 1880 as Doodle Cooma. It was renamed Henty on 4 February 1891, and relocated to its present site in 1904.[2] [3] Opposite the platform lies a passing loop.

Services

Henty is served by two daily NSW TrainLink XPT services in each direction operating between Sydney and Melbourne. This is a request stop, so the train stops only if passengers booked to board/alight here.

Description

The heritage-listed station complex includes the main station building, which is a timber building of type 7 design with a skillion roof completed in 1904, the brick platform dating from 1880, and the goods shed, built from corrugated iron with dimensions of 45'x17' and a curved semi-elliptical roof.[1]

Heritage listing

This site contains a range of items not often found together, comprising a simple skillion roof timber station building with a rare curved roof goods shed, one of the few remaining and an early gatehouse of which several are found on that section of line. Individually the goods shed is of high significance and together they form an important group of buildings. They are also prominent in the centre of the small town of Henty on the main street.[1]

Henty railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[1]

References

Attribution

External links

Notes and References

  1. 01169. 2 June 2018.
  2. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Henty Henty Station
  3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4806285 Henty Railway Precinct