Roslyn railway station, New South Wales explained

Roslyn
Style:Australian closed station
Address:Middle Arm Rd, Roslyn, New South Wales
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-34.5014°N 149.6099°W
Elevation:980 m above sea level
Distance:264.650 kilometres from Central
Line:Crookwell
Taralga
Platform:1
Tracks:3
Opened:22 April 1902
Closed:21 August 1974
Electrified:No
Operator:Public Transport Commission

Roslyn railway station was a railway station on the Crookwell railway line, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1902 with the opening of the line, and consisted of a 100 ft platform on the down side of the line with a loop siding on the up side.[1] Cattle loading facilities and goods sheds were also provided. It was named after the estate of a local resident Dr Mitchell. In 1925, the station became the location of the branch line to Taralga, with the new branch extending off the loop line. The platform was shortened to 30 ft in 1969, and closed in 1974 with the cessation of passenger services. In 1975, the station and goods facilities were demolished.[2] The line through Roslyn closed to goods traffic in 1984, and little remains at the site apart from the mainline track, the goods loading bank and the station master's residence.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Roslyn&line=NSW:crookwell:0 Roslyn station
  2. Scrymgeour, R. A History of the Goulburn- Crookwell Line. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. Vol 48, no 721. November 1997.