Willow Tree railway station explained

Willow Tree
Style:NSW TrainLink
Style2:NSW TrainLink regional
Address:Cadell Street, Willow Tree
Coordinates:-31.6501°N 150.7261°W
Distance:375.70 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Northern
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:13 August 1877
Accessible:Yes
Code:WTE
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:NSW TrainLink
Former:Warrah (1877-1879)
Web:Transport for NSW

Willow Tree railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Willow Tree, opening on 13 August 1877 as Warrah when the line was extended from Murrururundi to Quirindi.[1] It was renamed Willow Tree in 1879.[2]

The station has one platform and a passing loop. It had a locomotive turntable, primarily for bank engines used on the steeply graded banks over the Liverpool Range to Ardglen Tunnel south of the village.[3] [4] Aurizon and Pacific National still use bank locomotives on some services today.

Services

Willow Tree is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale/Moree and Sydney.Due to the length of the platform, only the Moree section of the train stops on the platform. This station is a request stop, so the train only stops here if passengers have booked to board/alight here.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opening of Railway . www.warrah1912subdivision.com . 17 June 2019.
  2. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Willow+Tree Willow Tree Station
  3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4805726 Willow Tree Railway Station
  4. "Byways of Steam - Murrurundi" Roundhouse October 1981 pages 4-27