Yerong Creek railway station explained

Yerong Creek
Style:Australian closed station
Country:New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates:-35.3861°N 147.0599°W
Elevation:706feet
Distance:349miles
Line:Main South line
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:1880
Closed:1998

Yerong Creek is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1880[1] and consisted of a weatherboard station building and signal box. The platform buildings were demolished in the 1980s and only a low platform remains at the site.

Layout

The station opened with a crossing loop of about 400m length. In 2010, the crossing loop was extended into a 7 km passing lane. Exceptionally this passing lane has intermediate home signals protecting a level crossing and some wheat sidings which have the effect of allowing the passing lane to hold two trains in one direction.

Accidents and Incidents

2011

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Yerong+Creek&line=NSW:main_south:0 Yerong Creek station
  2. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/2485559/ro2011003.pdf Signal passed at danger Yerong Creek, New South Wales 25 February 2011