Yerong Creek railway station explained

Yerong Creek
Style:Australian closed station
Address:Yerong Creek, New South Wales
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-35.3861°N 147.0599°W
Elevation:215m (705feet)
Distance:565.09km (351.13miles) from
Line:Main Southern line
Structure:Ground
Platform:1 (1 side)
Tracks:3
Opened:1 September 1880
Closed:1984
Electrified:No
Operator:State Rail Authority

Yerong Creek railway station was a railway station on the Main Southern line, serving the town of Yerong Creek in the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. It served passengers between 1880 and the 1980s.

History

The station opened in 1880 and was closed 1984. The platform buildings were demolished in the 1980s, and only a low platform remains at the site.[1]

In 2011, a train passed the signal at Yerong Creek without authority, an incident known as a signal passed at danger.[2]

Description

Yerong Creek station consisted of a single side platform with a weatherboard station building and signal box. It was opened with a crossing loop of about 400m length. In 2010, the crossing loop was extended into a 7 km passing loop, with intermediate home signals protecting a level crossing and wheat sidings which have the effect of allowing the passing loop to hold two trains in one direction.

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