Robertson railway station

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Robertson
Station statistics
Line(s) Unanderra – Moss Vale railway line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 20 August 1932
Closed 1990s (Passenger Services)
Station status Closed to passenger service, still used for tourist trains and freight movements

Robertson Heritage Railway Station is a railway station on the Unanderra – Moss Vale railway line, New South Wales, Australia. The Station is looked after by the RHRS (Robertson Heritage Railway Station) committee. It serves the town of Robertson, New South Wales in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia.

History

The station was opened with the line on 20 August 1932, and has always been equipped with a crossing loop.

In the 1980s, CTC was installed and at the same time the crossing loop was lengthened from 400m to 650m.

In the 1990s the station and line was closed to passenger traffic, but freight trains still use the line and pass through the station. Occasionally, a tourist train, The Cockatoo Run travels on the line from Sydney to Moss Vale, and may stop at the station.[1]

since then the station has held many events.

In 2007 it held its 75th Anniversary of the building of the Illawarra – Moss Vale Railway Line and Robertson Railway Station.

In 2008 the RHRS opened a model railway group which ran from 2008 till 2010 the model layout is currently being redone and is hoping to have it done for the 80th Anniversary of the building of the Illawarra – Moss Vale Railway Line and Robertson Railway Station.

future

in 2012 the RHRS has planned:

The Annual vintage and classic car day in April

80th Anniversary of the building of the Illawarra – Moss Vale Railway Line and Robertson Railway Station on Saturday the 18 August 2012

Image gallery

  • Platform looking east

  • Platform looking west

  • Unanderra (east) end of platform

  • Moss Vale (west) end of platform

  • Looking to west end

  • Looking to east end

  • Exterior of station building view 1

  • Exterior of station building view 2

  • Heritage Precinct sign at entrance

Preceding station   NSW Country lines   Following station
towards Moss Vale
 Unanderra-Moss Vale Line
Ranelagh House
towards Unanderra

References

  1. ↑ "3801 limited". 

Coordinates: 34°35′00″S 150°36′00″E / 34.58333°S 150.60000°E / -34.58333; 150.60000


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