Goulburn railway station
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Sloane Street, Goulburn Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°45′30″S 149°43′10″E / 34.758397°S 149.7194°ECoordinates: 34°45′30″S 149°43′10″E / 34.758397°S 149.7194°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main Southern Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 224.90 km (139.75 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GUL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 May 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Goulburn railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Goulburn opening on 19 May 1869.[1]
History
The foundation stone for the main station building was laid by the Mayor of Goulburn, William Davies, on 12 May 1868.[2] At the time, the explorer William Hovell lived immediately opposite the main station building on Sloane Street. The land on which the station buildings are sited was originally designated for public parkland.[2]
The station buildings were opened in 1869 with arrival of the railway from Sydney, which was opened by the Governor Lord Belmore (an event commemorated by Belmore Park in the centre of the city), along with the completion of the line from Sydney to Albury in 1881 (and the connection with Victorian Railways in 1883), was a boom to the town. Later branchlines were constructed to Cooma (opened in 1889) and later extended further to Bombala, and to Crookwell[3] and Taralga. Goulburn became a major railway centre with a roundhouse and engine servicing facilities and a factory which made pre-fabricated concrete components for signal boxes and station buildings. A large Railway Refreshment Room opened on the island platform in 1915, closing in 1986 with the withdrawal of the Cooma Mail.[4] A disused bay platform is located at the southern end of platform 1.
From April 1962 until March 1975 the Spirit of Progress conveyed a through car between Melbourne and Canberra, three days per week in each direction . The through carriage was detached at Goulburn and conveyed to Canberra attached to a mixed train.[5] Until the early 1990s, Goulburn was also the terminating point for the Goulburn Day Train and Southern Highlands Express from Sydney.
Platforms & services
Goulburn has one side platform and one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by early morning and evening NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands line services to/from Sydney Central, Campbelltown and Moss Vale.[6]
During the day it is served by one NSW TrainLink road coach service to/from Moss Vale.[6]
It is also serviced by NSW Trainlink Xplorer and XPT long distance services from Sydney to Canberra, Griffith and Melbourne.[7]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Southern Highlands Line | Endeavour railcar services to/from Moss Vale, Campbelltown & Sydney Central | [6] |
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| NSW TrainLink Southern | Xplorer & XPT services to Canberra (3 per day), Griffith (1 per week), Melbourne (2 per day) & Sydney Central (5 per day) | [7] | |
| 2 | Southern Highlands Line | occasionally used if Platform 1 is occupied | [6] |
| NSW TrainLink Southern | occasionally used if Platform 1 is occupied | [7] | |
| 3 | not used by passenger services |
Gallery
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Street frontage of station building
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Station history sign
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Southbound view from Platform 2
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Southbound view from Platform 3
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Southbound view from Platform 2
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Southbound view from Platform 2
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Northbound view from Platform 1
References
- ↑ Goulburn Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Laying the foundation stone of the Goulburn railway station". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 May 1868. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ Goulburn to Crookwell Railway Act 1899 (NSW)
- ↑ Banger C. "The Railway Refreshment Rooms of New South Wales 1855-1995" ARHS Bulletin, Vol 54 no 790 August 2003
- ↑ Stokes, HJW (1984). Railways of The Canberra and Monaro Districts. Canberra: Australian Railway Historical Society, ACT Division. p. 28.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Southern Highlands Line timetable NSW TrainLink 18 April 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Southern timetable NSW TrainLink 30 June 2014
External links
Media related to Goulburn railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Goulburn station details Sydney Trains
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