Tarago railway station
Tarago | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in July 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location | Tarago Road, Tarago | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°04′12″S 149°39′05″E / 35.0700°S 149.6513°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bombala | ||||||||||
| Distance | 282.51 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | TGO | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 January 1884 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Tarago railway station is located on the Bombala line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Tarago.
History
Tarago station opened on 3 January 1884 when the Bombala line was opened from Joppa Junction. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Bungendore on 4 March 1885.[1][2][3] Opposite the platform lies a passing loop and a siding to the closed Woodlawn Mine.[4]
Services
Tarago is served by three daily NSW TrainLink Xplorer services in each direction operating between Sydney and Canberra.[5]
References
- ↑ Tarago Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Tarago Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ Stokes, HJW (1984). Railways of the Canberra and Monaro Districts. Canberra: Australian Railway Historical Society, ACT Division. p. 4.
- ↑ "Tarago Ore Traffic Returns to Rail" Railway Digest May 1994 page 10
- ↑ Southern timetable NSW TrainLink 30 June 2014
External links
Media related to Tarago railway station at Wikimedia Commons