Glen Innes railway station

This article is about the former railway station in New South Wales. For the current railway station in Auckland, see Glen Innes Railway Station.
Glen Innes
Location Lambeth Street, Glen Innes
Coordinates 29°44′23″S 151°43′35″E / 29.7397°S 151.7265°E / -29.7397; 151.7265
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by State Rail Authority
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance 681.32 kilometres from Central
Platforms 1
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code GLI
History
Opened 9 January 1882

Glen Innes railway station is a closed station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It served the town of Glen Innes, opening on 19 August 1884 when the line was extended from Armidale. It was the terminus of the line until it was extended to Tenterfield on 1 September 1886.[1] It has one platform with two loops.

The line closed north of Glen Innes on 22 October 1989.[2][3]

The last train to regularly service Glen Innes was the overnight Northern Mail which ceased in November 1988.[4] The Northern Tablelands Express provided a daylight service to Glen Innes until truncated in October 1985 to Armidale.[5] The line to Glen Innes was still open in July 1992 when diesel locomotive 4499 operated a crew route learning service.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Glen Innes Station NSWrail.net
  2. ↑ "Gone: "Irish Lyn" and Trains - But at Least the Lizards are Safe" Railway Digest December 1989 page 399
  3. ↑ "Glen Innes" Railway Digest December 1989 page 412
  4. ↑ "Requiem for a Mail" Railway Digest January 1989 page 14
  5. ↑ "More Timetable Changes" Railway Digest November 1985 page 326
  6. ↑ Railway Digest October 1992 page 404

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