Menangle Railway Station
Platforms and services
Menangle has two side platforms and is served by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line trains travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale, with two weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Campbelltown 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) |
Description
The station complex comprises a Type 1 station building and residence, erected in 1863. The original single brick-faced platform is now on the Sydney-bound track. A brick WC block, also erected in 1863, was removed pre-2000.
Transport links
Transit Systems operates two bus routes via Menangle station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 49: to Camden
- 889: to Campbelltown station
Heritage listing
Menangle station group is one of the earliest station complexes to survive in the state. It is a combination station building and residence which has had substantial additions. Although the second platform and building have been demolished for a new platform the remaining up buildings and platform are of very high significance in the development of railway buildings. Significant features of this building are its lack of awning to the platform, the unusual planning of the building with detached wings, room for porters, no waiting room and the asymmetrical elevations. The remaining structures are of national significance in conjunction with the railway underbridge listed separately.
Menangle railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.
See also
References
- ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Menangle Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "Rise and Fall of a Station – Memories of Menangle" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin October 1992 pages 231-240
- ^ "Menangle Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01191. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
Attribution
This Wikipedia article contains material from Menangle Railway Station group, entry number 01191 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Menangle railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Menangle station details Transport for New South Wales
