Cooma railway station

Cooma railway station
Former railway station
Cooma railway station, 2013
General information
LocationBradley Street, Cooma, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates36°14′10″S 149°08′08″E / 36.2361°S 149.1356°E / -36.2361; 149.1356
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Line(s)Bombala railway line (closed)
Platforms2
Tracks1
Train operatorsCooma Monaro Railway (tourist)
Construction
Structure typeGround
ArchitectJohn Whitton (attributed)
Other information
Status
  • Closed to rail passenger services
  • Serviced by NSW TrainLink coach services
History
Opened31 May 1889 (1889-05-31)
Closedc. 1989
Rebuiltc. 1950s
Official nameCooma Railway Station and yard group; Cooma Railway Engine Shed
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1116
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersWalker & Swan
Route map
Joppa Junction
Main South line
Tirranna
Komungla
Inveralochy
Lake Bathurst
Tarago
Mount Fairy
Bungendore
Brooks Bank tunnel
Burbong
Pine Range tunnels
Queanbeyan
Monaro Hwy
Canberra
Canberra Ave
Letchworth
Lanyon Drive
Petrov's Bridge
Tuggeranong
Royalla
Williamsdale
Michelago
Monaro Hwy
Colinton
Colinton tunnel
Monaro Hwy
Bredbo
Billilingra
Chakola
Bunyan
Cooma
Snowy Mountains Hwy
Rock Flat
Coonerang
Bobingah
Snowy Mountains Hwy
Snowy Mountains Hwy
Nimmitabel
Maclaughlin
Holts Flat
Jincumbilly
Bukalong
Monaro Hwy
Monaro Hwy
Bombala

The Cooma railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station on the Bombala railway line at Bradley Street, Cooma, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. The original design of the station was attributed to John Whitton. The station complex was built from 1889 to 1950. The Cooma Monaro Railway is based at the station and is opening a heritage railway museum in the restored station building in December 2022. The station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

  1. ^ "Cooma Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01116. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.