Murwillumbah railway station

Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah station in 2008
General information
LocationOld Pacific Highway, South Murwillumbah,
Australia
Coordinates28°19′48″S 153°24′10″E / 28.3299°S 153.4027°E / -28.3299; 153.4027
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Murwillumbah
Distance934.91 km (580.93 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Closed for rail passenger transport
  • Serves as a coach station
History
Opened24 December 1894
Closed16 May 2004
Official nameMurwillumbah Railway Station and yard group
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1206
TypeRailway Platform/Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
Route map
North Coast line to Sydney
805
Casino
North Coast line to Brisbane
Old Casino
North Casino
Naughtons Gap
Bentley
Bungabbee
Fernside
Leycester
Cubawee
Tuncester
Lismore
North Lismore
Woodlawn College
Woodlawn
Bexhill
Eltham
Laureldale
Booyong Junction
The Halt
Tyumba
Nioka
Teven
Miroma
Ballina
Booyong
Nashua
Binna Burra
Bangalow
Talofa
St Helena
Byron Bay
Shirley Street crossing
Byron Beach
Kendal Street crossing
Belongil Creek Bridge
North Byron
Quarry Siding
Tyagarah
Myocum
Mullumbimby
Billinudgel
Yelgun
Crabbes Creek
Mooball
Burringbar
Upper Burringbar
Stokers
Dunbible
Murwillumbah
Condong

The Murwillumbah railway station is a heritage-listed former terminus railway station located on the Murwillumbah line in South Murwillumbah, in the Tweed Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The former railway station is also known as the Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group. The station opened on 24 December 1894[1] and closed on 16 May 2004 when the line from Casino was closed.[2]

It is now the entry point for section 1 of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail.[3][4]

The station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[5]

  1. ^ "Murwillumbah Station". NSWRail.net. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Closure of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail service" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. November 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Places". Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Northern Rivers Rail Trail". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01206. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.