Balmoral railway station, New South Wales
Balmoral | |||||||||||
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 Former site of Balmoral Station, now occupied by disused wagons | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°13′58″S 150°32′59″E / 34.2329°S 150.5496°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Picton loop line Main South | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed, no remains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 April 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1978 | ||||||||||
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Balmoral is a former railway station which was located on the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line. It served Balmoral, a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia.
History
[edit]The station opened on 2 December 1878 as Big Hill Lower Siding, was renamed Bargo in 1881, and finally Balmoral in 1888.[1] The station along with the Loop Line was closed in 1978.
There are no remains of the station, but the Station Master’s cottage still exists and is occupied by a retired railway worker.[2]