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Black Mountain railway station

Coordinates: 30°18′35″S 151°39′23″E / 30.3096°S 151.6564°E / -30.3096; 151.6564 (Black Mountain railway station (closed))
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Black Mountain
Close up view of the restored station sign
General information
LocationToms Gully Road, Black Mountain, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates30°18′35″S 151°39′23″E / 30.3096°S 151.6564°E / -30.3096; 151.6564 (Black Mountain railway station (closed))
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Line(s)Main North
Distance611.930 km from Central
Platforms1 (1 side)
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened19 August 1884
Closed1987
Previous namesBoorolong (1884-1886)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Guyra
towards Wallangarra
Main North Line Dumaresq
towards Sydney
Official nameBlack Mountain Railway Station
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1087
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport - Rail
Location
Black Mountain is located in New South Wales
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Location of Black Mountain in New South Wales

Black Mountain railway station is a heritage-listed closed station on the Main Northern railway at Black Mountain in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

History

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Black Mountain station opened on 19 August 1884 as Boorolong. It was renamed Black Mountain in 1886.[2] The station closed in 1987.[3]

The station complex is now maintained by a local community group, the Black Mountain Preservation Society.[2][3]

Southbound view along the platform

Description

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The brick main station building is of a type 4 standard roadside design with a brick platform, and was completed in 1884. The landscaping around the platform and entrance and the station fences and signs are also heritage-listed.[1]

Heritage listing

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Heritage boundaries

Black Mountain station group is an excellent intact station from the 1880s with a very good timber residence of unusual design (no longer owned by State Rail). The quality of the buildings marks the importance of the area in the pastoral development of the State and are an important and integral part of the townscape. This site illustrates the confidence in railway construction during the 1880s boom even in remote locations of the State.[1]

Black Mountain railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]

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 arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Black Mountain Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01087. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ a b "Black Mountain". nswrail.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Share your memories of Black Mountain railway". Guyra Argus. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

Attribution

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This Wikipedia article was originally based on Black Mountain Railway Station, entry number 01087 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.