The Grenfell railway station is a heritage-listed closed railway station located on the Koorawatha-Grenfell railway line in Grenfell in the Weddin Shire of New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Grenfell railway station
The Grenfell railway station, as viewed from the street side, built in 1901.
Location	Koorawatha-Grenfell railway line, Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°53′38″S 148°09′20″E
Built	7 May 1901 (1901-05-07)
Owner	Transport Asset Holding Entity
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Grenfell Railway Station
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1155
Type	Railway Platform/ Station
Category	Transport - Rail
Location of Grenfell railway station in New South Wales

Description

The heritage-listed complex includes a type 16 station building, built in the Pioneer sub-type 2 and class A6 design, that was completed in 1901. A goods shed, or side shed, was also completed in 1901. The platform face is timber with consolidated earth. The turntable is a Sellers 1072 type.[1] The railway station opened on 7 May 1901 (1901-05-07).

Passenger services on the Grenfell railway line ceased in 1974.[2] The station is closed and has been restored by local organisations. The goods shed is now used as a Men's shed, a place for local men to get together. Grenfell had the normal facilities for a terminus station, including a station building, turntable, ash pit, coal stage and water tank. The yard was rationalised in 1985, which saw the removal of the engine servicing facilities and the turntable.[3]

Heritage listing

As at 27 November 2000, the station building was probably the finest extant example of a pioneer terminus station with timber platform face, it is in fair condition and suitable for adaptive re-use. The locomotive facility is an excellent example of a small intact terminus complex capable of use and retention. It is one of the very few remaining locomotive facilities in the state.[1]

Grenfell 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 architecturally rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[1]

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grenfell railway station.

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  Grenfell railway centenary plaque, 8 September 1901 – 2001
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  Railway Station from track side, built 1901
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  Grenfell Goods Shed, built 1901

See also

References

Bibliography

• Simpson Dawbin Associates (2001). Grenfell railway station conservation management plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Grenfell Railway Station, entry number 01155 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

External links

Media related to Grenfell railway station at Wikimedia Commons