Thirlmere railway station, New South Wales

Thirlmere
Coordinates	34°12′16″S 150°34′19″E / 34.20456°S 150.57188°ECoordinates: 34°12′16″S 150°34′19″E / 34.20456°S 150.57188°E
Line(s)	Picton loop line Main South
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Closed, restored for preservation and used for heritage trips
History
Opened	1 August 1885
Closed	1978

Thirlmere is a former railway station which was located on the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line. It served Thirlmere, a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia.

History

The station opened on 1 August 1885 as Redbank and was renamed Thirlmere in 1886.^[1] The station, along with the Loop Line, was closed in 1978.

The station buildings have been restored by volunteers from the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum in Thirlmere.

Occasionally, the Museum operates steam heritage trains between Thirlmere, Picton and Buxton, which run on the line through the station.^[2]

Image gallery

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  View of station from railway crossing
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  Platform looking south
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  Station building
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  Opposite platform
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  Signal box
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  View of railway crossing from platform
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  The station c.1900

Neighbouring Stations

Preceding station		Closed lines		Following station
Couridjah towards Mittagong		Picton Loop Line (closed)		Picton Terminus

References

1. "NSW Rail.net".
2. "New South Wales Rail Transport Museum".