Picton railway station
Picton | |||||||||||||
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Main Southern | |||||||||||||
Distance | 85.24 kilometres from Central[1] | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Status |
Staffed: 4am-1am
Staffed: 4.30am-1.30am
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Station code | PIC | ||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1 July 1863 | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2023[3] |
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Services | |||||||||||||
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Official name | Picton Railway Station group | ||||||||||||
Type | State heritage (complex / group) | ||||||||||||
Designated | 2 April 1999 | ||||||||||||
Reference no. | 1224 | ||||||||||||
Type | Railway Platform/ Station | ||||||||||||
Category | Transport – Rail |
Picton railway station is a heritage-listed
History
Picton
The town of Picton was named by Major Antill after Sir
Following the construction of a new alignment via
Picton is a destination for
Platforms and services
Picton has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with limited morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.[8]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Campbelltown morning services to Sydney Central (1 weekday, 2 weekend) |
[8] | |
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2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) |
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Description
The railway station complex managed by the Transport Asset Holding Entity includes a type 3, second class station building, erected in 1863; a footbridge, erected c. 1982; and a two-storey, timber signal box with a
Other items includes the remains of an engine shed located at 84.8 kilometres (52.7 mi) from Central, at a site managed by the ARTC.[4]
Station building (1863)
The Station Building is a simple single-storey Victorian Georgian style building. The building sits on a stone
The building has a linear arrangement with attached parapeted wings at each end containing toilets in one wing and lamp room in the other. The other facilities in the building include a ladies waiting room, telegraph office, booking office and clerks office and baggage office. Access to the platform is through the central booking office.[4]
The building features a hipped slate roof with a major awning to the platform rebuilt at an unknown period and originally supported on columns. The street frontage has a hipped verandah supported on timber posts.[4]
An indication of the individuality of railway station gardens is given by a hanging wall-mounted specimen of stag's horn fern Platycerium superbum) attached to the station building wall at Picton.[9][4]
Footbridge (c. 1982)
The station Footbridge was rebuilt in c. 1982 with new steel girders and concrete deck.[4]
Signal Box (1919)
This is a large signal box located on the platform and was constructed in 1919. It is a timber structure with windows on three sides of the upper level. Access is from the platform via an external stair with WC on the landing. The roof is hipped, clad in corrugated iron overhanging on all sides to shade the upper windows. This is one of a small number of similar boxes remaining in the state.[4]
Transport links
- 900: to Campbelltown station[10]
- 901: to Wilton & Douglas Park[11]
- 911: to Bargo[12]
- 912: to Bargo & Yanderra[13]
- 913: to Buxton & Thirlmere[14]
- 914: to Buxton & Thirlmere[15]
Berrima Buslines operate one route via Picton station for NSW TrainLink:
- Loopline Bus: to Bowral station[16]
Heritage listing
As at 30 November 2010, Picton Railway Precinct is of state significance as one of the earliest surviving railway locations in NSW, opening in 1863 only eight years after the first line from Sydney to
Picton railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[4]
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 scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[4]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ .
- ^ Picton Station NSWrail.net
- ISBN 0-909597-14-6.
- ^ Wheeldon, 2015, 3.
- ^ a b c "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Longworth, 2012, 11
- ^ "Picton Buslines route 900". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Picton Buslines route 901". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Picton Buslines route 911". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Picton Buslines route 912". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Picton Buslines route 913". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Picton Buslines route 914". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Loop service timetable". Transport for NSW.
Bibliography
- Attraction Homepage (2007). "Heritage Express Journeys".
- Longworth, Jim (2012). "Conservation Guide: Railway Gardens". Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- Wheeldon, Paul (2015). "(Picton section, in) 'Waterloo – those who left their mark on Australia – Part 2'".
Attribution
This Wikipedia article contains material from Picton Railway Station group, entry number 01224 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.
External links
- Media related to Picton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Picton station details Transport for New South Wales