Byron Bay railway station

Byron Bay
Location	Jonson Street, Byron Bay
Coordinates	28°38′40″S 153°36′42″E / 28.6445°S 153.6116°ECoordinates: 28°38′40″S 153°36′42″E / 28.6445°S 153.6116°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Murwillumbah
Distance	882.66 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	15 May 1894
Closed	16 May 2004
Location
Murwillumbah Branch Legend North Coast line to Sydney Old Casino Bungabbee Leycester Lismore North Lismore Woodlawn Bexhill Eltham Laureldale Booyong Junction Tyumba Teven Ballina Booyong Binna Burra Bangalow St Helena Byron Bay Tyagarah Myocum Mullumbimby Billinudgel Crabbes Creek Mooball Burringbar Stokers Dunbible Murwillumbah Condong

Byron Bay railway station was a station on the Murwillumbah line opening on 15 May 1894.^[1] It closed on 16 May 2004 when the line from Casino was closed.^[2]

Despite no longer being served by trains, the station remains open as a NSW TrainLink booking office. A pub occupies a building at the southern end of the platform.^[3]

The station forecourt is served by NSW TrainLink coach services to Grafton, Casino, Tweed Heads, Surfers Paradise and Brisbane,^[4] Greyhound Australia services to Brisbane, and Sydney,^[5] and Premier Motor Service services to Brisbane, Lismore and Sydney.^[6]

It is also serviced by minibus operators to Ballina, Gold Coast and Brisbane Airports^[7][8] and local bus operators Ballina Buslines and Blanch's Bus Company.^[9][10]

In 2016, the North Byron Beach Resort will commence a rail service to Byron Bay with a 660/760 class railcar from its resort three kilometres north of the town. However it will not extend to the existing station, terminating north of the Lawson Street level crossing.^[11][12][13]

Platforms & services

Byron Bay had one platform, with a passing loop and siding at the northern end of the station. It was served by trains from Sydney including the North Coast Mail until 1973 when replaced by the Gold Coast Motorail which in February 1990 was replaced by a XPT service.^[14]

References

1. Byron Bay Station NSWRail.net
2. Closure of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail service NSW Parliament November 2004
3. About the Rails The Rail Byron Bay
4. North Coast timetable NSW TrainLink
5. Timetables Greyhound Australia
6. Timetables Premier Motor Service
7. Home Byron Easy Bus
8. Home Xcede
9. Timetables Ballina Buslines
10. Timetables Blanch's Bus Company
11. Movement at the station - light rail for Byron Bay? ABC News 6 May 2015
12. A 3km train line could be serving Byron Bay by the end of the year Gold Coast Bulletin 19 May 2015
13. Byron Bay Train North Byron Beach Resort
14. "The New Timetable" Railway Digest March 1990 page 94