York railway station, Western Australia

York
Location Railway Street, York
Coordinates 31°53′40″S 116°45′57″E / 31.89448°S 116.76583°E / -31.89448; 116.76583Coordinates: 31°53′40″S 116°45′57″E / 31.89448°S 116.76583°E / -31.89448; 116.76583
Owned by Westrail
Operated by Westrail
Distance 161 kilometres from Perth
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
History
Opened 29 June 1885
Closed 1 December 1978

York railway station was located on the Eastern Railway in Western Australia. It served the town of York.

History

The station opened on 29 June 1885 as the interim terminus of the Eastern Railway when it was extended from Chidlow's Well. York became a junction station with a line opened south to Beverley on 5 August 1886 to connect with the Great Southern Railway from Albany.[1][2] The Bruce Rock line opened east to Greenhills on 1 September 1898, being extended to Quairading on 24 April 1908 and Bruce Rock on 28 March 1913. It was cut back to Quairading in the 1990s and closed entirely in October 2013.[3][4][5]

When the Eastern Railway was extended to Southern Cross in 1894, it was done so via Northam rather than York even though it was the largest inland town in Western Australia at the time. In 1906, the station was extended. In 1977, it was classified by the National Trust.[6][7]

The station was served by the Albany Progress until it ceased in December 1978.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 14. ISBN 0 9599690 3 9.
  2. ↑ Higham, Geoffrey (2007). Marble Bar to Mandurah: A history of passenger rail services in Western Australia. Bassendean: Rail Heritage WA. pp. 13, 14. ISBN 978 0 9803922 0 3.
  3. ↑ Tilley, Allan (1998). To Greenhills and Beyond. Greenwood: Rail Heritage Publications. pp. 4, 35, 50, 58. ISBN 0 646 36007 8.
  4. ↑ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 67. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
  5. ↑ Tier three rail lines to close Merredin Mercury 8 October 2013
  6. 1 2 Ward, Andrew (1982). Railway Stations of Australia. South Melbourne: MacMillan Company of Australia. p. 73. ISBN 0 333 22853 7.
  7. ↑ York Railway Station National Trust of Western Australia 17 July 2013

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