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| Location | Gunning, NSW Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′47″S 149°15′40″E / 34.7797°S 149.2610°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 577m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 278.6 km (173.1 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GNI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | November 9, 1875 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gunning railway station is a railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia.[1]
The line to Gunning frrom Goulburn was completed and celebrated on 2nd November 1875.[2][3] Being the then limit of the line constructed, a larger station was built as the terminus, though this was short lived with the extension to Yass Junction being completed by July 1876.[4]
Heritage details[5]
41.8 km West of Goulburn[6] 205 km WSW of Sydney[7] 57 km NNE of Canberra[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gunning Station". nswrail.net. Rolfe Bozier. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "OPENING OF RAILWAY TO GUNNING". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 November 1875. p. 5. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO GUNNING". The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (NSW : 1864 - 1881). NSW: National Library of Australia. 3 November 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "The Completion of the Railway to Yass and to Bowning". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 22 May 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Gunning Railway Station and yard group". Environment & Heritage. NSW Govt. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Distance Gunning to Goulburn
- ^ Distance Gunning to Sydney
- ^ Distance Gunning to Canberra
External links
[edit]Category:Railway stations opened in 1875 Category:Regional railway stations in New South Wales