Grafton railway station was a station on the North Coast Line or, Sydney-Brisbane railway in northern New South Wales, Australia. It was 699 km (434 mi) from Central Station, Sydney and served the city of Grafton. It was opened on 6 November 1905 as the southern terminus of the original North Coast railway line. It was closed on 1 October 1976 when South Grafton became the city's main railway station.[1] Since 2005 the station in South Grafton is again known as Grafton Station
Grafton | |||||||||||
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| Location | Grafton | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°41′02″S 152°55′29″E / 29.683765°S 152.924602°E | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1905 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1 October 1976 | ||||||||||
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Although closed to passengers as the original station house burned down, the site remains in use as a goods yard.
References
edit- ^ "Grafton City Railway Precinct". Environment NSW. 22 October 2019.