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Roslyn railway station, New South Wales

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Roslyn
Site of former station
General information
LocationMiddle Arm Rd, Roslyn, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°30′05″S 149°36′36″E / 34.5014°S 149.6099°E / -34.5014; 149.6099
Elevation980 m above sea level
Operated byPublic Transport Commission
Line(s)Crookwell
Taralga
Distance264.650 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks3
History
Opened22 April 1902
Closed21 August 1974
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
McAlister
towards Crookwell
Crookwell Line Woodhouselee
towards Goulburn
Willigam
towards Taralga
Taralga Line Terminus

Roslyn railway station was a railway station on the Crookwell railway line, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1902[1] with the opening of the line, and consisted of a 100 ft platform on the down side of the line with a loop siding on the up side.[2] Cattle loading facilities and goods sheds were also provided. It was named after the estate of a local resident Dr Mitchell. In 1925,[3] the station became the location of the branch line to Taralga, with the new branch extending off the loop line. The platform was shortened to 30 ft in 1969, and closed in 1974 with the cessation of passenger services. In 1975, the station and goods facilities were demolished.[4] The line through Roslyn closed to goods traffic in 1984, and little remains at the site apart from the mainline track, the goods loading bank and the station master's residence.

References

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  1. ^ Goulburn to Crookwell Railway Act 1899 No 37 (NSW)
  2. ^ Roslyn station. NSWrail.net, retrieved 21 August 2009.
  3. ^ Roslyn to Taralga Railway Act 1915 No 49 (NSW)
  4. ^ Scrymgeour, R. A History of the Goulburn- Crookwell Line. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. Vol 48, no 721. November 1997.