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Gunning railway station
General information
LocationGunning, NSW
Australia
Coordinates34°46′47″S 149°15′40″E / 34.7797°S 149.2610°E / -34.7797; 149.2610
Elevation577m
Owned byRailCorp
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main South line
Distance278.6 km (173.1 mi)
Platforms2
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeGNI
History
OpenedNovember 9, 1875 (1875-11-09)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Yass Junction
towards Griffith
NSW TrainLink Southern Line
Griffith Xplorer
Goulburn
towards Sydney
Yass Junction
towards Melbourne
NSW TrainLink Southern Line
Melbourne XPT
Preceding station Former services Following station
Former NSW Main line services
Oolong
towards Albury
Main Southern Line Fish River
towards Sydney

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

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  1. ^ "Gunning Station". nswrail.net. Rolfe Bozier. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Gunning Railway Station and yard group". Environment & Heritage. NSW Govt. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ^ Distance Gunning to Goulburn
  7. ^ Distance Gunning to Sydney
  8. ^ Distance Gunning to Canberra
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Category:Railway stations opened in 1875 Category:Regional railway stations in New South Wales