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Katoomba railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba opening on 2 February 1874 as Crushers , being renamed Katoomba on 9 July 1877.
View immediately north of Lithgow station. This is the limit of electric services on the Blue Mountains Line. In the 1950s, the line was electrified primarily as a means of easing the haulage of coal freight from the western coalfields to the coastal ports, [ 4 ] but a by-product of this programme was the introduction of electric interurban ...
A view from inside the cab of the Outback Xplorer Darnick station. The station is only a small platform next to the tracks. The dirt road to the right is the region's major road. (1 x Weekly – from Sydney Monday; from Broken Hill Tuesday) Central (Sydney) Strathfield; Parramatta; Penrith; Katoomba; Lithgow; Bathurst; Blayney; Orange; Parkes ...
This railway was extended from Granville to the current Parramatta station and Blacktown in 1860 and Penrith in 1863. The railway then crossed the Blue Mountains between 1867 and 1869. The Blue Mountains were a significant geographical barrier to the development of western New South Wales, and the crossing required significant feats of ...
The European Rail Timetable, a compendium of the schedules of major European railway services, has been in publication since 1873 [1] (appearing monthly since 1883). Originally, and for most of its history, it was published by Thomas Cook & Son and included Thomas Cook or Cook's in its title.
Situated on the Great Western Highway, Katoomba is home to the Three Sisters, 102 km (63 mi) west of Sydney Central Business District and 39 km (24 mi) south-east of Lithgow. Katoomba railway station is on the Main Western line. [2] Katoomba is a base for bush and nature walks in the surrounding Blue Mountains. At the 2021 census, Katoomba had ...
Wentworth Falls railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Wentworth Falls opening on 22 July 1867 as Weatherboard , being renamed Wentworth Falls on 21 April 1879.
Mining began in the 1860s and a rail line was constructed into the valley of Kerosene Creek. [2] The incline was designed by Norman Selfe who would also design what is now the Katoomba Scenic Railway. [4] Hartley Vale Station was created on the Main Western Line, but closed in 1975 and no longer exists. [5]