Owned by RailCorp Platforms 1 | Operated by NSW TrainLink | |
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Location Hovell Street, Cootamundra Line(s) Main South
Tumut & Kunama
Lake Cargelligo Distance 429.65 kilometres from Central | ||
Cootamundra railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Cootamundra.
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History
Cootamundra station opened on 1 November 1877 as Murrumburrah when the Main South line was extended from Harden. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Bethungra on 15 April 1878.
On 1 June 1886, Cootamundra became a junction station when the Tumut & Kunama line opened as far as Gundagai. On 1 September 1893, the Lake Cargelligo line opened as far as Temora.
In 1901, an island platform was built, this has since closed but remains in situ. In 1943, the line through Cootamundra was duplicated with the largest overhead signal gantry in the Southern Hemisphere was erected. It has since been relocated and now stands preserved in the station surrounds.
The Lachlan Valley Railway has a base immediately south of the depot.
Services
Cootamundra is served by two daily NSW TrainLink XPT services in each direction operating between Sydney and Melbourne, and one weekly Xplorer service operating between Sydney and Griffith. NSW TrainLink also operate road coach services from Cootamundra to Mildura, Tumbarumba, Queanbeyan, Bathurst, Dubbo and Condobolin.