Forbes Railway Station, Union St, Forbes, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member blingg
S 33° 22.741 E 148° 00.717
55H E 594127 N 6306236
Forbes Railway station
Waymark Code: WM16VVC
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 10/12/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Punga and Paua
Views: 2

The railway station and yard at Forbes opened on 18 December 1893 with a 100m platform and station buildings on the western side of the line. Built of brick the station is symmetrical, consisting of a long central section flanked at each end by a connected wing which lies at right angles to the main section.The platform awning is supported by graceful iron brackets,on the street side of the station there is a concave roofed verandah with iron posts (paired at the corners) and decorative frieze and brackets.
List: Register of the National Estate

Place ID: 945

Place File No: 1/07/254/0014

URL database reference: [Web Link]

Year built: 1893

Status: Not listed

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