Cowra Railway Station
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Riblit
S 33° 50.061 E 148° 42.010
55H E 657319 N 6254910
Cowra station was opened in 1886 on the Blayney - Demondrille line
Waymark Code: WMD4Q5
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/18/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 9

Cowra Railway Station

Cowra station was opened on 1 November 1886 and was a significant point on the Blayney - Demondrille line. The Eugowa line terminated here and the station and surrounding infrastructure served a major town and the surrounding farming area.

During WW2 Cowra hosted a large military training camp as well as a POW camp for Japanese and Italian prisoners and the rail line saw large numbers of service personnel on their way to the training camp or leaving for service overseas.

The station had stock yards and goods sheds and nearby a large locomotive servicing plant.

The line section from Blayney to Cowra closed in late 1999 and station is now partly used by the Lachlan Valley Railway, a railway preservation society and partly leased to the Cowra Musical and Dramatic Society

 

 

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Antique Vehicle Club


What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Blayney - Demondrille Cowra - Eugowa

Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

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