Menangle railway station

Menangle
Northbound view of station platforms, January 2006
General information
Location	Station Street, Menangle Australia
Coordinates	34°07′31″S 150°44′40″E
Elevation	84 metres (276 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Southern
Distance	65.33 kilometres (40.59 mi) from Central[1]
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	MGE
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1 July 1863
Passengers
2023[3]	4,970 (year) 14 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Douglas Park towards Moss Vale or Goulburn Southern Highlands Line Menangle Park towards Campbelltown or Central
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Menangle Railway Station group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1191
Type	Railway Platform / Station
Category	Transport – Rail

Menangle railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line in the south-western Sydney settlement of Menangle, in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The station opened on 1 July 1863.[4][5] The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[6]

Platforms and services

Menangle has two side platforms and is served by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line trains travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale, with two weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.[7]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	SHL	services to Campbelltown 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central	[7]
2	SHL	services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend)	[7]

Description

The station complex comprises a Type 1 station building and residence, erected in 1863. The original single brick-faced platform is now on the Sydney-bound track. A brick WC block, also erected in 1863, was removed pre-2000.[6]

Transport links

Transit Systems operates two bus routes via Menangle station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 49: to Camden[8]
• 889: to Campbelltown station[9]

Heritage listing

Menangle station group is one of the earliest station complexes to survive in the state. It is a combination station building and residence which has had substantial additions. Although the second platform and building have been demolished for a new platform the remaining up buildings and platform are of very high significance in the development of railway buildings. Significant features of this building are its lack of awning to the platform, the unusual planning of the building with detached wings, room for porters, no waiting room and the asymmetrical elevations. The remaining structures are of national significance in conjunction with the railway underbridge listed separately.[6]

Menangle railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[6]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[6]

See also

• List of regional railway stations in New South Wales

References

1. https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf ^[bare URL PDF]
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
4. Menangle Station NSWrail.net
5. "Rise and Fall of a Station – Memories of Menangle" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin October 1992 pages 231-240
6. "Menangle Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01191. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
7. "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
9. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from Menangle Railway Station group, entry number 01191 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

External links

• Media related to Menangle railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Menangle station details Transport for New South Wales