Mount Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 2 looking at station buildings, December 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Darling Causeway, Mount Victoria Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′16″S 150°15′25″E / 33.587856°S 150.256914°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,043.6 metres (3,424 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 126.72 km (78.74 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MVR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 May 1868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Official name | Mount Victoria Railway Station group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 2 April 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Railway Platform / Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | Transport – Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Builders | Allan McClean and James Barrie (1868 building) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Victoria railway station is a heritage-listed former barracks and now staff accommodation, guest accommodation, railway signal box and railway station located on the Main Western line in Mount Victoria in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by NSW Government Railways and built from 1868 to 1913 by Allan McClean and James Barrie (1868 building). It is also known as Mount Victoria Railway Station group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3] The station opened on 1 May 1868.[4]
The Platform 2 building dates from 1868 with a railway refreshment room added in 1884. The Platform 1 building dates from 1911 when the line was duplicated. An extensive yard including a locomotive depot existed west of the station.[5]
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Mount Victoria Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01203. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ [1] 'Mallard Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Great Western Rail To Mount Victoria', BlueMountainsAustralia.com
- ^ "Mount Victoria Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
