Robertson is a railway station in

Robertson, New South Wales Robertson is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town is located on the edge of an elevated plateau (the Illawarra escarpment) about from the coast. Robertson is known for its high annua ...

, on the

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. The station opened in 1932 to connect the producers of south-western New South Wales with the new wharves at

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, with the single-track line featuring a passing loop near the village of Robertson. A station was built to serve the village, with trains running between the Southern Highlands and Wollongong. Passenger services were operated by the

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and its predecessors until the route was replaced by coaches in 1991. The station building is of state heritage significance and is now cared for by the Robertson Heritage Railway Station Committee. Occasional tourist trains operated by

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, such as the Cockatoo Run, call at the station. The station is located on the main line. There is a still-operational passing loop opposite; a

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siding is located to the west.

Image gallery

File:Robertson railway station platform looking east.JPG, Platform looking east File:Robertson railway station platform looking west.JPG, Platform looking west File:Robertson railway station platform east end.JPG, Unanderra (east) end of platform File:Robertson railway station west end.JPG, Moss Vale (west) end of platform File:Robertson railway station platform looking west end.JPG, Looking to west end File:Robertson railway station looking towards east end.JPG, Looking to east end File:Robertson railway station building exterior 1.JPG, Exterior of station building view 1 File:Robertson railway station building exterior 2.JPG, Exterior of station building view 2 File:Robertson railway station heritage sign.JPG, Heritage Precinct sign at entrance

References

External links

Robertson Heritage Railway Station
Regional railway stations in New South Wales Railway stations in Australia opened in 1932 {{NewSouthWales-railstation-stub