Culcairn railway station, New South Wales

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Culcairn railway station is located in the centre of the Riverina town of Culcairn, New South Wales, Australia on the Main Southern railway line — the main line connecting Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. The station is served by the CountryLink Melbourne - Sydney rail service. [cite web
url=http://www.viclink.com.au/stop/view/20638
title=Culcairn Railway Station (Culcairn (NSW)) Profile
publisher=www.viclink.com.au
accessdate=2008-09-24]

The timber station building is an example of an early roadside station building, being built with the opening of the railway in 1880. The platform face is brick, with a pedestrian footbridge crossing the tracks at a nearby level crossing. The second platform and building have since been removed. [cite web
url=http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=5011983
title=Culcairn Railway Station and yard group
work=State Heritage Inventory
publisher=www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
accessdate=2008-09-24] The Station Master's residence was built circa 1883 and is being redeveloped by the Culcairn Museum Committee. An old railway carriage in located in the back garden. [cite web
url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Culcairn/2005/02/17/1108500193446.html
title=Culcairn
date=February 8, 2004
work=Sydney Morning Herald
accessdate=2008-09-24]

The station was once the junction for the Corowa and Holbrook branch lines.

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