Albion Park Rail, New South Wales
- Albion Park Rail, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Albion Park Rail
city = Wollongong
state = nsw
caption = Albion Park Rail is on the top left of this aerial photo, with Albion Park on the right
lga = City of Shellharbour
postcode = 2527
coordinates = coord|34|34|S|150|47.5|E|display=inline,title
est =
pop = 6,937 [Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC15011 | name = Albion Park Rail (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-08-09]
elevation=
area =
propval =
stategov = Kiama, Shellharbour
fedgov = Throsby
near-nw = Yallah
near-n =
near-ne = Haywards Bay
near-w = Calderwood
near-e = Oak Flats
near-sw = Albion Park
near-s = Croom
near-se =
dist1 =
location1=
Albion Park Rail is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The South Coast railway line was opened to the railway station and Bombo in 1887. At the time the nearest town was Albion Park, several kilometres away. Over time, houses were built around the railway station, and Albion Park Rail developed into a town in its own right.
Albion Park has a community area set up with a community centre, playing fields and a recently built skatepark. It only has one school but it accommodates many students from Pre-School to Year 6. Albion Park Rail is located along the shores of Lake Illawarra, near Koona Bay. It is a fifteen minute drive on the freeway to Wollongong.
Albion Park Rail is the site of the Illawarra Regional Airport which houses many rare planes including the "Connie".
The Illawarra Light Railway Museum located just south of the airport is dedicated to the preservation and display of historic light railway locomotives and rolling stock. It holds regular open days featuring light and miniature train rides.
External links
* [http://www.ilrms.com.au/ Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society Homepage]
References
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