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The Rock railway station

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The railway site is part of an area designated as an urban conservation area in the town. The railway contributes by forming a strong south-eastern boundary to the area intersecting the town at an oblique angle and crossing the significant main street also at an oblique angle. The station is located
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The complex comprises a type 4 railway station building of standard roadside timber, erected in 1880; and a station master's, type 5 brick residence, erected in 1880. Other structures include a brick platform face, completed in 1880; a crane and platform; and platform signs.
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just off the axis of the main street and contributes a strong visual element to the form of the town. The station building dates from the period of the towns prosperity and is one of the few remaining unaltered structures from that period.
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This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as archaeologically rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.
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The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
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published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under
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Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
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lines. After these services were withdrawn in 1974, the depot was demolished in 1978.
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From the late 1950s, The Rock became a railmotor depot, gaining an allocation of four
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On 8 July 1901, The Rock became a junction station with the opening of the
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Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service
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on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
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The Rock railway station opened on 1 September 1880 as
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This Knowledge (XXG) article contains material from
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List of regional railway stations in New South Wales
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Olympic Highway
The Rock
35°16′18″S 147°07′06″E / 35.2718°S 147.1183°E / -35.2718; 147.1183
Transport Asset Holding Entity
NSW TrainLink
Main Southern line
Oaklands line
Central
TRK

NSW TrainLink
Henty
Melbourne
NSW TrainLink Southern Line
Wagga Wagga
Sydney
Yerong Creek
Albury
Main Southern Line
Bon Accord
Sydney
Tootool
Oaklands
Oaklands Line
New South Wales Heritage Register
The Rock is located in New South Wales
heritage-listed
railway station
Main Southern line

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