Cootamundra Railway Station

The Railway Station was opened in November 1877 when the Main South Line was extended from Harden. Less than five months later, the line again was extended to Bethungra in April the following year (1878). In June 1886, the town became a junction station when the Tumut and Kunama line opened as far as Gundagai.

In the year 1901, an island platform was erected, which has since been closed but still remains today. Some 40 years later in 1943, the line through Cootamundra was duplicated, making it the largest overhead signal gantry in the Southern Hemisphere. This has since been relocated but still stands proud in the station surroundings.

The Station itself is a major complex with a variety of buildings and an unusually designed first-class station building not seen elsewhere. it reflects on both the town’s landscape and the development of the railways. The railway yard extends to almost the full length of the town along its eastern boundary which creates a major element in the development of the town. The Station building and its major platform’s awning are of particular significance with amazing detail in both the building and the cast iron columns and brackets of the canopy.