Culcairn Railway Station and yard group

Item details


Name of item:	Culcairn Railway Station and yard group
Type of item:	Complex / Group
Group/Collection:	Transport - Rail
Category:	Railway Platform/ Station
Location:	Lat: -35.6658432086 Long: 147.0381866880
Primary address:	Main Southern railway, Culcairn, NSW 2660
Local govt. area:	Greater Hume
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Albury And District

Boundary:

The listing boundary is formed by the level crossing at Balfour St to the south turning north along Melville St (Olympic Way) to the rear of the SM residence then excluding the leased area to the local Council and following the property boundary to a point approximately 20 metres beyond the end of the goods shed, then crossing the line to the western side of the property and following the boundary south to the intersection of Balfour St.

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Type
Main Southern railway	Culcairn	Greater Hume	Primary Address
Railway Parade	Culcairn	Greater Hume	Alternate Address
Olympic Highway	Culcairn	Greater Hume	Alternate Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
TAHE - Sydney Trains	State Government	22 Oct 98

Statement of significance:


	Culcairn is an excellent example of an early timber roadside station building with a major residence (no longer owned by State Rail) and good platform and details surviving. The station building is a large structure with simplified detail but without the form of the grander brick buildings. The residence is similar to several constructed on the southern line and is interesting as it is out of scale with other development on the site, although reflecting the expected importance of the freight traffic on the line. The site is also unusual in having a footbridge across the tracks not associated with the station but at a level crossing, indicating the high level of traffic and activity at the town conflicting with main line and shunting movements. The second platform and building and much of the infrastructure for the yard and passenger use has been removed but the remaining structures are an important surviving relic which make an important contribution to the townscape of Culcairn with its location in the centre of the town.
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Description


Builder/Maker:	Charles Hardy
Construction years:	1880-1920
Physical description:	BUILDINGS Station Building - type 4, 'Third Class' (1880, modified 1915) Station Masters Residence (1880) Per way Office (c1920) STRUCTURES Platform (c1880) Pedestrian Footbridge (at level crossing) (1920) Remnant timber fences STATION BUILDING (1880, 1915) A Victorian 'third-class' station building constructed of weatherboard with a long gabled roof clad in corrugated iron and featuring simple timber finials to gable ends and corbelled brick chimneys. The street frontage features a projecting bay with transverse gable to mark the entry. The platform awning is supported on posts (originally timber now replaced with steel) also clad in corrugated iron with simple timber valance. Fenestration comprises timber double hung windows. The building is linear in plan and originally comprised a central waiting room, flanked by a Station Masters office and combined lamp and porter's room on one side, and a ticket office and ladies waiting room on the other. The building has been extended and now features from north to south a parcels office, store, booking office, general waiting room, Station Masters office (previously refreshment rooms) and a store. The building also features a detached weatherboard toilet wing to the south relocated from Gerogery in c1990, with a hipped corrugated iron roof with roof ventilator. To the north is an attached out-of-room (1915) clad in corrugated iron with gable roof. STATION MASTER'S RESIDENCE(1880) Two-storey brick structure. Currently used as the town museum. PERWAY OFFICE (c1920) Simple weatherboard structure with corrugated iron skillion roof. PLATFORM (c1880) The platform is brick face. FOOTBRIDGE (1920) Built at level crossing at south end of yard to provide access when level crossing blocked by shunting. A steel riveted through Warren Truss footbridge on angle iron trestles and channel iron stair stringers.
Modifications and dates:	c1990 - The toilet block was relocated from Gerogery.


Current use:	Railway station and yard
Former use:	Aboriginal land, town lot, railway station and yard

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Other open space-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Changing the environment-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes and parklands of distinctive styles-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes of institutions - productive and ornamental-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Events-Activities and processes that mark the consequences of natural and cultural occurences	Developing local landmarks-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	Building the railway network-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	Railway Station-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Impacts of railways on rural development-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Railway work culture-
7. Governing-Governing	Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.	State government-
7. Governing-Governing	Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.	Developing roles for government - conserving cultural and natural heritage-
7. Governing-Governing	Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.	Developing roles for government - building and administering rail networks-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Recommended management:

Recommendations

Management Category	Description	Date Updated
Recommended Management	Produce a Conservation Management Plan (CMP)
Recommended Management	Prepare a maintenance schedule or guidelines
Recommended Management	Carry out interpretation, promotion and/or education

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		01126	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Office of Rail Heritage	2012	Railway garden and landscape conservation guide

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Data source


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Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5011983

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