Rylstone Railway Station and yard group

Item details


Name of item:	Rylstone Railway Station and yard group
Type of item:	Complex / Group
Group/Collection:	Transport - Rail
Category:	Railway Platform/ Station
Location:	Lat: -32.7963692332 Long: 149.9752836270
Primary address:	Wallerawang-Gwabegar railway, Rylstone, NSW 2849
Local govt. area:	Mid-Western Regional
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Bathurst

Boundary:

The listing boundary commences as a line running parallel with the platform on the east side down the far side of the tracks to a point beyond the gatekeepers cottage (no longer owned by State Rail), then turning west across the tracks to the far side of the property boundary, then turning north along the property boundary and including the driveway and following the boundary back to the railway tracks, crossing them and taking in the yard boundary of the station masters residence (no longer owned by State Rail) on the east side.

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Wallerawang-Gwabegar railway	Rylstone	Mid-Western Regional			Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
TAHE - Sydney Trains	State Government	16 Nov 98

Statement of significance:


	Rylstone station group is a good late Victorian station complex situated in an important historic town. The station retains its setting with forecourt and fencing in the close to original form. The station building is a superb example of a timber country wayside station retaining original detailing, it is typical of many similar buildings constructed during the 1870's and 80's, few of which survive. The brick residences (now sold) constructed at the same time as the station is in close to original condition and with the other buildings completes the group.
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Description


Physical description:	BUILDINGS station building - type 4 timber standard roadside building,1884 goods shed - side shed, corrugated iron with crane 72' x 22' STRUCTURES platform faces - pre-cast concrete dock platform jib crane - loading bank LANDSCAPE trees in forecourt and station area


Current use:	Railway Station, Arts & Crafts Co-operatvie
Former use:	Railway Station

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
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	Public tramline system-

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.

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		01240	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register
Local Environmental Plan	Mid-Western Regional Local Environmental Plan 2012	I29R	10 Aug 12
Potential Heritage Item	H		05 Jul 02

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Tourism	Attraction Homepage	2007	Rylstone Railway Station and yard group	View detail

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Data source


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Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5012213

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