Werris Creek railway station

Werris Creek railway station is located at the junction of the Main Northern, Mungindi and Binnaway – Werris Creek lines in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Werris Creek, opening in 1880.HistoryThe present Werris Creek station opened in 1880, replacing a temporary station opened when the Main Northern line was extended from Quirindi to West Tamworth in October 1878. The late 1880s built, heritage listed station building, was designed by John Whitton and is the third largest in the state.Werris Creek is a major junction, with the Main Northern, Mungindi and Binnaway lines all intersecting in the region. It was the first, and remains the last, railway town in New South Wales. In 1913, a locomotive depot opened with a roundhouse built in 1920.For approximately 70 years Werris Creek was the largest railway centre in Northern New South Wales, the depot alone employing 800.In 1896 a locomotive shed formerly in use in Gunnedah was erected opposite the station. In 1917, a 10 stall roundhouse was erected one kilometre south of the station, with a further five stalls added in 1920. In November 1954, the 23 metre turntable was replaced by a 32-metre example to allow 60 class locomotives to be turned.