Mt Kuring gai Railway Station

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Identifiernot specifiedDate2007Photographernot specifiedDescriptionMount Ku-ring-gai Railway Station is located on the Northern rail line between Mount Colah Railway Station and Berowra Railway Station.

On 1901, a single line crossing loop was opened to divide the relatively long Hornsby - Cowan section. The loop was named ‘Ku-ring-gai’ and was located a short distance north of the present day site. A signal box was provided at the time, but no passenger platform was built there.

In 1903 a new island platform, with standard brick station building was opened in what is the present day location in 1909, in time for duplication of the main lines which was carried out in that area in 1908 / 1909. At the time, the station awning was extended at the Hornsby-end to provide cover for the signal lever frame. A road level crossing crossed both tracks at the Hornsby-end of the platform and provided access to the platform. A crossover between the main lines allowed for emergency working.

A goods siding was provided on the down side of the line in 1912.
On Wednesday November 1, 1933 'Kuring-gai Railway Station' was renamed 'Mount Kuring-gai Railway Station'.

Electrification of the Hornsby- Gosford section was opened in 1960. The first stage of the project was the electrification of the Hornsby to Hawkesbury River section and this was completed in 1959. As part of this scheme, the platforms, overbridges, underbridge, footbridges and other structures were modified or rebuilt to accommodate the wide electric rollingstock, planned to operate between Hornsby and Cowan.

At Mount Ku-ring-gai, the level crossing was closed and access to the platform was via a new pedestrian subway at the Hornsby end of the platform. A new road bridge was built south of the platform, allowing vehicles to cross to the eastern side of the line. A new crossover was added between the main lines, allowing suburban trains to terminate and return toward Hornsby in peak hours. Signalling for these operations was controlled from the office on the platform.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, most station buildings on the Northern line between Hornsby and Newcastle were further rebuilt with modern materials, a result of the extension of electrification from Gosford to Newcastle.

The present brick station building at Mount Ku-ring-gai retains most of its original features. Some improvements have been carried to other structures on the platforms, mainly associated with the 1990s extensions to the electrification of the northern line.
Source: NSW Government Office of Environment & HeritagePhysical FormatMt Kuring gai

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