Yallah railway station

Yallah
General information
LocationPrinces Highway, Yallah
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°32′12″S 150°47′06″E / 34.5367°S 150.7850°E / -34.5367; 150.7850 (Yallah railway station (closed))
Owned byIllawarra Light Railway Museum
Operated byIllawarra Light Railway Museum
Line(s)South Coast
Distance100.19 km (62.26 mi) from Central
Platforms1 (1 side)
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened21 June 1887 (137 years ago) (1887-06-21)
Closed19 October 1974 (50 years ago) (1974-10-19)
RebuiltMay 1890
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesMarshall Mount (1887)
Albion Park (1887-1888)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Albion Park
towards Bomaderry
South Coast Line Dapto
towards Sydney

Yallah railway station was a regional railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Wollongong suburb of Yallah. After closure, the station building was transferred to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum in Albion Park Rail.

History

The contract for the construction of railway line from North Clifton to Yallah was let to Proudfoot & Logan on 20 October 1883, and covered around 42 kilometres (26 mi). The construction of railway line between Yallah and North Kiama was let to Monie & Co., which covered around 45.7 kilometres (28.4 mi) and was completed in 1885.

The first station to open on the site of Yallah was a temporary platform called Marshall Mount, opened on 21 June 1887. This platform was operated by a contractor, in order to provide a limited service for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Day.

Yallah station was opened in 1887 as Albion Park, initially as a stopping place for trains but without a platform. The station was renamed Yallah in December 1888 in conjunction with the renaming of the nearby Oak Flats railway station. The physical station platform and building were opened in June 1890.

The station closed to passenger services in 1974 and the platform was demolished. In 1976, the station building was bought by the Illawarra Light Railway Museum from the Public Transport Commission for $20 and on 8 May 1976, the building was transferred to the museum and restored to be used as the museum's main station building and booking office. The station building was once again restored in 2007.

References

  1. ^ Government Rail Lines in the Illawarra, Illawarra Heritage Trail, accessed 28 January 2025
  2. ^ a b c Yallah Station Building Station Buildings. Illawarra Light Railway Museum, 2024, accessed 27 January 2025
  3. ^ Yallah railway station, NSWrail.net, accessed 27 January 2025
  4. ^ THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS ON THE ILLAWARRA LINE Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW: 1856-1950). Trove, National Library of Australia. 22 November 1888. p.2, accessed 27 January 2025
  5. ^ NEWSETTES Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW: 1856-1950). Trove, National Library of Australia. 20 May 1890. p.1, accessed 28 January 2025