Shepherds railway station, New South Wales

Shepherds railway station was a railway station on the Main Southern line, serving the locality of Brucedale in the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened as an infill station in 1893.

History Shepherds station opened on 10 March 1893 as Shepherds Siding, and was renamed Shepherds on 31 October 1925. It served passengers until its closure on 19 July 1975, and was subsequently demolished. By 1980, all that remained was a small station sign.Shepherds station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 8 August 2009.

Description The station was located next to a level crossing and consisted of a 13-metre platform located on the down side of the line. Grain silos for freight rail were also located next to the station.

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