Cooerwull railway station

Cooerwull railway station was a railway station on the Main Western railway line in New South Wales, Australia.

Cooerwull
General information
Coordinates	33.4834°S 150.1455°E / -33.4834; 150.1455 GDA94
Line(s)	Main Western Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Opened	23 June 1941
Closed	11 February 1974
Electrified	22 June 1957
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station Bowenfels towards Bourke Main Western Line Lithgow towards Sydney
Location

History

The station was established during World War II to assist workers commuting from the Blue Mountains to employment in the iron, steel and small arms industries in Lithgow.^[1] It also serviced a number of hostels for munitions workers which had been built along the northern side of the railway line.^[2]

The station closed in 1974 when services to Bowenfels were cut back to Lithgow.^[3] In 2002 the station footbridge was identified as the last of its design still standing in Australia, and was relocated to Top Points station on the Zig Zag Railway.^[2] The remainder of the station has been incorporated into the Great Zig Zag public reserve as a relic of Lithgow's industrial heritage.^[3]