Lucasville railway station

Lucasville railway station was a railway station on the Lapstone Zig Zag, part of the Main Western line in New South Wales. The station was open between 1878 and 1892.

Lucasville
The remains of the platform
General information
Location	Glenbrook, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°45′42″S 150°38′20″E
Operated by	New South Wales Government Railways
Line(s)	Lapstone Zig Zag Main Western
Distance	62.362 km from Central
Platforms	1 (1 side)
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	15 April 1878
Closed	18 December 1892
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station Breakfast Point towards Bourke Main Western Line (1878-1889) Emu Plains towards Sydney Glenbrook towards Bourke Main Western Line (1889-1892)
Location

John Lucas purchased land for a country retreat adjacent to the top road of the Lapstone ZigZag. He built his house called Lucasville. The house has disappeared but traces of its gardens and access paths are still visible immediately to the west of the ZigZag walking track.^[1]

For the convenience of himself, his family, and his guests, Lucas used his political clout to have a railway station built on the Top Road of the ZigZag. Lucasville Station opened in 1878 and the substantial concrete platform, with rock-cut steps leading west into Lucasville grounds.

Today the station is part of the Historic Lapstone Zig Zag walking track.

External links

• Lucasville on NSWRail.net