Bowenfels railway station, New South Wales
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Bowenfels is a disused railway station on the Main Western line
of New South Wales
, Australia
. It consists of a historic sandstone building. The station opened in 1869 with the construction of the railway and was electrified in the 1950s as part of the Blue Mountains line
electrification programme. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1974 and the station was closed. The station was restored in 1994 and operated as the Lithgow
tourist information office to 2004. A new Visitor Information Centre was built nearby that year, the main feature being a giant representation of a miner's lamp.
Main Western railway line, New South Wales
The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains, Central West, North West Slopes and the Far West regions.- Description of route :...
of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It consists of a historic sandstone building. The station opened in 1869 with the construction of the railway and was electrified in the 1950s as part of the Blue Mountains line
Blue Mountains railway line, New South Wales
The Blue Mountains Line is a section of the Main Western railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line is part of the 'inter-urban' region of CityRail, the operator of urban passenger services in New South Wales. It serves the Blue Mountains region to the west of Sydney, including its...
electrification programme. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1974 and the station was closed. The station was restored in 1994 and operated as the Lithgow
Lithgow, New South Wales
Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of the local political division City of Lithgow. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow, the first Auditor-General of New South Wales.Lithgow is...
tourist information office to 2004. A new Visitor Information Centre was built nearby that year, the main feature being a giant representation of a miner's lamp.