Melinga

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Type : Station
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 392.267km
Opened : 12 April 1915 (opened as Comboyne Road, renamed 1917)
Closed : 30 June 1974
Status : Open (station closed) - loop still in use
Name meaning : Aboriginal word meaning "plenty"
Notes : The Up platform was 76.2 metres long and stood in the property of A E Smith. No town is nearby, the town it was built to serve (Comboyne) is 20km away. The station opened with a central interlocked loop, this was removed on the 22nd of June 1915. 31.5.1920 - new interlocked loop installed. 11.12.1920 electric staff station opened. 13.8.1923 log gallows installed. 3.7.1935 a new 400m central interlocked loop was provided. 3.8.1981 goods siding removed. A 1,410 metre crossing loop is at the location.

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Location of Melinga station (Six Maps)

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Although the station closed to passengers in 1975 the signal box on the platform was still working in 1981. The view of the station is taken from the Sydney side looking north. (1981)
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The unusual sign consisting angle iron proudly depicts the station name. (1981)
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Melinga diagram in 1981 showing the refuge loop gone, as shown by the white out. (1981)
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4306 passing Melinga Loop with an Up Goods, 28/2/1970. (highlandrob)

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4418 Northbound freight, Melinga, NSW, October 23, 1982 (dunedoo)

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NL81 Tilt train Melinga Wed 7-3-95 (David Porter)

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Melinga, undated (State Archives)

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Undated photo of Melinga, notes indicate crane to be erected at location shown (State Records)

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Melinga, Mick Williams (4/12/2022)

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XP2015 leads NT32 through Melinga on 5th October 2014. (Sean Bailey)

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Dave Porter
4427-4472 down freight at Melinga. Date unrecorded.

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Melinga, yard layout at opening