Coramba

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Type : Station/Loop
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 627.960km
Opened : 17 July 1922
Closed : Before 1987 (station), passenger service discontinued prior
Status : Open (station closed) - loop still in use
Name meaning : Contraction of Corambara, the Aboriginal name for the district
Notes : The Up timber platform was 76.2 metres in length, later reduced to 66.14 metres by 1961. The platform building contained an out-of room, SM's office, general and ladies waiting rooms. A goods shed was provided in the yard. 15/8/1923 - 5 ton yard crane provided. November 1987 - station building sold and removed or demolished. 763 metre crossing loop and also a dead end 150 metre siding.

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Coramba, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Coramba, September 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Coramba, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Logs at Coramba, undated

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Construction of Coramba railway yards around 1920 (or earlier). The station opened in 1922. (SLNSW)

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Location of the one-time Coramba Station, opened 1922, closed 1974. (Google Maps)

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Coramba, 1970 (Sharon Rewell)

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Coramba in 1987 (Peter Burr)

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Coramba Jan 1985

4453 departing with NL27 Daylight Express
Pic shared with kind permission of owner Ian Dunn

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Coramaba, 1920s

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Coramba NSW Pre 1970 (Sharon Rewell)

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Coramba
10th July 1982
One of the best overviews of a station and yard that I've seen
Permission to share kindly given by the owner Philip Vergison

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Shane Williams
51 points 1987 loop extention

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Generation Gap Coramba 2012 (Scott Sashmo)