Repton

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Type : Station
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 588.278km
Opened : 11 September 1916
Closed : 28 June 1975
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after a small town near Derby (England) - the name means "hill of the Hrype tribe"
Noters : The Down timber platform was 76.2 metres in length when opened, extended to 121.9 metres in 1924. A waiting shed and no other facilities were on the platform until 14/2/1925 when toilets were provided. There was no nearby settlement. 

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Repton (undated) (Colin Sutton)

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Pier ready for lifting into position at the Repton railway bridge c1913/14

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Repton, 1950s

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Repton, 1960s (Colin Sutton)

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Repton, 1960s (Colin Sutton)

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Repton station, 1948

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The location of the one-time Repton Station. It opened in 1916 and closed in 1974 (Google Maps)

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Construction of Repton railway bridge, 7/9/1914 (State Printing Office)

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Repton (undated)

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Repton, 1960s (Colin Sutton)

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Repton, undated (Records NSW)

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Repton, 1936 (State Records)

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Repton bridge during construction.

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3636 on #14 mail near Repton, 18/9/1936 (State Archives)