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Station/Siding/Loop
Distance from Sydney : 809.325km
Opened : 25 June 1910
Closed : 17 May 1969 (station closed), loop in use
Status : In use
Name meaning :  Aboriginal word meaning "breast milk"
Notes : A 1656 metre up side crossing loop (opened in July 2007 from converting the main line to a loop and adding a new main line on the western side) and a 626 metre ballast siding are in use at the location. The Down side platform was 45.41 metres in length and had a standard B1 type waiting shed. The station opened as part of the Kyogle branch. 19.7.1978 - station removed.
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Location of the one-time station at Namoona. The station  opened in 1910 and closed in 1969 and is now the site of a  ballast siding. In 1927 it was an important staging ground for the Kyogle to Brisbane connection and an extensive railway camp was built at the location.
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Namoona (Rodney Foster)
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Namoona waiting shed
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Namoona cream shed
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