Upper Burringbar

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Type : Station
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 919.345km
Opened : 1896
Closed : 30 June 1974
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word for "place of the (non-returning) boomerang"
Notes : Upper Burringbar was provided with a waiting shed and siding and a gantry crane was added in 1904. Location was moved 37.7 metres probably after 1923 when the 12.1 metre Down platform was built. Goods siding removed 9/9/1964.

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Location of the one-time station (Six Maps)

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Upper Burringbar before tunnel. Via Tweed Regional Museum