Willow Tree railway station

Willow Tree railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Willow Tree, opening on 13 August 1877 as Warrah when the line was extended from Murrururundi to Quirindi.[1] It was renamed Willow Tree in 1879.[2]

Willow Tree
Location	Cadell Street, Willow Tree
Coordinates	31°39′00″S 150°43′34″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	375.70 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	WTE
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	13 August 1877
Previous names	Warrah
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Quirindi toward Moree or Armidale NSW TrainLink North Western Line Murrurundi toward Sydney

The station has one platform and a passing loop. It had a locomotive turntable, primarily for bank engines used on the steeply graded banks over the Liverpool Range to Ardglen Tunnel south of the village.[3][4] Aurizon and Pacific National still use bank locomotives on some services today.

Services

Willow Tree is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale/Moree and Sydney.[5] Due to the length of the platform, only the Moree section of the train stops on the platform. This station is a request stop, so the train only stops here if passengers have booked to board/alight here.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	North Western Region	Services to Sydney, Armidale & Moree	request stop (booked passengers only)

References

1. "Opening of Railway". www.warrah1912subdivision.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. Willow Tree Station NSWrail.net
3. Willow Tree Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
4. "Byways of Steam - Murrurundi" Roundhouse October 1981 pages 4-27
5. "North West timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.

External links

• Willow Tree station details Transport for New South Wales