Yass Junction
2nd April 2006

Yass Junction is located on the main Southern line that links Sydney with Melbourne. It was formerly the location from which the short branch line to Yass Town diverged. The branch closed in 1988 and today the station is unattended, but the daily XPTs that run between Sydney and Melbourne still call at Yass Junction.

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The railway station at Yass Junction opened in July 1876. The main building on what is now the Down platform reflected the importance of the location. The upper floor was once available as accommodation for passing travellers.
The railway station at Yass Junction opened in July 1876. The main building on what is now the Down platform reflected the importance of the location. The upper floor was once available as accommodation for passing travellers.
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 The signal box at Yass Junction closed in 1992 with the commissioning of a new system of remote control from Goulburn. New crossovers were brought into use and these allow trains to be refuged on either line to allow overtaking movements on the other line. Also, all passenger trains now use the Down platform.
The signal box at Yass Junction closed in 1992 with the commissioning of a new system of remote control from Goulburn. New crossovers were brought into use and these allow trains to be refuged on either line to allow overtaking movements on the other line. Also, all passenger trains now use the Down platform.
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 The Up platform was added with duplication in the 1920s but is no longer in regular use.
The Up platform was added with duplication in the 1920s but is no longer in regular use.
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 A view of the Down platform from the southern end of the Up platform. The footbridge was closed for some years but it has been restored to service.
A view of the Down platform from the southern end of the Up platform. The footbridge was closed for some years but it has been restored to service.
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A view of Yass Junction from the Up platform, which is no longer in regular use. Since a resignalling scheme was commissioned in 1992, all passenger trains run via the Down line.
A view of Yass Junction from the Up platform, which is no longer in regular use. Since a resignalling scheme was commissioned in 1992, all passenger trains run via the Down line.
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