Type : Station
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 857.140km
Opened : 15 May 1894
Closed : 30 June 1974
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word for "ironwood tree"
Notes : Down platform was 75.5 metres in length. 13/04/1909 loop siding added. 13/11/1909 platform, buildings and trucking siding constructed. 16/3/1912 crossing loop added. 27/4/1914 - waiting shed construction commenced. 16/6/1971 goods siding closed.
Booyong station in the 1940s (SLA)
The platform at Booyong
Location of Booyong station (Six Maps)
Booyong station in 2015 (Michael Doyle)
Booyong, 1930, first train to Ballina
First Booyong station, it was on the opposite side of the tracks to the later station.
Booyong (Undated)
Booyong station, undated - quite a large number of people on the platform
Signal box at Booyong, apparently it was still standing in the 70s (Peter Anderson)
The Vintage Train visited Murwillumbah at the end of April 1970. (George Stevens)
Booyong (WW2) (Kerrie Melchior)
Booyong station in the 1940s (SLA)
The platform at Booyong
Booyong station in 2015 (Michael Doyle)
Booyong, 1930, first train to Ballina
Details on pic - Booyong-Ballina train
Booyong Platform (CCA License)
The first Booyong Railway Station with Jack Trimble, Tom Kilroy and Alex Waterhouse, the stationmaster. The station was on the opposite side of the line to the second station. (Ian Kirkland)
Booyong station and environs, 22/3/2024 (Ian Kilmartin)
Booyong station and environs, 22/3/2024 (Ian Kilmartin)
Booyong diagram, 1929