Type : Station
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 865.951km
Opened : 15 May 1894
Closed : May 1972
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word meaning "where the Antarctic beech trees grow".
Notes : Down platform was 73.4 metres in length, waiting shed added December 1896. 14/3/1913 - creamery siding opened, later named Norco siding 1926; siding closed 22/9/1949. 6/10/1913 low level platform and buildings demolished and relocated nearby (34.4 metres Up), goods shed and cattle yards constructed at the same time. 12/2/1958 goods siding abolished.
July 1933, construction of new steel bridge at Binna Burra
February 1934
The view along the overgrown platform, looking back towards Casino. (2003) [Copyright: Matthew Fitzhenry]
Location of Binna Burra (Six Maps)
Binna Burra station (possibly) (Neville Green)
Station facing (Ray Morgan)
Station facing (Ray Morgan)
Binna Burra station plan
Binna Burra, 1920
Binna Burra, 1918
Station layout