Type : Junction
Line : Ballina Branch/Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 856.230km
Opened : 23 April 1925 as Ballina Construction Siding, then Booyong Junction 25 August 1930
Closed : 11th July 1949. Out of use 15 February 1949. The line was closed on 12/1/1949, and this was formally enacted in parliament on 14/10/1953
Status : Closed
Name meaning : from a type of rainforest tree (formerly) endemic to the area
Notes : The junction was originally to face trains from Murwillumbah but was reversed during construction.
This short stretch of embankment, pictured looking away from the Casino-Murwillumbah line, bends around to the right in the distance. It offers a good indication of where Booyong Junction was located.
(Uniquely North Coast)
Pearces Creek, near Booyong. Ballina branch, 1987, Bryan Vanderstelt
Location of the one time junction
Diagram of the location
The Ballina to Booyong train (undated, but likely near to the opening of the line)