Type : Station
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 843.154km
Location : -28.777406, 153.318045
Opened : 15 May 1894
Closed : October 1973
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after a local road.
Notes : Woodlawn opened 15 May 1894 as part of the Lismore to Mullumbimby opening under Circular No. 95; construction name was Woodlawn Road. Platform 23.4 metres (77 feet) on the Up side with an Up-facing dead-end siding. Listed as unattended (P) in 1924; request stop (*) in 1930 motor timetable between North Lismore and Bexhill. The 1950 WN notes a station staff alteration at Woodlawn (St. Johns College — John F. Smith vice Rev. J. E. Bell). Passenger services ceased October 1973 (W.N. 40–1973); deleted from public and working timetables W.N. 8–1974. Note: Woodlawn (station) must be distinguished from nearby Woodlawn College (841.357 km) and Woodlawn Quarry Siding (845.144 km) — all three appear in the WN under "Woodlawn."
Woodlawn and Bexhill station buildings
Woodlawn station arrangements
Woodlawn and Bexhill signal diagrams
202 at Woodlawn (State Archives)
Looking over the location of the one-time Woodlawn station in 2025 on the Murwillumbah branch, the station had a dead end siding, opening with the line in 1894 and closing around 1973.
# Woodlawn (Murwillumbah Branch)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1894–1974
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**Type:** Station / Platform (Closed)
**Line:** Murwillumbah Branch (Casino–Murwillumbah; within Lismore–Byron Bay section)
**Distance from Sydney:** 843.154 km (Mileage approximately **523m–524m**)
**Location:** -28.777406, 153.318045
**Between:** Woodlawn College (south/west) and Woodlawn Quarry Siding / Bexhill (north/east)
**Construction name:** Woodlawn Road
**Opened:** **15 May 1894** — with the Lismore-Tweed Line; Circular No. 95 of 1894 (same date as Lismore opening)
**Closed:** **October 1973** (per your notes; W.N. 40–1973 cessation of passenger services list)
**Status:** Closed
**Name meaning:** Named after the local Woodlawn Road
### Platform
**23.4 metres (77 feet)** — Up side
### Siding
**Up-facing dead-end siding** (per your notes)
### Note on Separate Woodlawn Locations
Woodlawn (station) is a **distinct location** from both **Woodlawn College** (841.357 km; opened December 1941) and **Woodlawn Quarry Siding** (845.144 km; opened as Bexhill Quarry 1924). All three appear in WN references to "Woodlawn" — context is required to distinguish them. In the 1930 motor timetable Woodlawn appears as a request stop (\*) between North Lismore and Bexhill.
### Motor Service (1930)
Listed as a request stop (\*) in Casino–Murwillumbah rail motor timetable — between North Lismore and Bexhill on both Down and Up journeys
### Closure (1973)
**W.N. 40–1973 (page 76):** Woodlawn listed among stations where passenger services have ceased — alongside Old Casino, Naughton's Gap, Myocum, Bexhill, Crabbe's Creek, Bentley, Tuncester, Eltham, Moorball, North Lismore, Talofa, Stokers, Woodlawn College, St Helena, Dunbible (C.1–73–3,570–LON)
### Deletion History
**W.N. 8–1974 (refs A.1–73–77,207 and A.1–73–77,424):**
- Public and Sheet Timetables — delete all reference to **Woodlawn** and Upper Burringbar (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch)
- Working Timetable Northern — Pages 241 to 244 inclusive — delete **Woodlawn** and relevant particulars
(Note: W.N. 8–1974 uses "Woodlawn" without "College" — this is the station entry, not the college platform)
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> **Notes:** Woodlawn opened 15 May 1894 as part of the Lismore to Mullumbimby opening under Circular No. 95; construction name was Woodlawn Road. Platform 23.4 metres (77 feet) on the Up side with an Up-facing dead-end siding. Listed as unattended (P) in 1924; request stop (\*) in 1930 motor timetable between North Lismore and Bexhill. The 1950 WN notes a station staff alteration at Woodlawn (St. Johns College — John F. Smith vice Rev. J. E. Bell), confirming Woodlawn had a staff member attending to the nearby college (possibly St. John's College, Woodlawn). Passenger services ceased October 1973 (W.N. 40–1973); deleted from public and working timetables W.N. 8–1974. Note: Woodlawn (station) must be distinguished from nearby Woodlawn College (841.357 km) and Woodlawn Quarry Siding (845.144 km) — all three appear in the WN under "Woodlawn."
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## 1894 — Opened 15 May 1894 — Circular No. 95 (Lismore-Tweed Line Opening)
### Opening — W.N. — 1894
> **Opening of Lismore-Tweed Line** — On **Tuesday, May 15th, 1894**, the last station of this line will be opened for traffic from Lismore to Mullumbimby, as per **Circular No. 95**. *(W.N. — 1894)*
> *Woodlawn opened as part of this line under the construction name "Woodlawn Road."*
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## 1924 — Unattended Platform
### Unattended Platform — W.N. — 1924
> **Woodlawn (P)** — unattended platform; between North Lismore (P) and Woodlawn Quarry / Bexhill. *(Source: 1924 Weekly Notices)*
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## 1930 — Motor Car Request Stop
### Motor Car Timetable — W.N. — 1930
> **Casino–Murwillumbah Rail Motor** — **Woodlawn\*** listed as a request stop (\*) between North Lismore and Bexhill — Down and Up journeys. *(Source: 1930 Weekly Notices)*
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## 1950 — Staff Alteration — W.N. 18–1950
### Staff Alteration — W.N. 18–1950
> **Woodlawn — Alteration** — St. John's College: **John F. Smith** vice Rev. J. E. Bell — Woodlawn. (C.3–50–11,521.) *(W.N. 18–1950)*
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## 1973 — Passenger Services Ceased — W.N. 40–1973
### Services Ceased — W.N. 40–1973
> **Page 76 — Woodlawn** [listed among stations where passenger services have ceased — Casino–Murwillumbah Branch]. (C.1–73–3,570–LON.) *(W.N. 40–1973)*
> **1973 cessation list (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch):** Old Casino, Naughton's Gap, **Woodlawn**, Myocum, Bexhill, Crabbe's Creek, Bentley, Tuncester, Eltham, Moorball, North Lismore, Talofa, Stokers, Woodlawn College, St Helena, Dunbible. *(Source: 1973 Weekly Notices)*
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## 1974 — Deleted from Timetables — W.N. 8–1974
### Public Timetables Deleted — W.N. 8–1974
> **Public and Sheet Timetables** — Delete all reference to **Woodlawn** and Upper Burringbar (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch). (A.1–73–77,207.) *(W.N. 8–1974)*
> **Working Timetable — Northern — Pages 241 to 244 inclusive** — Delete **Woodlawn** and relevant particulars. (A.1–73–77,424; A.1–73–77,207.) *(W.N. 8–1974)*
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## Summary of Key Events
| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **15 May 1894** | **Opened** — part of Lismore to Mullumbimby opening; Circular No. 95; construction name Woodlawn Road; 23.4-metre Up platform; Up-facing dead-end siding |
| By 1924 | **Woodlawn (P)** — unattended platform; between North Lismore (P) and Bexhill |
| W.N. — 1930 | Request stop (\*) on Casino–Murwillumbah rail motor between North Lismore and Bexhill |
| **W.N. 18–1950** | Staff alteration — St. John's College: John F. Smith vice Rev. J. E. Bell (ref. C.3–50–11,521) |
| **October 1973** | **Passenger services ceased** (W.N. 40–1973; ref. C.1–73–3,570–LON) |
| **W.N. 8–1974** | Deleted from public/sheet timetables and Working Timetable pages 241–244 (refs A.1–73–77,207 and A.1–73–77,424) |
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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1894–1974.*
*Note: Woodlawn is the oldest of the three "Woodlawn" locations on the Murwillumbah branch — opened with the original 1894 Lismore-Tweed Line under the construction name Woodlawn Road; the quarry siding (1924) and the college platform (1941) came later. The 1950 staff alteration notice (St. John's College: John F. Smith vice Rev. J. E. Bell) is a rare documented connection between a small unattended platform and a nearby religious educational institution — suggesting Woodlawn station served St. John's College as well as the local community. The 1973 closure list (W.N. 40–1973) places Woodlawn at page 76 and Woodlawn College at a later page in the same WN, confirming their separate administrative identities. The W.N. 8–1974 entry specifically deletes "Woodlawn" (not "Woodlawn College") from public timetables, confirming this is the station entry.*