Myrtle Creek

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Type : Station
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 773.416km
Location : -29.111206, 152.945197
Opened : 6 November 1905
Closed : April 1970
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after the nearby creek of the same name
Notes : The 76.2 metre long platform was on the Up side, originally shorter, the platform was extended in 1926 (WN44/1926). The (then) town of Myrtle Creek was 5k to the east (Rappville was closer at only 3km away). The original post office for Myrtle Creek existed at the station site from 1904 to 1955 after which time it relocated to Myrtle Creek (closing in 1962). 5/4/1906 - gantry crane added. 2/10/1907 - cream shed and trucking yards added. In 1936 the controlling station was Gurranang and in the same year the cattle yard was abolished. Pig yard abolished 1938. On 26th November, 1940, the dead-end at the Casino end of the siding was removed. 17/4/1941 - goods siding closed (at the time of closure it could hold 14 22' trucks, reduced from 19 in 1940 which in turn was a reduction). The crane was removed at the same time. The loop siding was on the Down side. In 1962 the controlling station became Grafton.

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Myrtle Creek - station layout

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Looking over the location of the one-time station, Oct 2024 (Google)