Karangi

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Type : Station
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 622.708km
Location : -30.257045, 153.044564
Opened : 17 July 1922
Closed : 3 July 1974
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word meaning "duck"
Notes : Karangi opened 17 July 1922 with the Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line. Frames A and B fitted with Staff Drawer Locks released by Coffs Harbour–Coramba Miniature ETS (Regulation E) — creating Coffs Harbour–Karangi and Karangi–Coramba sections.
When Landrigans loop opened 16 December 1943, Karangi's ground frames were altered — Staff Drawer Locks removed; No. 1 lever in each Frame unlocked by Landrigans–Coramba ETS (W.N. 50–1943). Intermediate Sidings table updated from Coffs Harbour–Coramba (Regulation F) to Landrigans–Coramba (Regulation B). 5 minutes goods shunting (No. 52 Goods, 1925). Platform reduced from 76.2 metres to 15.4 metres at some point. Loop siding 622 feet (189m). Station closed 3 July 1974; deleted from Passenger Fares and border tables (W.N. 28 and 29–1974).

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North Coast Mail at Karangi, 1941 (CHRM)

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North Coast mail train, Karangi, 23 August 1946 (CHRM)

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The first train to stop at Karangi Railway Station, 1922 (CHRM)

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Karangi Station, circa 1940 (CHRM)

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Looking towards Karangi station, 1925

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Karangi, 1925 (SLNSW)

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NSWGR steam locomotive C167, arriving at Karangi Railway Station with a passenger train, (1920s?)

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Location of Karangi station (Six Maps)

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A view from Upper Orara Road looking east towards the site of the former Karangi station on 21 April 2012 with 3237 on 8S81 (Greg Mashiah)

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Karangi Railway Station, c. 1922 (Kodak Postcard)

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3404 at Karangi. undated (State Archives)

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North Coast Mail at Karangi (Buckland Collection)

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Up ballast train crossing Down freight at Karangi, 17/5/1994 (Neil Munro)

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# Karangi (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1922–1974

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**Type:** Station (Closed) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh section; Coffs Harbour–Karangi / Karangi–Coramba sections at opening) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 622.708 km (Mileage approximately 388m from Sydney) 
**Location:** -30.257045, 153.044564 
**Between:** Coffs Harbour and Coramba 
**Opened:** **17 July 1922** — with opening of Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line 
**Closed:** **3 July 1974** (per your notes) 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Aboriginal word meaning "duck" 
**Platform:** 76.2-metre at opening; reduced to **15.4 metres** at a later date 
**Loop siding:** **622-foot** (189m) loop siding at site 
**No nearby settlement** 
**Goods shunting:** **5 minutes** — No. 52 Goods (1925) 
**Frames at opening:** A and B — Staff Drawer Locks; released by **Coffs Harbour–Coramba** Miniature ETS; Regulation E (W.N. 34 of 1921) 
**Sections at opening:** Coffs Harbour–Karangi and Karangi–Coramba 
**Frames altered — 16 December 1943:** Staff Drawer Locks removed; No. 1 lever in each Frame unlocked by key on **Landrigans–Coramba** ETS (consequent on opening of Landrigans loop; W.N. 50–1943) 
**Intermediate Sidings ETS updated — 1943:** Delete "Coffs Harbour–Coramba, Regulation F" → insert "Landrigans–Coramba, Regulation B" (W.N. 50–1943; ref. 43–51,064) 
**Deleted from Passenger Fares Book:** W.N. 28–1974 — delete Karangi\* and relative distances; Karangi (P) deleted from coaching rates (ref. C1 a74) 
**Deleted from border tables:** W.N. 29–1974 — delete Pembrooke, Karangi and Myrtle Creek from Maitland–Queensland Border table (ref. C.1–74) 
**Circular:** Opening arrangements per 1922 Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line circular 
**Nearby temporary ballast siding:** Mileage 381.47 (between Coffs Harbour and Karangi) — removed since 2 April 1924; Frames A and B removed (W.N. 12–1924; separate from Karangi station itself) 

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> **Notes:** Karangi opened 17 July 1922 with the Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line. Frames A and B fitted with Staff Drawer Locks released by Coffs Harbour–Coramba Miniature ETS (Regulation E) — creating Coffs Harbour–Karangi and Karangi–Coramba sections. At opening the ballast siding at Mileage 50.54 (just north of Coffs Harbour) had a derail replaced by a catch-point from 3 December 1923 (W.N. 52–1923). A separate temporary ballast siding at Mileage 381.47 between Coffs Harbour and Karangi was removed since 2 April 1924 — Frames A and B removed (W.N. 12–1924).
>
> When Landrigans loop opened 16 December 1943, Karangi's ground frames were altered — Staff Drawer Locks removed; No. 1 lever in each Frame unlocked by Landrigans–Coramba ETS (W.N. 50–1943). Intermediate Sidings table updated from Coffs Harbour–Coramba (Regulation F) to Landrigans–Coramba (Regulation B). 5 minutes goods shunting (No. 52 Goods, 1925). Platform reduced from 76.2 metres to 15.4 metres at some point. Loop siding 622 feet (189m). Station closed 3 July 1974; deleted from Passenger Fares and border tables (W.N. 28 and 29–1974).

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## 1922 — Opened 17 July 1922; Frames A and B; Staff Drawer Locks; Coffs Harbour–Coramba ETS; Regulation E

### Opening — 17 July 1922
> **Opening of the Line from Coff's Harbour to Glenreagh** — On **Monday, 17th July, 1922**, the line from Coff's Harbour to Glenreagh will be opened for traffic.
>
> **ETS Sections at opening:**
> - Coff's Harbour–Karangi
> - Karangi–Coramba
> - Coramba–Nana Glen
> - Nana Glen–Glenreagh
> - Glenreagh–Lanitza
> - Lanitza–South Grafton
>
> *(Source: 1922 Weekly Notices — Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh opening circular)*

### Karangi Frames — 1922
> **KARANGI** — Frames "A" and "B" will be provided with **Staff Drawer Locks** and will be released by the Miniature Electric Train Staff for the section **Coff's Harbour–Coramba**, and must be operated in accordance with Regulation **"E"** of Weekly Notice No. 34 of 1921. *(Source: 1922 Weekly Notices — Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh opening circular)*

### Accommodation Table — 1922
> **Karangi** — Mileage 50.54 from Coffs Harbour [chains]; section Coffs Harbour–Karangi; Ballast Siding (Temporary) at Mileage 50.54. *(Source: 1922 Weekly Notices — accommodation table)*

### Running Times — 1922
> **Karangi–Coramba:** 20 minutes (mixed); 15 minutes (excursion/goods); Coramba–Karangi: 15 minutes. *(Source: 1922 Weekly Notices — running times table)*

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## 1923 — Ballast Siding Derail Replaced by Catch-point — 3 December 1923

### Ballast Siding Catch-point — W.N. 52–1923
> **Between Coff's Harbour and Karangi (North Coast) — Temporary Ballast Siding at Mileage 51.10** — Since **3rd December, 1923**, the Derail at the Coff's Harbour end of the Ballast Siding has been removed, and a Catch-point substituted. *(W.N. 52–1923)*

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## 1924 — Temporary Ballast Siding at Mileage 381.47 Removed — 2 April 1924 — W.N. 12–1924

### Ballast Siding Removed — W.N. 12–1924
> **Between Coff's Harbour and Karangi (North Coast) — Removal of Temporary Ballast Siding at Mileage 381.47** — Since **2nd April, 1924**, the Temporary Ballast Siding [on the Up side of the Main line at Mileage 381.47, between Coff's Harbour and Karangi] has been abolished, and **Frames "A" and "B"** have been removed. *(W.N. 12–1924)*

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## 1925 — 5 Minutes Goods Shunting; Confirmed in Timetable

### Goods Shunting — 1925
> No. 52 Goods: Braunstone, 15 minutes; Sherwood, 10 minutes; B.A. Timber Company's Siding, 15 minutes; Nana Glen, 15 minutes; **Karangi, 5 minutes**; Boambee, 10 minutes; Bonville, 10 minutes; Maharatta, 5 minutes; Repton, 8 minutes; Urunga, 9 minutes; Nambucca Heads, 10 minutes; Newee Creek, 10 minutes. *(Source: 1925 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1943 — Ground Frames Altered to Landrigans–Coramba ETS; Intermediate Sidings Updated

### Ground Frames Altered — W.N. 50–1943
> **Karangi (North Coast) — Alteration to Releasing of Ground Frames** — On **Thursday, 16th December, 1943**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., the **Staff Drawer Locks** at Frames "A" and "B" will be removed, and No. 1 lever in each frame will be unlocked by key on the Electric Train Staff for the section **Landrigans–Coramba**. (S.&T.E.) *(W.N. 50–1943)*

### Intermediate Sidings Updated — W.N. 50–1943
> **Page 32 — Intermediate Sidings — North Coast Line — Karangi** — Delete "Coff's Harbour–Coramba, Regulation F," and insert "**Landrigans–Coramba, Regulation B**." (43–51,064.) *(W.N. 50–1943)*

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## 1974 — Station Closed — 3 July 1974; Deleted from Publications — W.N. 28 and 29–1974

### Deleted from Passenger Fares Book — W.N. 28–1974
> **Page 67** — Delete ***Karangi** and relative distances. *(W.N. 28–1974)*

> **Page 151 / Coaching Rates** — Delete **Karangi (P)** and relative distances. (C1 a74.) *(W.N. 28–1974)*

### Deleted from Border Tables — W.N. 29–1974
> **Page 186 — Maitland–Queensland Border Line** — Delete **Pembrooke**, **Karangi** and **Myrtle Creek**. (C.1–74.) *(W.N. 29–1974)*

### Station Closed — 3 July 1974
> **Karangi station closed — 3 July 1974.** *(Source: your notes)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **17 July 1922** | **Opened** — with Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line; 76.2-metre platform; Frames A and B with Staff Drawer Locks; Coffs Harbour–Coramba Miniature ETS; Regulation E; Coffs Harbour–Karangi and Karangi–Coramba sections; 622-foot loop siding |
| 3 Dec 1923 | Ballast Siding derail (Mileage 51.10) replaced by catch-point (W.N. 52–1923) |
| 2 April 1924 | Temporary Ballast Siding (Mileage 381.47) removed; Frames A and B removed (W.N. 12–1924) |
| 1925 | 5 minutes goods shunting — No. 52 Goods; listed in timetable sequence |
| **16 December 1943** | Ground Frames altered — Staff Drawer Locks removed; No. 1 lever unlocked by **Landrigans–Coramba** ETS; Intermediate Sidings updated from Coffs Harbour–Coramba (Reg. F) to Landrigans–Coramba (Reg. B) (W.N. 50–1943) |
| Later | Platform reduced from 76.2 metres to 15.4 metres |
| **3 July 1974** | **Station closed** — deleted from Passenger Fares (W.N. 28–1974) and border tables (W.N. 29–1974) |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1922–1974.* 
*Note: Karangi's Staff Drawer Lock arrangement at opening (Frames A and B released by Coffs Harbour–Coramba ETS — a section spanning two intermediate stations) is unusual. Most intermediate sidings had frames released by the immediately adjacent section; releasing Karangi's frames by the Coffs Harbour–Coramba staff means a single staff controlled both Karangi and all intermediate banana platforms between Coffs Harbour and Coramba. This changed in 1943 when the opening of Landrigans split the section — Karangi then released by the shorter Landrigans–Coramba staff. The Regulation change (F → B) at the same time reflects the different operating conditions of the new arrangement. The two temporary ballast sidings documented between Coffs Harbour and Karangi (Mileage 50.54 and 381.47) are distinct locations — the first survived into late 1923 with a catch-point modification; the second was removed in April 1924.*