Woodlawn

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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."

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Woodlawn and Bexhill station buildings

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Woodlawn station arrangements

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Woodlawn and Bexhill signal diagrams

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202 at Woodlawn (State Archives)

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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.

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# 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.*