Picton railway station

Staffed: 4am to 1am Staffed: 4.30am to 1.30am Picton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line in the south-western Sydney suburb of Picton in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia.

He was chiefly remembered for his exploits under Wellington in the Iberian Peninsular War displaying great bravery and persistence.

Picton previously had an extensive yard north of the station including locomotive servicing facilities and a turntable.

[4] Other items includes the remains of an engine shed located at 84.8 kilometres (52.7 mi) from Central, at a site managed by the ARTC.

The building sits on a stone plinth with painted brickwork walls and a symmetrical front elevation with 2 × 6 pane double hung timber framed sash windows.

[4] The building features a hipped slate roof with a major awning to the platform rebuilt at an unknown period and originally supported on columns.

The construction of the line to Picton is significant for its association with John Whitton, Engineer-in-Chief of the NSWGR, and was one of his early achievements during his long career.

[4] Picton railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

[4] The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

[4] This Wikipedia article contains material from Picton Railway Station group, entry number 01224 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.