{"id":144488,"date":"2024-10-28T07:46:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T21:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=117761"},"modified":"2024-10-28T07:46:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T21:46:32","slug":"heritage-listed-bundanoon-railway-station-restored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=144488","title":{"rendered":"Heritage listed Bundanoon Railway Station restored"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Southern-Highlands_16-07-24_IMG_6942-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\"><figcaption>Image\/TAHE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary\"><strong>The 1920s heyday of rail travel to the Southern Highlands has been returned to prominence, with restoration works completed on the historic Bundanoon Railway station.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"more-117761\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid__row\">\n<div class=\"grid__12-col paragraph\">\n<p>The station restoration project has been funded under the NSW Government\u2019s innovative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahensw.com.au\/project\/community-heritage-program#:~:text=The%20Community%20Heritage%20Program%20is,railway%20stations%20for%20local%20communities.\">Community Heritage Program<\/a>, which restores and repurposes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/rail-industry-news-australia-new-zealand\/heritage-trains-rail-industry-news-australia-new-zealand\/\">historic,<\/a> government owned rail buildings and sites in NSW.<\/p>\n<p>Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Transport, Anna Watson said, \u201cThis landmark initiative reflects the NSW Government\u2019s commitment to preserving and showcasing significant heritage assets &#8211; while providing opportunities for community storytelling and tourism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The station precinct, renowned for its architectural charm, historical significance and community connection, has been given a new lease of life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lyndal Punch, A\/CEO of the Transport Asset Holding Entity spoke about the project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the owner of this valuable heritage asset, we are delighted to see it ready to once again serve as a vibrant space for the local community in Bundanoon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The precinct\u2019s buildings have been restored progressively since 2018, with key features\u00a0including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>new signage and history panels, bringing the site\u2019s railway, social and station\u00a0stories to life;<\/li>\n<li>restoration of the original signal box, parcels and ticket offices, providing insights into how railway and train staff worked and how customers once travelled,<\/li>\n<li>extensive building conservation and repairs together with re-planting of gardens\u00a0and landscaping of the surrounding station precinct<\/li>\n<li>improved passenger waiting and toilet facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Collaboration with local community groups and Wingecarribee Council was undertaken\u00a0to ensure the project reflected the history of the station and its value to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The site will now be available for open days, showcasing authentic heritage features and\u00a0community stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/heritage-listed-bundanoon-railway-station-restored\/\">Heritage listed Bundanoon Railway Station restored<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/\">Rail Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Southern-Highlands_16-07-24_IMG_6942-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>Image\/TAHE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 1920s heyday of rail travel to the Southern Highlands has been returned to prominence, with restoration works completed on \u2026 <\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/heritage-listed-bundanoon-railway-station-restored\/\">Heritage listed Bundanoon Railway Station restored<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/\">Rail Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4920,10696,321,12119,165,2251,163,906,164],"tags":[10376],"class_list":["post-144488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heritage","category-heritage-rail","category-heritage-trains","category-industry-grants","category-industry-infrastructure","category-nsw","category-rail-industry-news-australia-new-zealand","category-state","category-train-stations","tag-rail-express"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=144488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144489,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144488\/revisions\/144489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=144488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=144488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=144488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}