Fairfield Railway Station

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Collection SummaryFairfield Railway Station is listed in the State Heritage Register and Fairfield City Council's Local Environmental PlanDescriptionOFFICIAL STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
Fairfield Railway Station has State significance as one of the earliest railway stations established during the first phase of NSW railway construction in the 1850s. Opened in 1856 the station was one of only two stations at the time of line construction, the other being Liverpool, on the section of the Main South Line constructed between Granville and Liverpool. It is also historically significant as the existing 1850s former station master's residence is the oldest surviving railway building in NSW and possibly Australia. The building is also rare within the Sydney Metropolitan area being one of only three known examples and, along with the 1860s and 1890s platform building, it is able to demonstrate the development of the railways from its early phase of operations through to the 1890s duplications of the lines. The various changes to the station demonstrate its evolution from a rural railway station to a suburban service and reflect the growth and change of the local area. The 1918 footbridge is a common type of structure found at suburban railway stations and together with the platform buildings and former station master's residence it forms a recognisable landmark in the local area.

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Plans for Fairfield Railway Station, NSW

View of Fairfield Railway Station taken from the Eastern side of the station, Fairfield NSW

Fairfield railway station

Fairfield Station , passenger train arriving c.1899

Fairfield Station c. 1990

Fairfield Station c.1994

Fairfield Railway Station Staff, NSW c1893

Fairfield Railway Station, NSW c1899

Fairfield railway station goods shed

Bus and taxi services at Fairfield Station

View of Fairfield Railway Station taken from City bound platform, Fairfield NSW

View from the western side of Fairfield Station, Fairfield NSW

Tangara at Fairfield Station, Fairfield NSW

The "down" platform of Fairfield Station, Fairfield NSW

Station Master's residence, Fairfield Railway Station, Fairfield NSW

Advertising billboard at Fairfield Station for 'The King of Kings'

Advertising at Fairfield railway station for The Crescent cinema

A city bound 'red rattler' at Fairfield Railway Station, Fairfield NSW

Fairfield Railway station, Fairfield NSW, 1902

Railway Station, Fairfield NSW, 1906

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DisclaimerStatement of Significance has been sourced from the State Heritage InventoryExternal linkFairfield Railway Station Group - State Heritage Inventory

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