Wondabyne Train Station: The Roadless Station

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024

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  • @paulmarynissen
    @paulmarynissen 2 года назад +121

    An old joke on the Central Coast is to tell newcomers to get off at Wondabyne and go around the corner to the Wondabyne RSL club😃

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад +7

      And i did 🤣

    • @Joshlama
      @Joshlama Год назад +2

      Wondabyne RSL has the best pub chicken shinitty I've ever had. Right before hiking up to Woy Woy.

    • @ccntrainkid
      @ccntrainkid Год назад

      @@Joshlama I know right? Amazing.

  • @MichaelTavares
    @MichaelTavares 2 года назад +42

    Best thing about Wondabyne station is the hike to Pindar cave. I grew up in Berowra and Brooklyn.

    • @BuildingBeautifully
      @BuildingBeautifully  2 года назад +3

      The hikes in the area really are amazing!

    • @craigpayne5500
      @craigpayne5500 2 года назад +2

      What is Pindar Cave:? Is it easy to get to for people with disabilities, mine right leg and spinal nerve damage…..

    • @OldAussieAds
      @OldAussieAds 2 года назад +3

      @@craigpayne5500 It's about 12 km return and the first part of it is a pretty steep gradient. So it depends on if your leg could handle that. The cave is fantastic though!

    • @OldAussieAds
      @OldAussieAds 2 года назад +1

      @Sɛnˈseɪ Sīfù Shreder I've not personally lived there myself. But I've often wondered the same thing.

    • @rifatkona6270
      @rifatkona6270 Год назад

      How will you get out

  • @AheadMatthewawsome
    @AheadMatthewawsome 2 года назад +75

    Wondabyne is one of my favourite stations, and I probably use it the most now! Once the train departs, it’s just silent, except for the waves, and the birds! Has that zen feeling that you need to get away from people trying to push you onto the tracks at Hornsby!
    The reason why Wondabyne was opened in the first place was the transport workers to the nearby Gosford Sandstone Quarry. You can still see the sign, the crane, the sandstone, and the quarry when looking north! I don’t think they ever used Freight Trains for the Quarry. I think they just used that rusty crane to take the Sandstone over to a barge to go down the creek. But yeah, after it closed, the station didn’t. Although only *4* people live in Wondabyne, plenty of people visit it everyday! You’ll get at least 1 passenger get off at Wondabyne most of the time!
    Great that you enjoyed Wondabyne! And you still got 477 subscribers!

    • @BuildingBeautifully
      @BuildingBeautifully  2 года назад +9

      It's a beautiful station, very peaceful and unique. I actually just forgot to mention the quarry haha but yeah, we actually did see it on our hike. The station is definitely still popular, we saw a fair few people on our hike.

    • @OldAussieAds
      @OldAussieAds 2 года назад +3

      I feel the same way. I pass Wonderbyne on my way to and from the Central Coast quite often and it's always loud because you're on a train. But when you get off at Wonderbyne and the train leaves, it's just wonderful. So quiet. The walk from there to Pindar Cave is well worth it too.

    • @OldAussieAds
      @OldAussieAds 2 года назад

      @Sɛnˈseɪ Sīfù Shreder There's absolutely no road access. Maybe a fire trail near there at the top of the mountain, but that is rough terrain and certainly not open to the public.

    • @Mattb81
      @Mattb81 2 года назад +1

      There used to be a small siding there for them to load trains. Now they just use a barge.

    • @flamingfrancis
      @flamingfrancis Год назад

      On a quiet warm day you can even hear the many snakes wriggling through the bush !!

  • @urbanaboveground
    @urbanaboveground Год назад +5

    Sydneysider living in China here. You're videos help with my homesickness. Awesome content, thanks.

    • @qjtvaddict
      @qjtvaddict Год назад

      Do not worry 😅 china is expanding regional rail

  • @handymanr4729
    @handymanr4729 Год назад +15

    Some of the commuters at this station are also locals who live on the water nearby and access the station by boat to commute.
    I believe that some residents only have water access on the river, and therefore the gov is contractually bound to keeping the station.
    Also one of the few stations with boat / water access in sydney

  • @lindsaycathcart9025
    @lindsaycathcart9025 Год назад +4

    I live in Oregon USA and used to work at Wondabyne in the quarry.

  • @paulmarynissen
    @paulmarynissen 2 года назад +19

    The quarry at Wondabyne is still active and is used when that specific stone is required. I have had the opportunity to look around it with the managers.

  • @ryttu3k
    @ryttu3k 4 месяца назад +1

    I love going by Wondabyne, it's a nice 'going home' mark. And it's definitely Central Coast proper, the boundary line is crossing the Hawkesbury. The river you're seeing running along the train line isn't actually the Hawkesbury itself, it's Mullet Creek.
    As for station size, it's actually only the last doors of the last carriage! Central Coast has some tiny stations - Tascott, a few stops up, is SP1r too (only other one on the network is Zig Zag), Koolewong, Narara, Point Clare etc are SP4s, there's some fun little ones. They only get one train an hour, too (CCN line has two per hour, but one is an express).

  • @PlanesTrainsEverything
    @PlanesTrainsEverything Год назад +2

    I used to go fishing at Wondabyne. If you follow the shore to the head of Mullet Creek, there was a sand bar which trapped the fish at the very far end at low tide.

  • @SeputarantransportasiIndonesia
    @SeputarantransportasiIndonesia 2 года назад +5

    Awesome ...
    a small but beautiful train station my friend and he train crosses many trees, blue rivers, sound of bird...
    I wait your next video...

  • @michellec7683
    @michellec7683 2 года назад +9

    WOW, this is amazing! I've lived in NSW for over 30 years and this is the first time I've ever heard of this station!... Definitely gonna give this a go one day. Loving your videos!

  • @flamingfrancis
    @flamingfrancis 11 месяцев назад +1

    Within a stone's throw of where you were. literally, is the original Hawkesbury sandstone quarry that produced quality stone many decades ago. The stone was barged / carted from the site for buildings as far away as Sydney. Also, the station was built at the time the first Hawkesbury River rail bridge was built. There is a remarkable history attached to the northern rail line that was not a complete route until that Bridge and the Woy Woy tunnel was built.

  • @YootYube
    @YootYube 6 месяцев назад

    Great memories of Wondy. I went camping there with some mates as a teenager about 25 years ago. We found some beer and drank it, walked around to the other side of the water and camped there. One kid threw a can of spray paint in the fire and when it didn't explode he tried to grab it out again... and it promptly blew up about 10cm from his face. Old mate had black paint specks all over his face and spent the next 20 minutes telling us all that he almost died. The next day we waded through the water to get back and I sliced my foot open on a clam or something under the water. You can't make this stuff up. Good times, good times.

  • @XaviRonaldo0
    @XaviRonaldo0 Год назад +1

    Love staring out the window at the water on the trip between the Hunter and Sydney.

  • @jonnythunder92
    @jonnythunder92 Год назад +3

    Fascinating..... great video.
    Im a Sydneyite and had no idea this station existed.
    Please post more videos like this....i.e hidden jems of greater Sydney, etc.
    Well done.

  • @christopherwhite8045
    @christopherwhite8045 Год назад +2

    I live on the central coast and my grand parents used to live in kogerah, going past wondabyne with the quarry when I was a kid always filled me with wonder and interest, the old rail tunnels and disused lines at Brooklyn are a must see, good work with your channel.

  • @thegora3444
    @thegora3444 2 года назад +2

    Brought back some bushwalking memories. Have been to the top of nearby Mount Wondabyne a few times, mostly from Woy Woy Road, but had the pleasure of doing it once from the station; can highly recommend. Thanks for sharing!

  • @craigpayne5500
    @craigpayne5500 2 года назад +5

    There are so many of those single (and even smaller stations) all over Australia. Your videos are excellent. Thank you i cant wait to see them all. However once you start on railways you get into it. The archives at the ARHS Australian railway Historical Society will be of a great resource

  • @rakeau
    @rakeau Год назад +7

    Wondabyne sandstone quarry there as well - I think the station was there largely for that.
    I hope they never close this station or any others like it - quirky things like this are, I think, actually really important for our city's character.

  • @aazimmermann
    @aazimmermann 2 года назад +14

    Can confirm the security cameras at Wondabyne station work. I went here with some other train spotters and the station announcer was telling us to get off the tracks and when the next trains were coming. 🙂

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад +5

      They get ya off guard.... i fell asleep on a train waking up to
      "Although cityrail attempts to serve its customers it falls short of being adept at sleeping accomadation as the Hilton, we apologise for this"
      Lol smart ies pantsed

    • @handyandyaus
      @handyandyaus Год назад +1

      Bloody gunzels. You'd think you'd know to stay off the tracks...

    • @darylcheshire1618
      @darylcheshire1618 Год назад +2

      I sat down on the very long escalator at Parliament station and a disembodied and bored voice told me to “stand up on the escalator”

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad Год назад +1

      @@darylcheshire1618 s well they should. You can actually get stuck in an escalator and it can tear skin off. As a child I got a boot stuck in one and it nearly dragged my leg with It before they cut the power off via the button

  • @tippo5341
    @tippo5341 2 года назад +2

    Looks like a bus stop on steroids...have never ever heard of Wondabyne until 2 minutes ago...goes to show you do learn something new everyday...sort of gives new meaning to "blink and you'll miss it"...literally 😂😂😂😂
    Thank you again for your informative video...love the ramp with the steps at the platform...not exactly wheelchair friendly 😋

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад

      Blink and you'll miss it
      Literally
      So many times have i concentrated to see the station then fallen into light slumber straight past

  • @leonkent1365
    @leonkent1365 Год назад

    I pass Wondabyne very often on train and even considered trying to find a house to live in there because of the beautiful nature. Thanks to you, I'll get off and have a look around.

  • @MicBain
    @MicBain Год назад

    As a kid I would catch the train from Hornsby to Tuggerah to visit my grandparents at least once per month. I was fascinated with Wondabyne station and always wished I could get off there!

  • @Mattb81
    @Mattb81 2 года назад +2

    My closest station (Mindaribba) is even smaller!

  • @alanburge2725
    @alanburge2725 2 года назад +4

    Umm I never have said this until now but you both make a cute couple. Excellent video. I too since I discovered Wondabyne existed wondered about its background history. No roads ? What ? That is unique.Now I have a little insight. More than that you excite me enough to go there and hike around go to the cave and check it all out for myself. I have never been or stopped there. Why not ? Time is passing by. So Thank you again.

    • @BuildingBeautifully
      @BuildingBeautifully  2 года назад

      Thanks! Wondabyne is a great area, I’d highly recommend a visit!

    • @artistjoh
      @artistjoh Год назад

      There is a dirt road that gives access at the back of the station and to the quarry behind the station. Being a National Park public access is limited, but the road is there.

  • @geoffcrumblin7505
    @geoffcrumblin7505 Год назад

    I recall many years ago, oyster sellers would gather on the platform and sell through the carriage windows

  • @hughboyd2904
    @hughboyd2904 Год назад

    Thanks for the reminder. Been meaning to do the bushwalk up from Wondabyne for a while now.

  • @bengray976
    @bengray976 16 дней назад

    I did a portion of the hike its absolutely stunning

  • @russellmoore1533
    @russellmoore1533 2 года назад +1

    While doing the Great North Walk in 2018 I had to get out at Wondabyne station to continue the walk north to Newcastle. It also helps to be at the back door of the carriage as I found out!

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад

      Otherwise its a hop fall and a stumble onto jagged blue metal, not fun 🤣

  • @peterk2455
    @peterk2455 2 года назад +1

    Nice work covering this place. There are quite a few interesting spots in that vicinity. Long Island, which is between Brooklyn (Hawkesbury) Stn and Wondabyne Stn, is rarely visited except for the rail workers. It has the piers of the old bridge right next to the current bridge.
    Another set of places that you might want to cover are the boat access only communities. Such as those at 4:32 at Mullett Creek, most of whom take their boat to Cheerio Point or Brooklynn. To get to work or back home means a ferry ride or taking your own boat. Makes for an interesting commute.That includes Dangar Island, Bar Point, Little Wobby and Coba Point. Further south is Scotland Island and the nearby Elvina and Lovett Bays.

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад

      What a life 👍👌

    • @flamingfrancis
      @flamingfrancis 2 года назад +1

      Long Island has actually been adjoined to Hawkesbury River station with the causeway. If you look hard enough you can see the alignment of the original tracks onto the old bridge. At one time Newcastle pasengers used to alight at HR and change to a launch boat for travel to Gosford via Brisbane Waters. The construction of Bridge, the long Woy Woy tunnel and creation of the area along Mullet Creek (and Wondabyne) meant trains could travel uninterrupted.....great oysters are grown n Mullet Creek.

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад

      @@flamingfrancis sounds lovely.. might have a mullethead and a oyster for lunch 👌

  • @stephenwarhurst6615
    @stephenwarhurst6615 Год назад

    I remember years ago a news story in the newspaper about a court case about some young guys got off the train at Wondabyne to do fishing then decided to eat oysters off the oyster rakes. The owner of the oyster rakes got pissed off grab their fishing gear and took off with it on he's boat and throw all their fishing gear into the middle of the river. to teach them a lesson about stealing

  • @alex01934
    @alex01934 11 месяцев назад

    Went on a hike from Wondabyne station along the Great North Walk to Cowan station. To be honest, it didn’t occur to me at all that the station was not accessible by car - but it’s a fun fact to now know!

  • @cassidyjade2221
    @cassidyjade2221 6 месяцев назад

    Pasted that place twice on the XPT to Brisbane :)

  • @lukeh2440
    @lukeh2440 2 года назад +1

    You speak very well. Keep it up

  • @slapdashrecords
    @slapdashrecords 2 года назад +3

    Gotta do Westmead train and tram stops

  • @17H-W
    @17H-W 10 месяцев назад +1

    COOL

  • @petertullemans
    @petertullemans Год назад

    Someone should build a function centre there with that amazing waterfront view! Party people can get drunk and get public transport!

  • @pebblepod30
    @pebblepod30 2 года назад +2

    I'd think I would like more places with train access but no road access. On Maps, it shows a road going to Wondabyne station, though it might just be dirt road or a hiking trail.

    • @willam1992
      @willam1992 2 года назад +1

      rifle range fire trail is fire and national parks access only and is bisected by the quarry so no longer goes to the station and is entirely overgrown on the quarry end

  • @darylcheshire1618
    @darylcheshire1618 Год назад

    Once I visited Woy Woy to ride the ferry service from the wharf, I think it only runs in Jan.

  • @samcro8311
    @samcro8311 Год назад

    I use to work for a company that did a lot of tree and rock removal work for rail corp at wondabyne we had access the site via barges fun fact it has or at least did have the highest concatenation of death adders per square meter of any where in Australia we use to come across them all the time

  • @chuckselvage3157
    @chuckselvage3157 Год назад

    My sister and her boyfriend live near Woy Woy he uses this station a fair bit to go hiking nice area.

  • @artistjoh
    @artistjoh Год назад

    It is not strictly true that there is no road access. The Rifle Range Firetrail is a dirt road that gives access to the Quarry which is immediately behind the station and I presume that station maintenance works are carried out by using that dirt road for access. In fact the junction between the Rifle Range Firetrail and the Hawkesbury Track is named GNW & Wondabyne Station Track Junction. The road eventually comes out onto Woy Woy Road via the rifle range. While the road is there, the most practical way to get there for the public is by train.

  • @xr6lad
    @xr6lad Год назад

    Would have been nice some more explanation. I’ll sure I saw a house right behind you in one shot, like 30 metres. Plus when you were looking down on the train at the end that looked like the white stanchions of a crane.

  • @cypressbartlett9083
    @cypressbartlett9083 Год назад

    Have been living in Gosford for 5 years and never knew there were hikes there! Great channel mate, really awesome to see Australian infrastructure analysed so well!

  • @isaacfung622
    @isaacfung622 2 года назад +1

    What a station

  • @TwelveDeck
    @TwelveDeck 9 месяцев назад

    1:45. If you wanna see small, check out a few stations on the Dungog line- Wirragulla being an example. The girlfriend's a cutie, btw.

  • @jorgerine
    @jorgerine Год назад

    The platform is so small, it's actually only big enough for half a carriage. You have to be in the end carriage, exit from the right end.

  • @save.withjess
    @save.withjess Год назад

    Hey bro! I would like to steal a snapshot of your video at 2:44 (without your face, just the sign) - just for my upcoming youtube video on Woondabyne. I will give you credit. If you have an issue with that please let me know! Love the effort you put across your videos and your blog btw

  • @KeejarTransportPL
    @KeejarTransportPL Год назад

    Used to camp up river from the station on the other side 30+ years ago, I dont think it has changed in all that time

  • @petercrispin2129
    @petercrispin2129 2 года назад +1

    In case of those who are not aware of it Wondabyne is pronounced Woondabine.

  • @handyandyaus
    @handyandyaus Год назад

    A short stroll from the station is the Sculpture Symposium.

  • @MyJOHNNY9999
    @MyJOHNNY9999 2 года назад +1

    Is another small station like this in the Blue Mountains call Bell Station exactly like this you gotta ask the drive to get off and back on

  • @OldAussieAds
    @OldAussieAds 2 года назад +2

    I'm not sure about Darnick. It doesn't look like the smallest station in NSW from the picture in your video. Google shows me a different looking Darnick Station though (that indeed looks tiny) so maybe yours is a different Darnick. Or maybe the larger station got replaced by a newer tiny station?
    You mention the Hunter Line which has tiny stations like Belford. But there's also a tiny station on the Blue Mountains line - Zig Zag. Admittedly I don't know if that station is still active (And I was too lazy to look it up).

    • @notsureyou
      @notsureyou 2 года назад

      Belford doesn't exist anymore.
      The smallest ones that I have seen are the "A" stops (stop on request) on the way to Dungog

    • @andrewkennedy1458
      @andrewkennedy1458 Год назад

      Zig Zag is on the present BMT timetable. It is as small as Wondabyne - get on / off the rear car only and signal as appropriate.

    • @peepeetrain8755
      @peepeetrain8755 Год назад

      another small station that is interesting is Walcha Road on the Central-Armidale xplorer service

    • @heywoodjablome5630
      @heywoodjablome5630 Год назад

      @@peepeetrain8755 I'd like to mention Sandgate, which is the cemetery between Broadmeadow (Newcastle) and Maitland.

  • @PineappleSkip
    @PineappleSkip 2 года назад

    Hey, love to see a video about Wondabyne. Just wondering what your measure of ‘smallest’ is. Least used? There is a whole youtube world about least used stations!
    Many years ago, request stops used to have a baton with a green disc at the end that you used to signal the driver that you wanted to board, back in the day when such portable items were less likely to be pilfered. Only circumstance I know where green meant stop!

  • @csjames69
    @csjames69 2 года назад

    A back story of the station would have been good. Not a hiking specific station but was used by the quarry that was there. It may still be there.

    • @artistjoh
      @artistjoh Год назад

      Yes it is there, and used whenever that particular stone is required for a project.

  • @seonhokim4811
    @seonhokim4811 2 года назад +4

    hello sir. i come from Korea (the good south one). move to the Sydney in two months for working. my friend tell me I can look to the grey stains as good place to live. do you know which train station is the best one for gray stains? how long to the city? thank you sir.

    • @ericla3529
      @ericla3529 2 года назад +1

      Greystanes is reasonably a good suburb, however you'll have to catch a bus to the closest train station. It'll take you about an hour to get to the city.

    • @Prada_AU
      @Prada_AU 2 года назад +1

      Greystanes is good catch the 810x or 810 or 809 to train stations then head to central

  • @trubyssot
    @trubyssot Год назад

    Hawkesbury River bridge station is the smallest

  • @chrisbell1878
    @chrisbell1878 2 года назад +3

    Is Zig Zag station (near Lithgow) smaller? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zig_Zag_railway_station

    • @akwyld2545
      @akwyld2545 Год назад

      I would say around the same, as u can only get off at the very rear of the train

    • @andrewkennedy1458
      @andrewkennedy1458 Год назад

      No, Its the same.

  • @otpusprime
    @otpusprime Год назад

    learn something new everyday.......

  • @XaviRonaldo0
    @XaviRonaldo0 Год назад

    It's funny how they call Newcastle NSW's 2nd biggest city yet Lake Macquarie contains more residents.

    • @DeepThought9999
      @DeepThought9999 4 месяца назад

      That’s a lot of people living in a lake. ;)

  • @cityplanner3063
    @cityplanner3063 2 года назад +1

    Everytime I see a Wondabyne video I see this dog. I wonder what happened to it?

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад

      Dude... you see that too? Thats a ghost dog he belonged to the station manager and passed away in 1970

  • @Triple-N
    @Triple-N Год назад

    The length of this video is comparably same as the length of the station.

  • @Class_38
    @Class_38 Год назад

    Can you do a video About Zig Zag Station on the BTM (Blue mountains line)?

  • @Imnotabot_12341
    @Imnotabot_12341 8 месяцев назад

    do you ask the guard through the help button on the train or do u go up in person?

  • @Qoodle1YT
    @Qoodle1YT 4 месяца назад

    so zig zag stations platform is smaller than wondabynes

  • @notsureyou
    @notsureyou 2 года назад +1

    Well equipped?
    Does it have a toilet?

  • @andykilla1956
    @andykilla1956 9 месяцев назад

    ONCE YOU CROSS THE HAWKSBURY RIVER BRIDGE YOU ARE IN THE CENTRAL COAST

  • @andrewsaxton2421
    @andrewsaxton2421 Год назад

    Zig zag has the smallest platforms

  • @youlikegeoffwellsame5116
    @youlikegeoffwellsame5116 Год назад

    You Like Geoff… Well Same! CARGO TRAIN

  • @michaelclement1337
    @michaelclement1337 2 года назад +2

    Any good for fishing?

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад +1

      Youll have to compete with oyster farmers but yes 👍

  • @rifatkona6270
    @rifatkona6270 Год назад

    Uh oh

  • @yspy.2
    @yspy.2 25 дней назад

    Day 73 of sharath making me feel alone

  • @jamesfrench7299
    @jamesfrench7299 2 года назад +1

    All those modern ad ons since I remember it as very basic in the 1990s and before has eroded it's storybook charm. Typical NSW

  • @dulcinealee3933
    @dulcinealee3933 Год назад

    is there a toilet?!

  • @simonf8902
    @simonf8902 2 года назад +1

    Railway station not train station.

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 2 года назад

      Interchange
      Stop
      Disembarking point
      Commuter destination
      Waiting room

  • @ThaBoss3006
    @ThaBoss3006 4 месяца назад

    If it's not Sydney it's the central coast 🙄

  • @Explosivefox109
    @Explosivefox109 Год назад

    Yeah Central Coast isn't Sydney. God didn't put that big river there for no reason.

  • @hmaccas738
    @hmaccas738 2 года назад +1

    Can you make a video about your cat

  • @thepenguin2602
    @thepenguin2602 2 года назад +1

    bruh how long have you had that hat for

  • @PeterShieldsukcatstripey
    @PeterShieldsukcatstripey Год назад

    So the bridge spans were floated in?

  • @mikk4309
    @mikk4309 6 месяцев назад

    You forgot to mention the most important thing. The quarry. Look it up.

  • @aperinich
    @aperinich Год назад

    it sure is Central Coast, geographically and civically.

  • @maxwalker1159
    @maxwalker1159 Год назад

    Cool