Broadmeadow railway station

Broadmeadow
Northbound view in May 2007
Location	Graham Road, Broadmeadow Australia
Coordinates	32°55′23″S 151°44′04″E / 32.92316°S 151.734542°E / -32.92316; 151.734542Coordinates: 32°55′23″S 151°44′04″E / 32.92316°S 151.734542°E / -32.92316; 151.734542
Elevation	12 metres (39 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	162.94 km (101.25 mi) from Central
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BMD
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	15 August 1887; 134 years ago (1887-08-15)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013	920 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	161
Services Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Hamilton toward Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Adamstown toward Central Central Coast & Newcastle Line Express services Cardiff toward Central Maitland toward Grafton, Casino or Brisbane NSW TrainLink North Coast Line Fassifern toward Sydney Maitland toward Moree or Armidale NSW TrainLink North Western Line

Broadmeadow railway station is a major regional interchange located on the Main North Line. The station itself serves the Newcastle suburb of Broadmeadow. The station was first opened on 15 August 1887.

The island platform was accessed by a level crossing at the station's northern end until replaced by an underpass on 2 March 1973 opened by Minister for Transport Milton Morris.^[2] The station was upgraded to wheelchair accessibility in July 2017.^[3]

Following the electrification of the line from Wyong in June 1984, passenger trains including the Brisbane Limited, Gold Coast Motorail, Grafton Express, North Coast Daylight Express, North Coast Overnight Express, Northern Mail and Northern Tablelands Express changed from electric to diesel traction at Broadmeadow.

Platforms & services[]

Broadmeadow has three platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.^[4]

It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer and XPT long-distance services from Sydney to Armidale, Moree, Grafton, Casino and Brisbane,^[5][6] as well as daily coach services to Taree.^[6] These coach services are operated by Busways as routes 150 ^[7] and 151.^[8]

Track Layout[]

Track layout
Legend
To Yards and Adamstown 1 2 3 To Woodville Junction and Hamilton

Transport links[]

Newcastle Transport operates four routes via Broadmeadow station:

• 21: Broadmeadow to Newcastle East via Merewether^[9]
• 25: Broadmeadow to Charlestown via Kotara^[10]
• 27: Broadmeadow to Wallsend via University of Newcastle^[11]
• 28: Newcastle West to Mount Hutton via Newcastle Interchange & Broadmeadow^[12]

Signal boxes[]

The Australian Rail Track Corporation's Broadmeadow Centralised Traffic Control centre for the northern half of the state including the North Coast line to Brisbane, is located just south of the station, as is Transport Asset Holding Entity's Broadmeadow signal box which controls the Broadmeadow to Eraring section of the Main Northern line.

Yard[]

South of the station lies the extensive Broadmeadow yard. NSW TrainLink have a depot that maintains its Endeavour and Hunter railcar fleet. The former Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot is used to house preserved rolling stock.

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Broadmeadow railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Broadmeadow station details Transport for New South Wales