Morisset railway station
Morisset | |||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view in May 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dora Street, Morisset Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°06′33″S 151°29′15″E / 33.109261°S 151.487555°ECoordinates: 33°06′33″S 151°29′15″E / 33.109261°S 151.487555°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 123.33 km (76.63 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | MOI | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 August 1887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 980 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 156 | ||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||
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Morisset railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the City of Lake Macquarie suburb of Morisset opening on 15 August 1887 as Morrisset being renamed on 1 February 1889.[2]
Platforms & services[]
Morisset has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[3] Until October 2013 it was the terminating point for many local services from the old Newcastle station, however these now all continue to Gosford and Sydney.
The remnants of the former freight yard are immediately north of the station including a southbound refuge loop.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [3] | |
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| 2 | services to Newcastle | [3] |
Transport links[]
Busways operate one route to and from Morisset station:
- 95: to Lake Haven via Gwandalan & Mannering Park (Weekdays only)[4]
Hunter Valley Buses operate five routes via Morisset station:
- 275: to Toronto via Wangi Wangi[5]
- 278: to Silverwater[6]
- 279: to Sunshine[7]
- 280: to Cooranbong[8]
- 281: from Lake Haven to Wangi Wangi (Fridays only)[9]
Rover Coaches operate one route twice daily to and from Morisset station:
- 163: to Cessnock via Kurri Kurri[10]
References[]
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Morisset Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 95". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 275". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 278". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 279". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 280". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info".
- ^ "Rover Coaches route 163". Transport for NSW.
External links[]
Media related to Morisset railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Morisset station details Transport for New South Wales
- Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales
- Railway stations in the Hunter Region
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1887
- Regional railway stations in New South Wales
- Short-platform railway stations in New South Wales, 4 cars
- Main North railway line, New South Wales
- City of Lake Macquarie