Waratah railway station
Waratah | |||||||||||
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Station looking east in July 2013 | |||||||||||
Location | Station Street, Waratah Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°54′09″S 151°43′53″E / 32.902578°S 151.731523°ECoordinates: 32°54′09″S 151°43′53″E / 32.902578°S 151.731523°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
Distance | 165.96 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | WTH | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 9 March 1858 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013 | 350 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
Rank | 200 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Waratah railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburbs of Waratah and Mayfield.
History[]
Waratah station opened on 9 March 1858.[2][3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Waratah_railway_station_1910.jpg/220px-Waratah_railway_station_1910.jpg)
The station c.1910
Platforms & services[]
Waratah has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[4]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | HUN |
services to Newcastle | [4] |
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2 | HUN |
services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone | [4] |
Transport links[]
Newcastle Transport operates one route via Waratah station:
- 24: Wallsend to Marketown via Jesmond, University of Newcastle, Waratah, Carrington & Newcastle Interchange[5]
References[]
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Waratah Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Station Names. Date of opening, closing and/or change of name. Public Transport Commission of New South Wales Administrative Branch (Archives Section) (3rd ed.). February 1979 [1965]. p. 34.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 24". Transport for NSW.
External links[]
Media related to Waratah railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Waratah station details Transport for New South Wales
Categories:
- Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales
- Railway stations in the Hunter Region
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1858
- Regional railway stations in New South Wales
- Main North railway line, New South Wales