Tascott railway station, New South Wales

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Tascott

Newcastle & Central Coast Line
Station code	TSC
Suburb	Tascott
Street	Glenrock Pde
Distance from Central Station	69.5 km
Served by suburban all stations trains	No
Served by suburban limited stops trains	No
Served by Intercity trains	Yes
Served by CountryLink trains	No
Number of platforms	2
Platform arrangement	2 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Train transfer	No
Bus transfer	Yes
Ferry transfer	No
Light rail transfer	No
Commuter parking	Yes
Disabled access	No
Public telephones	Yes
Public toilets	No
Staffed	No
Short platforms	Yes Board/Alight Rear 1 Car

Tascott railway station is on the Newcastle and Central Coast Line, New South Wales, Australia serving the suburb of Tascott.

Tascott has two side platforms. The station is only one carriage in length. Passengers who use Tascott must board/alight from the rear car only.

[edit] Short Platforms

Short platforms represent a safety hazard if the door opens where there is no platform opposite and a passenger steps out into the void. To reduce this hazard, the doors on the original double-deck interurban trains are only unlocked by the guard, leaving it to the passenger to actually open the doors. On the more recent double-deck trains, the guard can selectively open just those doors that are opposite a platform, the remaining doors staying shut and locked.