Greta railway station, New South Wales

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Greta
Hunter Lines
Station code GTA
Town Greta
Street(s) Nelson St
Distance from Central Station 210.81 km
Altitude (above sea level)  ? m
Types of stopping trains Regional
Number of platforms 2
Number of tracks 2
Platform arrangement 2 side
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available -
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access No
Station facilities Link

Greta is a railway station on the Main North Line branch of CityRail's Hunter Line. Diesel railcars serve the station on regional services from Newcastle.

The station serves the town of Greta and its surrounding area, in the Hunter Valley. There are two short platforms connected by a footbridge, and there is no disabled access to the station.

[edit] Platforms/Service

The station serves the Scone branch of the Hunter Valley line, which is only served by 4 trains a day each way on weekdays (3 to Scone and 1 to Muswellbrook heading north west, and 4 to Newcastle heading east). On weekends there are only 2 services each way to Scone and Newcastle in the morning and evening.

Platform 1

Platform 2

  • Hunter Lines - regional services to Muswellbrook and Scone.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Historically, the next inbound station was Allandale, however that station has been unofficially closed since 2002, and services suspended until further notice since 2005.

Preceding Station
(inbound)
Line Following Station
(outbound)
Lochinvar
(previously Allandale)
Hunter Line
Branxton

[edit] See also

Coordinates: 32°41′14″S 151°23′05″E / -32.687173, 151.384692