Kotara railway station, New South Wales

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Kotara

Newcastle & Central Coast Line
Station code	KRZ
Suburb	Kotara
Street(s)	Park Ace
Distance from Central Station	158.92 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Intercity
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Kotara is a railway station located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. The station has two platforms and opened on 12 November 1924.^[1] The station isserviced primarily by local services which operate between Newcastle and Morisset, and also by intercity trains between Sydney and Newcastle at times when local services do not operate.

Kotara station has very limited sheltered area. The station is not staffed at any time, as it does not have a ticket office. A ticket machine and notice boards can be found at the entrance to the station. Please travel in the rear 6 carriages if using the station.

Entrance to the station is via overhead stairs which cross both tracks and provide an overhead walkway for pedestriants to cross from one side of the rail tracks to the other.

Westfield Kotara is about a 20 minute walk from the station. Newcastle Buses route 224 provides bus connections to Westfield Kotara, Newcastle, Wallsend and Elermore Vale. Route 334 provides bus connections to Westfield Kotara, Newcastle and Glendale.

1 Platforms/Service
2 See also
3 Neighbouring stations
4 References

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

Newcastle & Central Coast Line - local services to Morisset.
Newcastle & Central Coast Line - peak hour, weekend, late night and early morning intercity services to Gosford, Hornsby and Sydney Terminal (via Strathfield).

Platform 2: