Maitland railway station, New South Wales
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Maitland
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| Station code | MTL |
| Suburb | Maitland |
| Street(s) | Church St |
| Distance from Central Station | 192.55 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Regional CountryLink |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| Number of tracks | 6 |
| Platform arrangement | 2 Side 2 Island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | No |
| Transfers available | Bus |
Disabled access  |
Yes |
| Station facilities | Link |
Maitland railway station is a station on the Hunter Line. It serves the town of Maitland, New South Wales. Maitland station is the branch point for the Main North railway line and the North Coast Line, with the Main North Line continuing to Scone, and beyond and the North Coast Line continuing to Dungog and beyond.
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[edit] Platforms/Services
CityRail operates diesel self propelled railcars through Maitland as part of its Hunter Line service from Newcastle. On average it receives two local trains per hour in each direction on weekdays (which are not evenly spaced) and an hourly service on weekends. Most outbound services terminate at Telarah, the first station on the North Coast Line, with a limited number of services continuing north to Scone or Dungog. Maitland is also a stopping point for Countrylink Intercity XPT and Xplorer services on the Main North and North Coast lines.
Platform 1:
- Hunter Line (Dungog Branch) - regional services to Newcastle.
- Countrylink North Coast - country services to Sydney (3 per day).
Platform 2:
- Hunter Line (Dungog Branch) - regional services to Telarah and Dungog.
- Countrylink North Coast - country services to Brisbane (1 per day) Casino (1 per day), and Grafton (1 per day).
Platform 3:
- Hunter Line (Scone Branch) - terminating services from Newcastle, regional services to Newcastle from Scone Branch.
- Countrylink North Western - country services to Sydney (1 per day).
Platform 4:
- Hunter Line (Scone Branch) - terminating services; regional services to Muswellbrook and Scone.
- Countrylink North Western - country services to Armidale and Moree via Werris Creek (1 per day).
Platform 5:
- Not currently in use - currently used by passing coal trains.
Platform 6:
- Not currently in use - currently used by passing coal trains.
[edit] Transport Links
Hunter Valley Buses runs six routes via Maitland railway station:
- Route 181 - Between Woodbury and Rutherford.
- Route 182 - Between Woodbury and Singleton Heights .
- Route 183 - Between Regiment Road and Tenambit.
- Route 184 - to Chambers Street.
- Route 185 - to Gresford.
- Route 192 - to South Maitland.
Rover Coaches runs one route to and from Maitland railway station:
- Route 164 - to Cessnock.
[edit] See also
- Maitland railway station, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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Telarah (to Dungog) |
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| CountryLink North Coast |
towards Sydney
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| CountryLink North Western | ||||
