Victoria Street railway station, New South Wales

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Victoria Street
Hunter Line
Station code VST
Suburb East Maitland
Street(s) Victoria St
Distance from Central Station 187.92 km
Altitude (above sea level)  ? m
Types of stopping trains Regional
Number of platforms 2
Number of tracks 4
Platform arrangement Island
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available Bus
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access No
Station facilities Link

Victoria Street is a railway station in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by CityRail's Hunter Line services. It is in about the same location as the first East Maitland station and marked the temporary terminus of the railway from Newcastle while the bridge over Wallis Creek was built. From 1906 to 1926 it was also an interchange station with the stream tramway line that ran from West to East Maitland.

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[edit] Platforms/Service

The station is served by approximately two trains per hour on weekday off-peak and one service per hour on weekends, with additional services in weekday peak hours. Limited stop services to Newcastle and Telarah, and services to Dungog and Scone also stop at Victoria Street.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  • Hunter Line - regional services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook and Scone.

[edit] Transport Links

Hunter Valley Buses runs four routes via Victoria Street railway station:

  • Route 181 - Between Woodbury and Rutherford.
  • Route 183 - Between Regiment Road and Tenambit.
  • Route 184 - Between Maitland and Chambers Street.
  • Route 186 - Between Greenhill Shops and Thornton.

[edit] See also

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station
(inbound)		 Line Following Station
(outbound)
Metford
Hunter Line
East Maitland
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