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Newtown
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| Station code | NTN |
| Suburb | Newtown |
| Street(s) | King Street |
| Distance from Central Station | 3.10 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stations Suburban Limited Stops |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 6 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | Not currently due to access upgrade |
| Transfers available | Bus |
| Disabled access | No |
| Station facilities | Link |
Newtown railway station is a located on the Main Suburban railway line in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown. It is served by trains of CityRail's Inner West and South lines. It is served by an average of 4550 daily weekday passengers.[1]
The station features a single platform on the 'Local' pair of tracks (the "Inner West Line"), with trains to the city leaving from the north side and trains from the city arriving on the south side. It is located in a small cutting and must be accessed via stairs leading down from King St.
The island platform is rather narrow and there are no Easy Access facilities. In its 2007 budget, the NSW State Government committed to funding for an upgrade to the station[2] including the installation of lifts, new stairways and canopies, toilets and lighting. Plans for redevelopment were not lodged however until August 2009. The proposed upgrade will consist of a new ticket office, refurbishment of the heritage building, a new public entrance leading to a new concourse and three new shops at the site of the access to the former tram depot adjacent to the station.[1]
The former Newtown Tram Depot lies disused to the south of the station.
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A station opened at Newtown in 1855 with the opening of the Main Suburban Railway Line.[3] This original station was to the west of King St, about where the former Crago's Flour Mills now stand.[4] Mortuary facilities were provided from 1875.[4] The line through Newtown was quadruplicated in 1892,[5] and a new station was built at the present location.[4] This station contained two side platforms and an island platform in the centre.[4] The site of the original station became a goods yard.[4] The track through Newtown was sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.[4][6] This meant that the northern side platform and the island platform on the middle pair of tracks were taken out of use and demolished.[4] The southern side platform was modified and converted into the current island platform.[4]
The station is served by two to four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours. During off-peak hours two of these four train services towards Regents Park terminate in Ashfield.
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
| Inner West Line | all stations services to Central and the City Circle. | ||
| South Line | all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle. | Only a small number of South line trains stop at Newtown, mainly during peak hour. | |
| Inner West Line | all stations services to Ashfield, Strathfield, Lidcombe, Cabramatta and Liverpool via Regents Park. | ||
| South Line | all stations and limited stops services to Glenfield and Campbelltown via Granville. | Only a small number of South line trains stop at Newtown, mainly during peak hour. |
Sydney Buses runs nine routes via Newtown station:
NightRide runs three routes via Newtown station:
| Preceding station | CityRail | Following station | ||
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towards Campbelltown
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South Line |
towards Central
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towards Liverpool
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Inner West Line |
towards Central
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