Singleton railway station, New South Wales

Singleton
Hunter Line
CountryLink North Western
Station code SIX
Town Singleton
Street(s) Munro Street
Distance from Central Station 238.89 km
Altitude (above sea level) ? m
Types of stopping trains Regional
CountryLink
Number of platforms 1
Number of tracks 2
Platform arrangement 1 Side
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available Bus
Disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link

Singleton is a railway station on the Main North Line of New South Wales, Australia, situated approximately 200 km north of Sydney and 74 km north-west of Newcastle.[1] CityRail operates diesel self propelled railcars through Singleton as part of its Hunter Line regional service from Newcastle, and it is a stopping point for countryLink services. It serves the town of Singleton, New South Wales. It opened in 1863 as a terminus for the Main Northern Line from Newcastle, bringing great prosperity to the town before the line was extended further north in 1869. Historically, the next inbound is Belford, however this station was closed on 4 September 2005.

Singleton Railway Station is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[2]

Contents

Platforms and services

Currently there are with four services to and from Newcastle on weekdays (with two on weekends) and one to and from Sydney (operated by CountryLink).

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
Hunter Line regional services to Scone and to Newcastle
CountryLink North Western country services to Sydney (1 per day), Armidale and Moree (1 per day)

Transport links

Hunter Valley Buses runs two routes via Singleton railway station:

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
towards Wallangarra
Main North Line
towards Sydney
Preceding station   CityRail   Following station
towards Scone
Hunter Line
Main North Line
(Scone to Maitland)
towards Newcastle
Preceding station   CountryLink   Following station
towards Moree or Armidale
CountryLink North Western
towards Sydney

References

  1. ^ Robinson's Road Atlas of Australia, Lansdowne Press, 1983
  2. ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981