Maitland railway station
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| Address |
Church Street, Maitland New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°44′17″S 151°33′07″E / 32.738073°S 151.552016°ECoordinates: 32°44′17″S 151°33′07″E / 32.738073°S 151.552016°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern line | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bus Train | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 192.55 km (119.65 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 (2 side, 2 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |
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| Station code | MTL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Maitland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Maitland railway station is a station on the Hunter Line. It serves the City 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.
Platforms and services
NSW TrainsLink 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 NSW TrainLink XPT and Xplorer services on the Main North and North Coast lines.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Hunter Line | regional services to Newcastle from Telarah and Dungog | |
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| NSW TrainLink North Coast | country services to Sydney (3 per day) | ||
| 2 | Hunter Line | regional services to Telarah and Dungog | |
| NSW TrainLink North Coast | country services to Brisbane (1 per day), Casino (1 per day) and Grafton (1 per day) | ||
| 3 | Hunter Line | terminating services from Newcastle, regional services to Newcastle from Main North (Scone) Branch | |
| NSW TrainLink North Western | country services to Sydney from Armidale and Moree (1 per day) | ||
| 4 | Hunter Line | terminating services; regional services to Muswellbrook and Scone | |
| NSW TrainLink North Western | country services to Armidale and Moree (1 per day) | ||
| 5 | not in regular passenger service | goods trains pass through | |
| 6 | not in regular passenger service | goods trains pass through |
Events
Maitland Station is home to the Hunter Valley Steamfest each April.
Transport links
Hunter Valley Buses runs six routes via Maitland railway station:
- Route 181 – between Woodbury and Rutherford
- Route 180 – between Stockland Greenhills and Singleton Heights (and vice versa)
- 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
References
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