Waratah railway station

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Waratah
Station statistics
Address Station Street, Waratah
New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 32°54′09″S 151°43′53″E / 32.902578°S 151.731523°E / -32.902578; 151.731523Coordinates: 32°54′09″S 151°43′53″E / 32.902578°S 151.731523°E / -32.902578; 151.731523
Elevation 4.8 metres (16 ft)[1]
Line(s) Main Northern line
Connections Bus
Distance 165.96 km (103.12 mi) from Central[1]
Structure type Ground
Platforms 2 (2 side)
Tracks 4
Other information
Opened 1858
Station code WTH
Owned by RailCorp
Operator NSW TrainLink
Website Waratah
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
Warabrook
towards Dungog or Scone
 Hunter Line
towards Newcastle

Waratah railway station is a station on the New South Wales Main Northern Line located in the Newcastle suburb of Waratah. The station consists of 2 platforms and is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter line. It opened on 9 March 1858.[1]

Platforms and services

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

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Hunter Line regional services to Newcastle
2 Hunter Line regional services to Maitland and towards Dungog or Scone

Transport links

Newcastle Buses runs two routes via Waratah railway station:

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waratah railway station, New South Wales.

  • Platform 1

  • Platform 2

  • Station building on Platform 2

  • South side entrance

  • Footbridge and entrance on south side

  • Looking west on Platform 1

  • Platform and freight lines on north side

  • The station in 1910

  • On the pedestrian bridge at the station, looking south-east; the station platforms can be seen in the foreground, with the road bridge beyond

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Station Names. Date of opening, closing and/or change of name. Public Transport Commission of New South Wales. Administrative Branch (Archives Section) (3rd ed.). February 1979 [1965]. p. 34.  Unknown parameter |origmonth= ignored (help)

External links

Sydney Trains lines and stations
NSW TrainLink Intercity lines and stations
Hunter Line
NSW TrainLink Regional / Interstate lines and stations
  •   NSW TrainLink Southern
  •   NSW TrainLink Western
  •   NSW TrainLink North Coast
  •   NSW TrainLink North Western
(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)
Under construction or planning: South West Rail Link, North West Rail Link
Significant places and items of interest in the Hunter Region of New South Wales


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