Waratah railway station
Waratah | |||||||||||
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Westbound view from Platform 1, November 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Street, Waratah Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°54′09″S 151°43′53″E / 32.902578°S 151.731523°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 165.96 kilometres (103.12 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Staffed: 6 am–2 pm
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| Station code | WTH | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 March 1858 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2025[2] |
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Waratah railway station is a train station in Waratah, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the Main Northern railway line. It serves as the station for both Waratah and neighbouring suburb Mayfield. Waratah railway station is currently in use and has services to Newcastle Interchange, Hamilton, Maitland among others.
History
Waratah railway station opened 9 March 1858,[3][4] and since then has seen four different station buildings with the newest one being built in 1986. The original line was duplicated in 1864 and coal roads were constructed in 1914. It is suggested by early documents that Waratah was initially intended to be the transport to Sydney, New South Wales — the line was referred to as 'Homebush to Waratah Railway'.[5]
Platforms and services
Waratah has two side platforms. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[6] Waratah Station has a bridge accessed via stairs or lift which connects Waratah to Mayfield. It has a bathroom. It uses the Opal card system. There is a vending machine.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Newcastle | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook and Scone | [6] |
Transport links
Newcastle Transport operates one bus route via Waratah station, under contract to Transport for NSW — the 24: Wallsend to Marketown via Jesmond, University of Newcastle, Waratah, Carrington and Newcastle Interchange.[7] Nearby stops have routes for the 12 and 27 services.
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Looking east from the footbridge
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Entrance on Platt Street
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Platform 2
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ Waratah Station NSWrail.net
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Railway luncheon club Waratah" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 24". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Media related to Waratah railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Waratah station details Transport for NSW