- Maitland railway station
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Maitland
Hunter Line CountryLink North Coast CountryLink North Western Station code MTL Suburb Maitland Street(s) Church Street Distance from Central Station 192.55 km Altitude (above sea level) 8 m Types of stopping trains Regional
CountryLinkNumber of platforms 6 Number of tracks 6 Platform arrangement 2 Side 2 Island Type of station Ground Ticket barriers No Transfers available Bus Disabled access Yes Station facilities Link Maitland railway station is a station on the Hunter Line. It serves the town 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.
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Platforms and services
CityRail 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 Countrylink Intercity XPT and Xplorer services on the Main North and North Coast lines.
Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes Hunter Line regional services to Newcastle from Telarah and Dungog CountryLink North Coast country services to Sydney (3 per day) Hunter Line regional services to Telarah and Dungog CountryLink North Coast country services to Brisbane (1 per day), Casino (1 per day) and Grafton (1 per day) Hunter Line terminating services from Newcastle, regional services to Newcastle from Main North (Scone) Branch CountryLink North Western country services to Sydney from Armidale and Moree (1 per day) Hunter Line terminating services; regional services to Muswellbrook and Scone CountryLink North Western country services to Armidale and Moree (1 per day) not in regular passenger service goods trains pass through not in regular passenger service goods trains pass through Events
Maitand Station is also the home to the Hunter Valley Steamfest that happen during the April holidays. This events see the Station Transform back in time when steam rule the rails of NSW. This yearTemplate:Whe is the 25th Anniversary of Steamfest.
Transport links
Hunter Valley Buses runs six routes via Maitland railway station:
- Route 181 - between Woodbury and Rutherford
- Route 182 - between Woodbury and Singleton Heights
- 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
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station CityRail Following station towards DungogHunter Line towards Newcastletowards SconePreceding station CountryLink Following station DungogCountryLink North Coast towards SydneyCountryLink North Western References
Significant places and items of interest in the Hunter Region of New South Wales Commerce and industry IndustryDarley Stud • Hunter Valley Coal Chain • Hunter Valley wine • Kia-Ora stud • Kooragang Island • Newcastle Port Corporation • Tomago aluminium smelterShoppingOtherEducation PrimarySecondaryAll Saints College, St Joseph's Campus • Avondale School • Hunter School of the Performing Arts • Hunter Valley Grammar School • Irrawang High School • Lambton High School • Maitland Grossmann High School • Maitland High School • Merewether High School • Newcastle Grammar School • Newcastle High School • Rutherford Technology High School • Tomaree High SchoolTertiaryEntertainment, sport & culture Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium • Dungog Film Festival • Hunter Valley Steamfest • Newcastle Civic Theatre • Newcastle Entertainment Centre • Newcastle International Sports Centre • Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground • Newcastle Regional ShowGeography GeneralBroughton Island • Burning Mountain • Cape Hawke • Glenrock Lagoon • Lake Macquarie • Myall Lakes • Mount Royal Range • Mount Sugarloaf • Port Stephens • Stockton Beach • Tops to Myall Heritage TrailNational parksBarrington Tops National Park • Black Bulga State Conservation Area • Booti Booti National Park • Ghin-Doo-Ee National Park • Mount Royal National Park • Myall Lakes National Park • Tomaree National Park • Towarri National Park • Wallingat National Park • Watagans National Park • Werakata National ParkRiversAvon River • Barrington River • Chichester River • Gloucester River • Goulburn River • Hunter River • Karuah River • Manning River • Myall River • Pages River • Paterson River • Williams RiverHistorical Air transportDefenceEducationGeneralHistory of Newcastle, New South Wales • Hunter Valley cannabis infestation • Lake Macquarie Petrified Forest • Maitland Gaol • Nobbys Head • Royal Newcastle Hospital • Tahlee historic propertyIndustryCockle Creek Power Station • Cockle Creek Smelter • South Maitland coalfields • South Waratah Colliery • State Dockyard • Teralba Colliery • Walka Water Works • Wangi Power StationMaritimeNatural disasters1989 Newcastle earthquake • June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms • Seaham bushfires (1939)PeopleRailGeneralHunter Valley Railway Trust • Hunter Valley Steamfest • Murulla rail accidentRailway linesBelmont railway line • East Maitland – Morpeth railway line • Fernleigh Track • Richmond Vale Railway • South Maitland Railway • Toronto railway lineRailway stationsTramsWine makingWorld War IINo. 2 Fighter Sector RAAF • No. 208 Radar Station RAAF • HMAS Assault • Belmont Anti-Tank Ditch • Lake Macquarie anti-submarine boom • Newcastle Covering Force • RAAF Base Rathmines • Shelling of NewcastleInfrastructure TransportRoadBus routes in Newcastle, New South Wales • Bucketts Way • Golden Highway • Hunter Expressway • New England Highway • Newcastle Inner City Bypass • Pacific Highway • Putty Road • Sydney-Newcastle Freeway • Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge • Thunderbolts WayRailway linesHunter • Main North • Newcastle and Central CoastRailway stationsAberdeen • Adamstown • Awaba • Beresfield • Booragul • Branxton • Broadmeadow • Cardiff • Civic • Cockle Creek • Dora Creek • Dungog • East Maitland • Fassifern • Glendale • Greta • Hamilton • Hexham • High Street • Hilldale • Kotara • Lochinvar • Maitland • Martins Creek • Metford • Mindaribba • Morisset • Muswellbrook • Newcastle • Paterson • Sandgate • Scone • Singleton • Tarro • Telarah • Teralba • Thornton • Victoria Street • Wallarobba • Warabrook • Waratah • Wickham • Wirragulla • WyeeAirUtilitiesElectricity generationBayswater Power Station • Eraring Power Station • Lake Liddell • Liddell Power Station • Redbank Power Station • Teralba Colliery • Vales Point Power StationWater supplyMedia Other DefenceGeneralHospitalsCoordinates: 32°44′17″S 151°33′07″E / 32.7381°S 151.5520°E
Categories:- Regional railway stations in New South Wales
- Railway stations opened in 1880
- Transport in Hunter Region, New South Wales
- Maitland, New South Wales
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