- Muswellbrook railway station
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Muswellbrook
Hunter Line CountryLink North Western Station code MBK Town Muswellbrook Street(s) Market Street Distance from Central Station 288.78 km Altitude (above sea level) ? m Types of stopping trains Regional
CountryLinkNumber of platforms 1 Number of tracks 5 Platform arrangement 1 Side Type of station Ground Ticket barriers No Transfers available Bus Disabled access 
Yes Station facilities Link Muswellbrook railway station is a station on the Main North (Scone) branch of the CityRail regional network's Hunter Line, and serves the town of Muswellbrook, New South Wales.
The station is the site of a former rail freight yard. The Merriwa section of the Ulan line branches off the main north line at the northern end of the rail yard.
In early 2007, the Australian Rail Track Corporation commenced work to rationalise the tracks within the yard and add a passing loop long enough to accommodate 1500 metre long freight trains. Upon completion of that work, freight trains will be able to pass through the yard area at 80 kilometres per hour, improving travel times.
In March 2009, duplication of the Main North line reached Muswellbrook station, the completion of a project to upgrade the line to double track between Antiene and Muswellbrook to improve coal haulage capacity.[1]
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Platforms and services
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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) Gallery
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Muswellbrook railway yard and station viewed from the Bell Street bridge
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Station buildings
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station NSW Main lines Following station Koolburytowards WallangarraMain North Line Grasstreetowards SydneyPreceding station CityRail Following station towards SconeHunter Line
Main North Line
(Scone to Maitland)towards NewcastlePreceding station CountryLink Following station CountryLink North Western towards SydneyReferences
- ^ In Brief: Duplication reaches Muswellbrook after 59 years. Railway Digest, June 2009. ARHS NSW Division.
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Categories:- Regional railway stations in New South Wales
- Railway stations opened in 1869
- Transport in Hunter Region, New South Wales
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