Adamstown railway station, New South Wales

Adamstown railway station, New South Wales

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Adamstown Railway Station is located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line of the CityRail intercity network. The station has two platforms in use, plus a third on a disconnected relief line. The station is served by intercity trains to Sydney and local trains to Morisset. The stattion itself has a short platform, thus passengers on 8-car trains are asked to board the last 4 carriages (4-car trains are also used during off-peak hours and weekends which makes it possible for passengers alighting or boarding to utilise the entire 4-car set)..

The station opened on August 15, 1887. [Bozier, Rolfe, " [http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Adamstown "New South Wales Railways: Adamstown Railway Station"] ", 2000. Accessed 20 July, 2007.]

The level crossing at the northern end of the station has been planned for replacement with an overpass for decades and has been the scene of pedestrian fatalities.

Platforms/Service

Platform 1:
*Newcastle and Central Coast line colour>Newcastle & Central Coast Line - local services to Morisset.
*Newcastle and Central Coast line colour>Newcastle & Central Coast Line - peak hour, weekend, late night and early morning intercity services to Gosford, Hornsby and Sydney Terminal (via Strathfield).

Platform 2:
*Newcastle and Central Coast line colour>Newcastle & Central Coast Line - local & intercity services to Newcastle.

Transport Links

Newcastle Buses runs two routes via Adamstown railway station:
*Route 224 - Between Wallsend and Newcastle Station.
*Route 225 - Between Jesmond and Newcastle Station.

Disused lines and platforms

The branch line to Belmont, which has recently been partly redeveloped as a cycleway called The Fernleigh Track, used to branch off the eastern side of the main line south of the station. Remnants of the line remain visible including a level crossing on Park Avenue.

The eastern side of the island platform and the side platform on the eastern side of the lines are in use. The western side of the island platform used to be used as a relief and was the main route for coal trains from the Belmont line. Later rationalisation of lines to narrow the level crossing on the northern side of the station saw the complete removal of the western line across the level crossing and through the station. The northern end of the relief remains today as a dead end. More recently, wheelchair ramps have been constructed for access to the platforms. The western wheelchair ramp, which is accessed from the level crossing, has been built over part of the former western line.

ee also

Neighbouring stations

References


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