Thornton railway station, New South Wales
- Thornton railway station, New South Wales
Thornton is a railway station on the Main Northern railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by CityRail trains of the Hunter Line. It serves the nearby residential area. Four tracks pass through Thornton- the 'Up' and 'Down' Main North tracks and the 'Up' and 'Down' Coal tracks. Side platforms are provided on the Up and Down Main tracks.
History
The station opened in 1871 as Woodford station. It was renamed in 1887 to avoid confusion with Woodford station in the Blue Mountains [Walters, C "The Great Northern Railway, Newcastle to Maitland 150 years on". Australian Railway History, ARHS, March, 2007] .
Platforms/Service
The station is served by approximately two trains per hour on weekday off-peak and one service per hour on weekends, with additional services in weekday peak hours. Limited stop services to Newcastle and Telarah, and services to Dungog and Scone also stop at Thornton.
Platform 1:
*Hunter line colour>Hunter Line - regional services to Newcastle.
Platform 2:
*Hunter line colour>Hunter Line - regional services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook and Scone.
Transport Links
Hunter Valley Buses runs one route to and from Thornton railway station:
*Route 186 - to Greenhill Shops.
ee also
Neighbouring stations
References
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