Metford railway station, New South Wales
- Metford railway station, New South Wales
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Metford is a railway station on the on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the western suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It lies in the new residential area of Metford, New South Wales, part of the Maitland City Council local government area. The station opened on 17 March, 1995.["Brian Langton MLA", [http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/la/lapaper.nsf/0/7DA482FA9796A543CA256EEB002D4B7A "Questions and Answers - 491: Railway Station Openings"] : New South Wales Legislative Assembly, "Hansard", 16 April, 1996, p. 1006. Accessed 25 July, 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 Metford.
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 via Metford railway station:
*Route 181 - Between Woodbury and Rutherford.
ee also
Neighbouring stations
References
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