Wondabyne railway station

Wondabyne
Northbound view from Platform 2 in December 2007
Location Mullet Creek, Wondabyne
Australia
Coordinates 33°29′32″S 151°15′25″E / 33.492175°S 151.256944°E / -33.492175; 151.256944Coordinates: 33°29′32″S 151°15′25″E / 33.492175°S 151.256944°E / -33.492175; 151.256944
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance 65.15 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code WDB
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 1 May 1889
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 10 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 286
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Central
Central Coast & Newcastle Line

Wondabyne railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Central Coast area known as Wondabyne and opened on 1 May 1889.[2] It is the only station in Australia that does not have road access.[3]

Wondabyne has a quarry that is used intermittently and several houses which can only be accessed by boat from a jetty next to the station. As Wondabyne is a request stop, not all trains stop there.

Wondabyne Station is mainly used by bushwalkers on the Great North Walk or the Wondabyne to Patonga walking track and the homeowners who live on the other side of Mullet Creek which is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River.

History

Wondabyne station was constructed with the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge. Before the bridge opened, and after Woy Woy Tunnel was opened, railway traffic took a ferry from Mullet Creek railway station (1888-1897), 400 metres north of Wondabyne station.

Platforms and services

Wondabyne has two side platforms and despite the station's short length - less than one carriage long - it is fully equipped with a card ticket reader, announcements of approaching trains, security cameras, printed timetables and other posters relevant to the railways.

Wondabyne is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[4] It is a request stop with passengers required to notify the guard if they wish to alight and wave at the driver if they want to board. In both cases the rear door of the rear carriage corresponds with the platform.


Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Sydney Central Request stop[4]
2 Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle Request stop[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Wondabyne Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ "Pawnbrokers And Second-Hand Dealers Bill - Second Reading". 1 May 1996. Marie Andrews, MP
  4. 1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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