Sandgate railway station, New South Wales
Sandgate railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, opening in 1881 as Grant's Creek.[2][3]
Sandgate | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Station looking west in August 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Astra Street, Sandgate Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′19″S 151°42′10″E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 170.51 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Station code | SDG | ||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Grant's Creek | ||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||
| Passengers (2013) | 60 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 259 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
A one kilometre branch diverged behind the station in a north-westerly direction for Sandgate Cemetery. This closed on 13 October 1985.[4][5] Following the completion of the Sandgate Flyover in November 2006, Sandgate station is flanked by two coal lines on either side.[6]
Platforms & services
Sandgate has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle, Maitland and Telarah on an hourly basis. It is also service by one early morning service to Scone.[7]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Newcastle | [7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Maitland & Telarah | 1 early morning service to Scone[7] |
Trackplan
Track layout following the construction of the Sandgate Flyover
References
- Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- Station Names. Date of opening, closing and/or change of name. Public Transport Commission of New South Wales Administrative Branch (Archives Section) (3rd ed.). February 1979 [1965]. p. 34.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Sandgate Station NSWrail.net
- "Sangate Cemetery Branch to Close" Railway Digest October 1985 page 297
- Sandgate Cemetery Platform NSWrail.net
- ARTC Sandgate Flyover Opened by Deputy Prime Minister Australian Rail Track Corporation 24 November 2006
- "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Sandgate station details Transport for New South Wales
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.