Adamstown railway station
Adamstown | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in May 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location |
Park Avenue, Adamstown Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°56′02″S 151°43′12″E / 32.933776°S 151.720043°ECoordinates: 32°56′02″S 151°43′12″E / 32.933776°S 151.720043°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 161.12 km (100.12 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | ADT | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 August 1887 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Adamstown railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Newcastle suburb of Adamstown, opening on 15 August 1887.[1]
As part of the electrification of the line in the early 1980s, new station buildings were built, the western relief line and Platform 3 removed, and the 1939 built signal box on Platform 1 that used to control movements to the Belmont line decommissioned on 4 December 1983.[2][3] Until December 1991, the Belmont line diverged to the south-east of the station.
Platforms & services
Adamstown has two platforms plus a third disused. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Hamilton (Newcastle).[4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [4] | |
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| 2 | services to Hamilton (Newcastle) | [4] |
Transport links
Newcastle Buses operate three routes via Adamstown station:
- 224: Wallsend to Newcastle station[5]
- 225: Jesmond to Newcastle station[5]
- 320: Warners Bay to Newcastle station[6]
References
- ↑ Adamstown Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Adamstown Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1984 page 197
- 1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 5 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Routes 222, 224 and 225 timetable" (PDF). Newcastle Buses. 22 August 2011.
- ↑ "Routes 310, 313, 318 and 320 timetable" (PDF). Newcastle Buses. 17 October 2010.
External links
Media related to Adamstown railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Adamstown station details Sydney Trains