Coffs Harbour railway station
Coffs Harbour | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station front in August 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Angus McLeod Place, Coffs Harbour | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°18′22″S 153°08′16″E / 30.3061°S 153.1377°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 607.81 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | CFS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 August 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Coffs Harbour railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Coffs Harbour, opening on 30 August 1915.[1]
The present station building opened in October 1971.[2] In 1996, the freight yard and crossing loop opposite the station closed.[3]
Over the weekend of August 29th & 30th, a commemorative event was held to celebrate the stations 100th birthday with visiting steam locomotive 5917 from Lachlan Valley Railway. A plaque honouring the event was unveiled by Member for Coffs Harbour, Mr Andrew Fraser.
Platforms & services
Coffs Harbour has one platform. A goods yard previously existed opposite the station, but has since been removed. Each day northbound XPT services operate to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, with three southbound services operating to Sydney.[4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central , Casino & Brisbane |
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Transport links
New England Coaches service to Tamworth operates from the station.[5]
References
- ↑ Coffs Harbour Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ "20 Years Ago" Railway Digest October 1991 page 382
- ↑ "Coffs Harbour Yard Rationalised" Railway Digest July 1996 page 13
- ↑ "North Coast timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 6 April 2014].
- ↑ Time tables New England Coaches
External links
Media related to Coffs Harbour railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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