Waratah railway station

Waratah
Station looking east in July 2013
Location	Station Street, Waratah Australia
Coordinates	32°54′09″S 151°43′53″E / 32.902578°S 151.731523°ECoordinates: 32°54′09″S 151°43′53″E / 32.902578°S 151.731523°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	165.96 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	WTH
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	9 March 1858
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Warabrook towards Dungog or Scone Hunter Line Hamilton towards Newcastle

Waratah railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Waratah.

History

Waratah station opened on 9 March 1858.^[1][2]

The station c.1910

Platforms & services

Waratah has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling from Hamilton (Newcastle) to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.^[3]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	Hunter Line	services to Hamilton (Newcastle)	[3]
2	Hunter Line	services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone	[3]

Transport links

Newcastle Buses operate two routes via Waratah station:

• Route 104: Jesmond to Newcastle station^[4]
• Route 226: Glendale to Newcastle station^[5]

References

1. Waratah Station NSWrail.net
2. 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.
3. "Hunter line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 18 April 2015.
4. "Route 104 timetable" (PDF). Newcastle Buses. 17 October 2010 [Reprinted May 2014].
5. "Routes 226, 230, 231 and 235 timetable" (PDF). Newcastle Buses. 20 October 2013.

External links

• Media related to Waratah railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Waratah station details Sydney Trains