Whittingham railway station

Whittingham is a closed station on the Main North railway line in New South Wales. It opened in 1869^[1] but was completely demolished after closure.

Coal

A junction was built at Whittingham in the 1970s for a coal branch to a coal mine at Mount Thorley and later for other mines.

Preceding station		NSW Main lines		Following station
Singleton towards Wallangarra		Main North Line		Minimbah towards Sydney

References

↑ Whittingham station, NSWrail.net, accessed 11 August 2009.

Coordinates: 32°36′17″S 151°12′01″E / 32.6046°S 151.2003°E / -32.6046; 151.2003

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