Wickham railway station
Wickham | ||||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 1 in July 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Beresford Street, Wickham Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′29″S 151°45′39″E / 32.924753°S 151.760727°ECoordinates: 32°55′29″S 151°45′39″E / 32.924753°S 151.760727°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 165.93 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | WKH | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 9 February 1936 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 25 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Wickham railway station was located on the Newcastle line in New South Wales, Australia. It served the inner Newcastle suburb of Wickham opening on 9 February 1936.[1][2][3]
It closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to Hamilton to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.[4] A new Wickham Transport Interchange will be built to the west of Wickham station as the line's terminus, where it will connect with the light rail.[5][6]
Platforms & services
Wickham had two side platforms that could only accommodate four carriages. At the time of its closure, it was serviced by trains from Sydney Central to Newcastle[7] and local services from Newcastle to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[8]
In 2007, Platform 1 was extended at its eastern end to allow Stewart Avenue level crossing to remain open while trains were stopped at the station.[9]
Platform 1 was for services to Newcastle. Platform 2 was for services to Gosford, Sydney Central, Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone.
Wickham Signal Box
Wickham Signal Box was situated at the Newcastle end of the station and controlled a short section between Hamilton and Newcastle, including Railway Street and Stewart Avenue level crossings. Built in 1966, it was attended continuously.[2]
References
- ↑ Wickham Station NSWrail.net
- 1 2 Wickham Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ 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. 15.
- ↑ Last train leaves Newcastle station Newcastle Herald 26 December 2014
- ↑ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW July 2014
- ↑ Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light Transport for NSW 14 November 2014
- ↑ Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013
- ↑ Hunter line timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013
- ↑ Newcastle Rail Corridor Upgrade Projects NSW Premier's Office
External links
Media related to Wickham railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wickham station Sydney Trains