Adamstown railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Newcastle suburb of Adamstown, and was opened on 15 August 1887.[3]
Adamstown | |||||||||||
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![]() North-east bound view from Platform 1, November 2021 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Park Avenue, Adamstown Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°56′02″S 151°43′12″E / 32.933776°S 151.720043°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
Distance | 161.12 km (100.12 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | ADT | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 August 1887 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023[2] |
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Services | |||||||||||
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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.[4][5] Until December 1991, the Belmont line diverged to the south-east of the station.
The station was upgraded with new lifts and footbridge with work completed by late 2017.[6]
In 2019, Platform 1 was extended to accommodate 10-cars.
Platforms and services
editAdamstown has two platforms plus a third disused. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[7]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [7] | |
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2 | services to Newcastle | [7] |
Track layout
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Transport links
editNewcastle Transport operates one bus route via Adamstown station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 14 Newcastle to Swansea Heads via Kotara, Charlestown and Belmont[8]
References
edit- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Adamstown Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Adamstown Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1984 page 197
- ^ "Adamstown Station|New lifts and footbridge" (PDF). transport.nsw.gov.au. 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 14". Transport for NSW.
External links
edit- Media related to Adamstown railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Adamstown station details Transport for New South Wales