Sandgate railway station, New South Wales
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Sandgate
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Station looking west in August 2006
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| Location | Astra Street, Sandgate Australia |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 170.51 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SDG | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Grant's Creek | ||||||||||
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Sandgate railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, opening in 1881 as Grant's Creek.[1][2]
A one kilometre branch diverged behind the station in a north-westerly direction for Sandgate Cemetery. This closed on 13 October 1985.[3][4] Following the completion of the Sandgate Flyover in November 2006, Sandgate station is flanked by two coal lines on either side.[5]
Platforms & services
Sandgate has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Hamilton (Newcastle), Maitland and Telarah on an hourly basis. It is also service by one early morning service to Scone.[6]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Hamilton (Newcastle) | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog & Scone | [6] |
Trackplan
Track layout following the construction of the Sandgate Flyover
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Sandgate Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ "Sangate Cemetery Branch to Close" Railway Digest October 1985 page 297
- ↑ Sandgate Cemetery Platform NSWrail.net
- ↑ ARTC Sandgate Flyover Opened by Deputy Prime Minister Australian Rail Track Corporation 24 November 2006
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Sandgate station details Sydney Trains
