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Sandgate railway station, New South Wales 
Summary
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.[3][4]
Sandgate | |||||||||||
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 Station looking west in August 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Astra Street, Sandgate Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′19″S 151°42′10″E / 32.872036°S 151.702679°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 170.51 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SDG | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Grant's Creek | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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A one kilometre branch diverged behind the station in a north-westerly direction for Sandgate Cemetery. This closed on 13 October 1985.[5][6] Following the completion of the Sandgate Flyover in November 2006, Sandgate station is flanked by two coal lines on either side.[7]
Platforms and services edit
Sandgate has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle, Maitland and Telarah on an hourly basis. It is also service by one early morning service to Scone.[8]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Newcastle | [8] | |
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| 2 | services to Maitland & Telarah | 1 early morning service to Scone[8] |
Trackplan edit
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.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ 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
- ^ a b c "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links edit
Media related to Sandgate railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Sandgate station details Transport for New South Wales
