Summary
Scone railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in Scone, in the Upper Hunter Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The station serves the town of Scone and opened on 17 April 1871.[3] The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4]
Scone | ||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view in November 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Susan Street, Scone Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°02′49″S 150°52′01″E / 32.046881°S 150.866956°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 314.66 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | NSO | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 17 April 1871 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2023[2] |
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| Official name | Scone Railway Station | |||||||||||||||
| Type | State heritage (built) | |||||||||||||||
| Designated | 2 April 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1242 | |||||||||||||||
| Type | Railway Platform/ Station | |||||||||||||||
| Category | Transport – Rail | |||||||||||||||
Station configuration edit
The station has one platform and a passing loop. The original John Whitton 1871 brick building remains.[5] In June 2014 the layout was reconfigured with the former loop becoming the main line and the platform line the loop.[6]
The complex includes a type 4[note 1] brick second class station building, erected in 1871; a standard timber skillion roof type 3 signal box; and an outshed. Other structures include a brick platform face, completed in 1871; a jib crane; and a former goods loading facility.[4]
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Exterior of station building -
Southbound view on platform
Platforms and services edit
Scone is the terminating point for NSW TrainLink's Hunter Line services from Newcastle and a stopping point for NSW TrainLink Xplorer services from Sydney to Armidale and Moree.[7][8]
The Hunter services were introduced by CityRail in September 1990.[9]
Hunter line services usually terminate at the southern end of the platform which is slightly raised. Xplorers use the full platform.
There are three local services to/from Newcastle on weekdays, with two per day on weekends and public holidays.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | terminating services to & from Newcastle (2–3 per day) | [7] | |
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| services to Armidale/Moree and Sydney Central | [8] |
Heritage listing edit
Scone station is a fine mid-Victorian station building dating from the opening of the line. The building is well detailed and of fine proportion, it forms part of a group of buildings on that section of the line all that date from the opening of the line and which form a very important group of railway buildings in the state. The building also forms an important civic group in the town and contributes greatly to its character. The station is a focal point of the northern approach to the town.[4]
Scone railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[4]
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ RailCorp s170 study reveals this to be type 3.
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.
- ^ Scone Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c d e "Scone Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01242. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Scone Railway Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 6 July 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Scone reconfiguration". Railway Digest: 13. August 2014.
- ^ a b "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ "CityRail train service extended to Scone" Railway Digest October 1990 page 342
Bibliography edit
- Attraction Homepage (2007). "Heritage Express Journeys". Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
Attribution edit
This Wikipedia article contains material from Scone Railway Station, entry number 01242 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Scone railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Scone station details Transport for New South Wales
- 2008 Scone Station ARTC Timetable
