Waratah railway station, New South Wales
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Waratah railway station is a station on the New South Wales
Main Northern Line located in the Newcastle
suburb of Waratah
. The station consists of 2 platforms and is served by CityRail
's Hunter line. It opened on 9 March 1858.
runs two routes via Waratah railway station:
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Main Northern Line located in the Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
suburb of Waratah
Waratah, New South Wales
Waratah is a north-western residential suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district and bounded on the north by the Main North line. Waratah station was opened in 1858 and is served by CityRail's Hunter line.- History :Waratah was once a major...
. The station consists of 2 platforms and is served by CityRail
CityRail
CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...
's Hunter line. It opened on 9 March 1858.
Platforms and services
The station is served by approximately two trains per hour on weekday off-peak and one train per hour on weekends, with additional services in peak hours. Limited stops services to Telarah, and services to Dungog or Scone also stop at Waratah.Transport links
Newcastle BusesBus routes in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle bus routes connect suburbs in and around Newcastle, New South Wales. Services are largely integrated with the public transport network of Sydney, to the south, however the route numbering system is separate....
runs two routes via Waratah railway station:
- Route 104 - between JesmondJesmond, New South WalesJesmond is a suburb of the City of Newcastle LGA, located about west of the Newcastle CBD in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is both a commercial centre and residential area catering to Newcastle residents including Australian and international students attending the University...
and Newcastle Station - Route 226 - between GlendaleGlendale, New South WalesGlendale is a suburb of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located west of Newcastle's central business district at the northern tip of Lake Macquarie...
and Newcastle Station