Kotara railway station

32°56′29″S 151°41′54″E / 32.941412°S 151.698462°E / -32.941412; 151.698462Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated byNSW TrainLinkLine(s)Main NorthernDistance158.92 km (98.75 mi) from CentralPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2Bus routes2ConnectionsConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleNoOther informationStation codeKRZWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened12 November 1924; 99 years ago (1924-11-12)ElectrifiedMay 1984Passengers2023^[2]

• 30,990 (year)
• 85 (daily)^[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)

Services

Preceding station	NSW TrainLink			Following station
Adamstown towards Newcastle Interchange		Central Coast & Newcastle Line		Cardiff towards Central

Kotara railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Newcastle suburb of Kotara, opening on 12 November 1924.^[3]

Despite being located in the same suburb, the station is a significant distance from the busy Westfield Kotara and Kotara Home Homemakers Centre, and although these busy locations are alongside the railway line, there is no station there.

Blackbutt Reserve is located 400m north of the station and is a popular destination for locals, but there is no pedestrian access from the station to the reserve, limiting any potential use for the station, and as a result, the station gets low patronage (averaging just 40 passengers a day in 2013).^{[citation needed]}

Platforms and services

Kotara has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.^[4]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	CCN	services to Gosford & Sydney Central	[4]
2	CCN	services to Newcastle	[4]

See also

• Tickhole Tunnel

References

External links

• Media related to Kotara railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Kotara station details Transport for New South Wales