Metford railway station

Railway station in New South Wales, Australia

32°45′54″S 151°37′04″E / 32.764928°S 151.617857°E / -32.764928; 151.617857Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated byNSW TrainLinkLine(s)Main NorthernDistance185.12 kilometres from CentralPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks4ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYesOther informationWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened17 March 1995Passengers2023[2]
  • 34,540 (year)
  • 95 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Victoria Street
towards Dungog or Scone
Hunter Line Thornton
towards Newcastle Interchange

Metford railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves Metford in the eastern suburbs of Maitland, opening on 17 March 1995.[3][4]

Platforms and services

Metford has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[5]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
HUN
services to Newcastle [5]
2
HUN
services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook & Scone [5]
  • Eastbound view from island platform
    Eastbound view from island platform
  • Entrance on McCubbin Close
    Entrance on McCubbin Close

Transport links

Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route via Metford station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ "New Hunter Valley Stations Update" Railway Digest April 1995 page 13
  4. ^ Metford Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ a b c "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 181". Transport for NSW.

External links

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