Thornton railway station, New South Wales
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia
32°47′01″S 151°38′23″E / 32.783507°S 151.639735°E / -32.783507; 151.639735
- 126,320 (year)
- 346 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
| Preceding station |  NSW TrainLink | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metford towards Dungog or Scone | Hunter Line | Beresfield towards Newcastle Interchange | ||
Thornton railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves Thornton in the eastern suburbs of Maitland opening in 1913.[3]
The original station opened on 1 August 1871 as Woodford and was renamed in 1887 to avoid confusion with Woodford station in the Blue Mountains.[4][5] The line from Tarro was duplicated in 1880 and quadrupled in February 1913 when the current station opened.[3]
To the south-west of the station, the Bloomfield Colliery branches off.
Platforms and services
Thornton has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[6]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | HUN | services to Newcastle | [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | HUN | services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook & Scone | [6] |
Transport links
Hunter Valley Buses operates two bus routes via Thornton station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 182: to Rutherford[7]
- 189: to Stockland Green Hills[8]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Thornton Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "The Great Northern Railway, Newcastle to Maitland 150 years on" Australian Railway History March 2007
- ^ Thornton Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 182". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 189". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Thornton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Thornton station details Transport for New South Wales
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