Metford railway station
Metford | |||||||||||
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 Station looking west in November 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | McCubbin Close, Metford Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°45′54″S 151°37′04″E / 32.764928°S 151.617857°E / -32.764928; 151.617857 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 185.12 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 March 1995 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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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 | services to Newcastle | [5] | |
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| 2 | services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook & Scone | [5] |
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Eastbound view from island platform
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Entrance on McCubbin Close
Transport links
Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route via Metford station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 181: Woodberry to Rutherford[6]
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.
- ^ "New Hunter Valley Stations Update" Railway Digest April 1995 page 13
- ^ Metford Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "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
